Penmachno

Crayfish
Crayfish Posts: 225
edited September 2009 in Routes
Planning a trip to Penmachno this weekend. Anyone know if it's fully open at the moment?
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  • Tel39
    Tel39 Posts: 243
    Was there a week ago and did the full loop 2, didnt see any diversions or closures so asume it was 'fully open'
    Fair bit of water on the trail when we went but nothing to worry about, might have dried up a bit since then as well.

    Enjoy :D
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  • Crayfish
    Crayfish Posts: 225
    Thanks Tel
    http://www.youtube.com/user/stumpy25lbs
    Choose a ****ing big television. Choose washing machines, cars, compact disc players, and electrical tin can openers. Choose a bike. Choose some singletrack. Choose your future. Choose Life. (Irv Welsh)
  • scale20
    scale20 Posts: 1,300
    It's been dry up here now for over a week so if it stay's dry till the weekend it will be fine.

    Saying that Penmachno does have it's own micro-climate :lol:

    Last I heard is the trail was overgrown a bit. Not sure if it's been cleared.
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    The weather in Betws y Coed, in particular, is always weird.
    I managed to go sledging there this winter at least 4 days after the snow had gone from anywhere else :lol:
  • scale20
    scale20 Posts: 1,300
    Llanrwst is the same. The other half works there and it can be hoofing it down there but like a summers day in the costa del sol on the coast :lol:
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  • sarkmeister
    sarkmeister Posts: 142
    I rode Penmachno a few weeks ago.

    Was fairly overgrown in places, but nothing that would stop you riding, just means you get a few scratched on your legs from the thorns.

    There was evidence of people clearing it though so it may be sorted by now.
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  • scale20
    scale20 Posts: 1,300
    Happy days, some of the marins been strimmed.
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  • Crayfish
    Crayfish Posts: 225
    edited September 2009
    As long as they don't close it to strim it :?

    Weather looks OK for the weekend too. Last did Penmachno 3 years ago - I just can't wait to get on the trail :D

    Thanks for the responses
    http://www.youtube.com/user/stumpy25lbs
    Choose a ****ing big television. Choose washing machines, cars, compact disc players, and electrical tin can openers. Choose a bike. Choose some singletrack. Choose your future. Choose Life. (Irv Welsh)
  • Steve_b77
    Steve_b77 Posts: 1,680
    There's not really a vegetation problem, it all appears to have been forced/died back.

    Cracking trail, if very exposed on one of the sections towards the end.
  • scale20
    scale20 Posts: 1,300
    I always come off when I ride Penmachno. That trails got something against me :lol::lol::lol:
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  • Crayfish
    Crayfish Posts: 225
    Anyone know the postcode for the trail head car park???
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  • scale20
    scale20 Posts: 1,300
    Post codes are no good up there, sat navs cant figure it out.

    have a look at this.

    http://www.dilan4.com/beics/dolen1a.htm

    It's in Welsh and English.

    When you up there?
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  • Crayfish
    Crayfish Posts: 225
    Thanks scale20 - good trail map. I'm coming from Herts though - I need to know how to get to the town of Penmachno first... :oops:
    http://www.youtube.com/user/stumpy25lbs
    Choose a ****ing big television. Choose washing machines, cars, compact disc players, and electrical tin can openers. Choose a bike. Choose some singletrack. Choose your future. Choose Life. (Irv Welsh)
  • scale20
    scale20 Posts: 1,300
    You know where Betws Y Coed is?

    Penmachno is due south of there. Grid ref of Penmachno is SH 79-50. You will only need a 4 fig grid to find it.

    Head up the A5 from Llangollen.
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  • Crayfish
    Crayfish Posts: 225
    thanks scale
    http://www.youtube.com/user/stumpy25lbs
    Choose a ****ing big television. Choose washing machines, cars, compact disc players, and electrical tin can openers. Choose a bike. Choose some singletrack. Choose your future. Choose Life. (Irv Welsh)
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    edited September 2009
    if you have a Navman, then you can center it on Betws y coed, then move the map screen by following the road, and tapping on where the trailhead is.
  • Crayfish
    Crayfish Posts: 225
    Thanks for the directions - had a great ride. Overshot the second loop, so had to go back to do it!

    Second loop slightly overgrown but still fantastic. Met some nice people up there too.

    Check out the video:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCagc8t3tuQ
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    http://www.youtube.com/user/stumpy25lbs
    Choose a ****ing big television. Choose washing machines, cars, compact disc players, and electrical tin can openers. Choose a bike. Choose some singletrack. Choose your future. Choose Life. (Irv Welsh)
  • RallyBiker
    RallyBiker Posts: 378
    PENMACHNO WILL BE CLOSED ON SAT OCT 17, FOR LEWIS AND HUNTER CAMBRIAN RALLY.
  • Crayfish
    Crayfish Posts: 225
    Sweet Singletrack!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=md77JwpjH5Q
    http://www.youtube.com/user/stumpy25lbs
    Choose a ****ing big television. Choose washing machines, cars, compact disc players, and electrical tin can openers. Choose a bike. Choose some singletrack. Choose your future. Choose Life. (Irv Welsh)

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