No facilities there only a small place to park your car,road leading up the parking area is very rough. The trail it's self is technical,climbing & decending you will need a very good level of mountain biking abilities there are fire road transitions. The trail is managed by volunteers Dyfi mountain bikers which have done a brilliant job.
A P
A fun trail with an incredible final descent and epic views, especially the one looking over Corris towards Cadair Idris. I've ridden a lot of trail centres but NOTHING so far has any descent that comes close to the final one here. It's fast, technical, has jumps and berms and just feels like it goes on forever. You'll finish absolutely buzzing and want to go round again. There's a short cut back to the top to re-do the final bit. Less experienced riders shouldn't be put off, it's all doable for most people- it just gets more fun the faster you go. If you're in the area to do Coed-Y Brenin or Nant Yr Arian then it's only about half an hour drive from either, and really shouldn't be missed. The Athertons are regularly spotted riding here, which says a lot about the calibre of the place. Do it!
Richard Watton
Really enjoyed Climachx. After a few minutes climb on the forest road you get to the first short trail section, and after that the trails get increasingly long as you leave and rejoin the forest road sections (from which you will get some stunning views!) The final section, 'Tony the Tiger' is very nice and a fair distance. There are a couple of short climbs which are rocky and fairly difficult, and are a few small step downs on the last long section. It's all well signposted so you won't get lost. Not for absolute beginners but nothing too hard. There are a couple of large slabs before the final descent which look intimidating, but you can just roll over those. Quite wet when I went, glad I had mudguards! Very nice trails and thanks to all who have worked on them. In response to the previous post, there is a donation box at the car park so do stick a couple of pounds in if you can.
Kin Choi326 days ago
It was a sunny Friday evening at the end of July. Nobody was there when I pulled into the car park. I suppose it was mid Wales. Not many people around in general.
Went up the forest track uphill for quite some time before a single track was in sight. All I can remember was the single tracks were narrow. Some were a bit overgrown with brambles across the track a little. It didn't help when building a very narrow track to start off with. Any hot summer would soon help vegetation rampant, which slows you down. The uphill was almost always on forest fire roads. The signposts seemed slightly lacking compared to say Gwydir (Marin) trail or Coed y Brenin. There was one major uphill fire road junction without signpost. 50-50 choice. Ended up in an open hillside field with sheep and cows!
The single tracks were mainly of small takeoffs but you can't carry too much speed as you will land hard on some sharp rocks or the track takes a sharp turn and you will land in the bush/brambles if you carry too much speed.
There weren't many other features. A few berms on the final stretch (Tony the Tiger) before back to the car park. Or a couple of half hearted dropoffs at the beginning. And a short North Shore wide duckboard.
In all, signposts need to improve. Single tracks at least some of them, need to be wider to carry more speed and less likely to become overgrown with it being mid Wales and less frequented. More tabletops and berms and dropoffs with smooth runoff would be better.
Diane Woods357 days ago
A great bike run with breaks in between to get your breath back. Small car park but not over crowded.
Kevin Mckeon1 year ago
Awesome trails. Especially on a ebike. Makes the climb fun. Lots off of piste stuff if you look for it. It’s my local and ride it most days.
Nick Coldham2 years ago
Excellent little route with some wonderful fast single-track and enough tricky bits to keep you on your toes. The final descent is crazy, with fast hairpins, big drop-offs and amazing views if you have time to look. Good front suspension is essential!
Stu Renton2 years ago
Amazing trails brilliant few hours out on the bikes
The trail it's self is technical,climbing & decending you will need a very good level of mountain biking abilities there are fire road transitions.
The trail is managed by volunteers
Dyfi mountain bikers which have done a brilliant job.
Not for absolute beginners but nothing too hard. There are a couple of large slabs before the final descent which look intimidating, but you can just roll over those. Quite wet when I went, glad I had mudguards! Very nice trails and thanks to all who have worked on them.
In response to the previous post, there is a donation box at the car park so do stick a couple of pounds in if you can.
Went up the forest track uphill for quite some time before a single track was in sight. All I can remember was the single tracks were narrow. Some were a bit overgrown with brambles across the track a little. It didn't help when building a very narrow track to start off with. Any hot summer would soon help vegetation rampant, which slows you down.
The uphill was almost always on forest fire roads. The signposts seemed slightly lacking compared to say Gwydir (Marin) trail or Coed y Brenin. There was one major uphill fire road junction without signpost. 50-50 choice. Ended up in an open hillside field with sheep and cows!
The single tracks were mainly of small takeoffs but you can't carry too much speed as you will land hard on some sharp rocks or the track takes a sharp turn and you will land in the bush/brambles if you carry too much speed.
There weren't many other features. A few berms on the final stretch (Tony the Tiger) before back to the car park. Or a couple of half hearted dropoffs at the beginning. And a short North Shore wide duckboard.
In all, signposts need to improve. Single tracks at least some of them, need to be wider to carry more speed and less likely to become overgrown with it being mid Wales and less frequented. More tabletops and berms and dropoffs with smooth runoff would be better.