Coed Y Brenin - Advice Please!
Hi
Me and a mate are heading to Wales tomorrow to do Penmachno on Thurs and then CYB for 2 days on the Fri and Sat.
Never been to CYB before so was wondering if anyone could enlighten me on the following:
- what are the trail conditions like at the mo?
- what are they like when it's wet (rain forecasted on Sat)?
- what are the best trails to do given the 2 days we have? We are reasonably fit but not superhuman...
- any other tips/ useful info?
Thanks very much in advance.
Me and a mate are heading to Wales tomorrow to do Penmachno on Thurs and then CYB for 2 days on the Fri and Sat.
Never been to CYB before so was wondering if anyone could enlighten me on the following:
- what are the trail conditions like at the mo?
- what are they like when it's wet (rain forecasted on Sat)?
- what are the best trails to do given the 2 days we have? We are reasonably fit but not superhuman...
- any other tips/ useful info?
Thanks very much in advance.
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I would suggest that the first day you do Cyflym Coch to get your eye in and after a cake & cuppa, you then do the MBR.
Second day I would do the Dragon's Back, but miss out the fireroad section.
How does one get to the top without going up the fire road?
When I went I killed two rear tubes pinch flatting on the rocks, ended up walking in the pitch dark. So yeah, nice high volume tyres and not too low on the pressure for me next time, it's rocky out there!
Need to do some fire road but can miss out the big loop. From the mid way cafe follow the road up then go on to the fire road signed for Dragons Back / Beast, about 200 yrds up this signs go right, take fireroad left instead, follow this until hit the road then straight right on to another fireroad which leads directly to the Gomez descent. Easy to see on the map, you can also go straight up the road to the same place but it is horribly steep.
Other advice is good imo, CyB is probably one of the most weatherproof trails around, take spare tubes and don't run pressure too low. Cyflym Coch is a nice quick run to start with, could then do MBR or Dragons Back. Next day either the one you missed or go for the Beast, If you're OK with a map it's fairly easy to pick and choose between routes and redo things you enjoyed. Don;t miss the forest cafe when you do Dragons Back / The Beast, great homemade soup and cakes and definitely a part of the CyB experience,