Penmachno wins!

spodomodo

In the last week I've ridden some great trails - this is my rank order:

1st Penmachno
2nd Gwydr Forest (Marin Trail)
3rd Llandegla
4th Cragg & Lee Quarry

Penmachno was superb I love that trail - but why is it always raining? Marin is underrated - not that technical but you still get a bit of the 'big ride' feel for a way-marked trail. Llandegla's ok bits of the Red run closed - cafe was shut on a Monday though - loses marks for no bacon buttie. Cragg & Lee hadn't ridden before - didn't warm to them, too compact felt like an MTB Gym all a bit hamster in cagey - link trail v. boring.

There you have it.

welshkev

i've only ridden the marin trail out of that list but really want to ride llandegla, however i thought the marin was poo....hmmmm :?

Silversladey

Penmachno is on the top of my to ride list, definitely ride it this summer

pastey_boy

here is a list of 5 trails i will never visit again after one visit in no particular order.
1 marin trail
2 marin trail
3 marin trail
4 marin trail
5 marin trail
oh ive also just remembered that im not too keen on the marin trail.

welshkev

Silversladey wrote:

Penmachno is on the top of my to ride list, definitely ride it this summer

i really wanna ride snowdon, so maybe we could do it at the same time? would u and the family camp? maybe we can get the gf's/wives to look after th ekids and we go and ride

Silversladey

Answer yes got tent will travel

welshkev

pastey_boy wrote:

here is a list of 5 trails i will never visit again after one visit in no particular order.
1 marin trail
2 marin trail
3 marin trail
4 marin trail
5 marin trail
oh ive also just remembered that im not too keen on the marin trail.

ha ha, i agree totally.

x3man

Agreed. Penmachno = very

Love the wilderness feel to the cwm section on the return leg.

pilsburypie

Shame that bits of Llandegla were closed - go back again when they are open and it will rise up on your list - I've done it 4 times and like it a lot.. Check out Coed-y-brenin - that's my favourite at the mo..... not as wilderness as Penmachno, but a real good ride.

I will echo the thoughts of others on the Marin. I think it is crap. 4 good sections totalling 3Km max on a 25Km trail of fireroads. Boring and a slog for little reward.

Lloydy1980

Whinlatter hands down followed by Nant-y-Arian, Coed-y-Brenin

The Northern Monkey

welshkev wrote:

i've only ridden the marin trail out of that list but really want to ride llandegla, however i thought the marin was poo....hmmmm :?

Llandegla is ok... just don't talk to anyone.

You need to ride Whinlatter, i'll be there in 2 weeks
Its by far my favorite trail, just superb.

spodomodo

CYB is my favourite trail centre - Glyncorrwg/Afan second and Cwmcarn 3rd.

I still like Marin though - maybe I'm the only one. Having ridden natural trails for most of my MTB life maybe I'm easily pleased.

Why shouldn't I talk to anyone at Llandegla?

homers_double

Llandegla id fine, you should really stop bitching about it.

Penmachno is good, very good.

Marin trail is good and gives you the impression you're riding a natural trail.

Lee Quarry is good but I keep breaking bits, swear never to visit again the break something on the next visit.

tsenior

agree with HD; the marin does feel like the sort of middle distance, self-planned route you end up doing when you're on holiday or something. Its no worse for that though. I guess alot of folk are used to the, erm, denser feel of newer trails.

CYB, Penmachno, marin and degla all quitte different characteristics, we're lucky really....gotta say i still do nost of my riding outside the trail centres though, different again and i like it more 8)