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Penmachno Trails – Dolen Machno Fire Road Climb loop from Penmachno

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Penmachno Trails – Dolen Machno Fire Road Climb loop from Penmachno

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Penmachno Trails – Dolen Machno Fire Road Climb loop from Penmachno

01:04

10.1km

280m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 27, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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868 m

Penmachno Trails

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Lovely place, view amazing

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2

900 m

Penmachno Mountain Bike Trailhead

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A very unassuming spot, and certainly none of the facilities that you might expect from more popular trail centres, Penmachno's mountain biking centre is essentially a gravelly lay by as …

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3

1.59 km

Dolen Machno Fire Road Climb

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From the roadside trailhead, the start of the Penmachno trails is a haul up the hillside on fire roads.

It feels like you're climbing for a really long time, especially …

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2.16 km

View of Penmachno

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tight trails but excellent fun

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5

4.19 km

Forest Trail in Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri

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Classic Welsh trail centre riding, with some gorgeous mossy green scenes as you wind through the trees. A little rocky, plenty of pedalling and lots of corners.

This might not …

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6.21 km

Ffastis Un, Du and Tri Singletrack Descents

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Three singletrack descent segments that are a total blast! This is what all the climbing was in aid of.

Narrow slithers of rock and slate with a few rock drops, plentiful corners and mega views down over the valley. Yee-haw!

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7.56 km

Dolen Machno Singletrack

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Good trail, easy to learn

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8

8.50 km

Dolen Machno and Dolen Eryri Trail Junction

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This is the point on the first loop, Dolen Machno, where you can either continue on, back to the trailhead, or add the second loop, Dolen Eryri.

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10.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.69 km

2.33 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.69 km

2.03 km

304 m

< 100 m

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