South Wales mid distance red routes

Ska1975

Hi,

As it says on the tin really. I recently spent a few days really getting into the Marin, pen machno and nant-y-aran trails and was looking for similar stuff in the south Wales area.

I know about the cwm carn trail but is there any other decent long, remote, signposted red routes within an hour of the Severn bridge?

Cheers

Ian

Ps obviously I know there is I was just looking for opinions!

cooldad

There is a whole section devoted to routes and rides.

The Northern Monkey

And there is a whole website devoted to mtb'ing in Wales... Www.Mbwales.com

Ska1975

Thanks guys, sorry for the miss placed post.

The Northern Monkey

Afan is probably a good bet, not much further than Cwmcarn. The Wall is brilliant!

welshkev

yeah afan is a good bet.

if you want to go a little further brechfa is great, but there's only 1 trail open there at the minute so i'd give it a miss until they open the others again. it is pretty hardcore for a red trail though the blue and green trails are good fun

Ska1975

Thanks guys, Afan it is then. Does it hold up well in the wet?

Ian

welshkev

Ska1975 wrote:

Thanks guys, Afan it is then. Does it hold up well in the wet?

Ian

holds up fine, they'll obviously be the odd puddle but in general it's good

MaJeeKa

yep afan is superb...its local to me....the wall is 22km plus there are others same distance plus a 48km w2 for the extreme

Ska1975

Thanks guys- the 48k route looks good- got some problems with a groin strain at the moment but fingers crossed it will clear up one day......

Is brecfa the route just outside the town with the centre for alternitive technology and the great last section of downhill? If so nant y Aran is closer and I loved that.