Coed Y brenin trail centre

[martinw]

Visit the Coed Y Brenin visiter centre site for info on all the rides on offer there. There are also links on there to download the trail guides.

Take a peep!

www.forestry.gov.uk/forestry/infd-6rlfd3

[ftasb]

Or if you're lazy like me - ;D

• Coed y Brenin MTB Trail Guide (PDF)
  
  
• Which Coed y Brenin MTB Trail Is Right For You? (PDF)
  
  
• Where Do The MTB Trails Start? (PDF)
  
  
• Mountain Biking Code (PDF)
  

Trail Guides (PDF) -

• Beast
  
  
• Dragon's Back
  
  
• MBR
  
  
• Tarw
  
  
• Temtiwr
  
  
• Yr Afon
  

[martinw]

Nice one mate

[atz]

Which trail up at CyB would you recommend I go for guys? Did the red up at Llandegal on my first run out and coped fine, is CyB more technnical?

[dyls]

It indeed is!

Have you done the black runs at Llandegla?

Otherwise I'd just lower my seat and do the mbr at Coed Y brenin. Just push your bike over things you don't feel comfortable with.

[sikora]

MBR is the "easiest", (Discounting the Temtiwr and Yr Afon, as they're not really worth the journey for). but still a challenge
My advice is to do Llandegla Black run a few times before trying the MBR.

[Oggy]

I'd say go for the Tarw, i reckon thats easier going than the mbr

[ady]

I think the Dragons Back is easier than MBR and Tarw! Take in the Temtiwr as its quite short and will give you a taste of things at CYB.

[martinw]

Everyone has a different take on the trails down at CyB, i hate the dragons back now because its eaten 2 tyres in 2 rides ;D ;D

There are technical bits on all the rides mentioned above, the first time I did CyB I did the Tarw trail and found it fine, Have you done the Marin In Betws Y coed? If you have you wont have a prob down there. Like sikora has said, if you are travelling all that way you want to get a good ride out of it.

I would go with oggy, and try the tarw.

[thistle]

Is the Beast of Brenin much more difficult (more technical, bigger drops) than the red routes or is is similar but longer? It looks like it is the MBR added to the Dragons Back which are both reds.

I've not done the Dragon's back, is it any more technical than the MBR?

[danevs]

It is just the MBR followed by Dragons back mate.

Some of the DH sections (Morticia, Gomez etc) on the dragons back are a bit techy but no more so than the MBR.

Beast is a good old ride though. I know a bloke who does that in the morning followed by the Tarw in the afternoon!

[Mark]

well im making the trip soon, just been looking at the trail maps and im fancy the mbr or the dragons back

Ive previousl ridden Penmacno, marin and llandegla (All routes) fine with no problems and enjoyed whinlatter last week so just want to get a good ride out of it, would prefer to spend more time riding than travelling their & back!!!!!

cheers mark

[thistle]

I noticed today that there's loads of skull and crossed bones signs going up in places - there's one on the 'black' run at the end of the MBR/Dragons back etc. (why's that classed as black - it's not that bad!), there's one at the start of Slated the second half of Abel as, one half way along Abel and one half way along at the biggest drop and there's one at Glide too.

Have there been a few accidents over the last 12 months?

This evening I did the Dragons Back but cut out the 'loop with no name' before the Adams Family and noticed that there was a GATE across the bottom of Gomez which was clipped shut and could give someone a rather nasty surprise! . It opens outwards though and there's no latch so it will slow you down rather than stop you if you hit it
I didn't see it the week before when I rode down Gomez so it might normally be held open.

It's been mentioned elsewhere but not in this thread - if you're doing the Beast / Dragon's Back remember a couple of quid as there's a tea shop half way around which is open when it's busy enough ;D

[sar]

Has anyone done the Cyflym Coch trail? Looks like temitwr with a bit added on? Havent done any trails here yet but had a look at this. www.forestry.gov.uk/website/ourwoods.nsf/LUWebDocsByKey/WalesGwyneddNoForestCoedyBreninCoedyBreninVisitorCentreCyflymCoch

[thistle]

Pretty sure Ormite's done it.

Bit of a discussion here: northwalesmtb.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=trails&action=display&thread=2063