Awesome Afan Forest !

stunnertier1

Was there mon,tue & wed this week, had a awesome time.

Highlight of the trip was the mental optional Black loop on Whites Level. The final part was totally breathtaking, so steep & tech, loved it !!! the 5k climb at the start is so worth it for the other 20k of awsome decents & technical parts.

I thought the Wall was good too, highlight was the graveyard sectiion with giant bolders, then Zig Zags final decent was pretty tasty too.

Cant wait to get down there again to tackle Skyline.

here are a few pics from the trip.

rhyko7

cool man, the skyline will only dissapoint you (other than last decsent)its more of an endurance thing the skyline. its cool when people have awesome time at a new trail centre

wordnumb

rhyko7 wrote:

the skyline will only dissapoint you (other than last decsent)its more of an endurance thing the skyline.

Disagree. Yes, there is quite a bit of fire road but the many singletrack sections are ace.

Mccraque

ah memories memories...I love Afan...

stunnertier1

there was 5 section closed on skyline so we gave it a miss and did Whites twice !

junglist_matty

Graveyard and Zig Zags are my favourite runs at Afan, they are quality runs!

...The first pic looks like the little DH section just before you get to the Graveyard just as you come out of the forest, there's a big burm behind the camera right?

llamafarmer

I was there on monday too, how perfect was the weather?! I've done Whites loads and it just gets better every time I ride it. I seem to enjoy different sections every time I go there, it was all about the energy trail this time around and then hidden valley on penhydd afterwards.

ads4

I was there Tuesday for my first ever trip...wow Great weather and thought Whites was amazing....Windy Point just flows and Energy was brilliant ...and....and....grinning still 8)

P-Jay

God I miss it!

I'll be back in the sadle Xmas time and that's where I'm going. It's only half an hour for me

rhyko7

wordnumb wrote:

rhyko7 wrote:

the skyline will only dissapoint you (other than last decsent)its more of an endurance thing the skyline.

Disagree. Yes, there is quite a bit of fire road but the many singletrack sections are ace.

when its fully open its ok, last few times ive been ther have been a lot of diversions and it ends up 75% on fire road

wordnumb

rhyko7 wrote:

wordnumb wrote:

rhyko7 wrote:

the skyline will only dissapoint you (other than last decsent)its more of an endurance thing the skyline.

Disagree. Yes, there is quite a bit of fire road but the many singletrack sections are ace.

when its fully open its ok, last few times ive been ther have been a lot of diversions and it ends up 75% on fire road

Really? Bugger that then.

GT-Roman

Did the zig zags at the end of a night ride last week - Amazing, although I did lose the trail at one point. Can't wait to get back up there.

welshkev

going on saturday. anyone else there?

stylish

Had a brilliant time their last weekend, the climb at the start was well worth it, found a fantastic place to stay in Cymmer, and a great pub to eat in, even had time to have my biggest shunt yet on the energy section! cant wait to go back.

VWsurfbum

welshkev wrote:

going on saturday. anyone else there?

yep 7 of us going from the S/E, leaving early hours then ride all day B+B then ride all day sunday.
say hi if you see 7 blokes not used to riding on "proper" mountains lol

welshkev

i will do mate, we'll be there at about 10am. i'm a fat bloke on a felt (in my sig) and i'll be with my mate who's just bought a new felt so he'll be on a spanking new white one!!

joshtp

great! glad you enjoyed , it is amazing, im lucky to live so close..... did you do penhydd? its got to be my fave after whites, the singletrack is fantastic! sidewinder has to be one of mt fave sections anywhere!

10milesfromafan

I did Penhydd this week for the first time in ages. An oldie but still a goodie. I'll second that about Sidewinder. Absolute class - and I can see my house from there!