Trails & Trail Centres

Ride report: Thrills and spills at Bike Park Wales
This weekend we decamped to Bike Park Wales for an eventful day of riding. Don’t be fooled by how trails are graded! Read the rest…

A day at Afan Masts
The Moles squeeze in a visit to Glyncorrwg and Afan Masts for some late summer action Read the rest…

North Wales mountain biking in October – Cadair Berwyn loop
The Moles go mountain biking round the Cadair Berwyn Loop in North Wales, an excellent XC, big country ride Read the rest…

Ride report: Friday slackers hit Afan and Cwm Carn
Well that turned out well! When someone suggests to you a couple of days in Wales in March, you don’t expect to be basking in temperatures pushing 13° but that’s exactly how things worked out. Thank goodness for Kev, our lucky weather gnome.

Summer in Wales: Cwm Carn and The Gap Road
Mountain biking, as opposed to riding mountain bikes, requires a bit of circumspection. If the Surrey Hills can bite (and many of us have the evidence to show it), then mountains of any description will take more than a nibble if they get a chance. Read the rest…

Penmachno – the bit in the middle
After a blast of a morning at Llandegla we head to Cwm Penmachno for some afternoon fun Read the rest…

Antur Stiniog Downhill review
A day at Antur Stiniog in Blaenau, North Wales, trying out the UK’s newest downhill course Read the rest…

4 moles go to North Wales – Llandegla Red and Black
A trip to Llandegla in mid-November finds us riding the red and black trails in bright sunshine Read the rest…

The Croft Trail, Swindon review
The Swindon MTB club host an open day of the now completed Croft Trail in Swindon Read the rest…

New Year at Llandegla
Darren and Amanda going wandering again, this time to Llandegla Bike Park in North Wales Read the rest…
Ride Report: Wed 24 August – Mickleham, Brockham, Norbury plus Dandy’s Double Dibs
No, not a term from suburban swingers circles (that can be the subject of another posting ! ), but a reference to a double dose of riding this week. Dandy’s equivalent of a ‘Brucie Bonus’ (see how my finger is firmly pressed on the cultural pulse of the nation).

An epic day on the Ridgeway
The South Downs Way was not the only long ride attempted this weekend – Steven takes us through his Ridgeway epic experience. Read the rest…