Coed y Brenin Mountain Biking
Coed y Brenin mountain biking is arguably some of the best in Wales if not in the UK. There are 8 purposely built mountain biking trails which start from the visitor centre and range from family friendly through to expert level. There is a full service bike shop and rental center provided run by Beics Brenin which also has available guides and maps to all the trails.
In the visitors centre there are all the facilities to make it a comfortable day for all, including a cafe, showers and toilets that are open all day.
The Trails
- Yr Afon – grade forest road, 11km, an easier route that has a couple of short steep climbs and descents
- MinorTaur – grade blue, 3km-13km options, lots of features to introduce you to mountain biking
- Temtiwr – grade red, 9km, a relatively short but technical ride with features including rock slabs and steos
- Cyflym Coch – grade red, 13km, the next step up from MinorTaur, fast flowing with shortish climbs
- Dragon’s Back – grade red, 30km, a long classic trail that starts hard but has some long flowing sections
- MBR – grade black, 17.5km, a single track fast route with a huge variety of features and unavoidable fly-offs. You need to be up to scratch on this trail.
- Tarw Du – grade black, 20km, the areas original trail, rocky with some features you need to commit to
- Beast – grade black, 35km, long tough, lots of ups, lots of downs.
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All The Info
Location
Coed y Brenin Visitor Centre, LL40 2HZ
Parking
£7 for the day
Opening Times
All year except Christmas, Boxing day & new year
Summer opening times (April – October): Monday to Sunday 9am to 5pm
Winter opening times (November – March): Monday to Sunday 9.30am to 4.30pm
Cycle Hire
Beics Brenin bike shop is located at the visitor centre with a range of hire bike available to suit the different trails. They also run courses, help with repairs and have a shop selling everything mountain bike related you’ll need.
Facilities
Cafe
Shop
Cycle Hire
Cycle Wash
Parking
Picnic Area
Toilets
Children’s Play Area