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Brechfa Forest — Black Raven Trail

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Llanfihangel Rhos-Y-Corn

Brechfa Forest — Black Raven Trail

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4.6

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112

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Brechfa Forest — Black Raven Trail

02:00

19.1km

460m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 31, 2024

Tips

Includes segments that may be dangerous

Parts of this route comprise highly technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience is required.

After 1.04 km for 5.91 km

After 7.21 km for 1.62 km

After 9.06 km for 9.06 km

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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69 m

Brechfa Forest Trail Centre

Highlight • Parking

This is a very low key, but great fun trail centre. The facilities are very basic so make sure you bring your own food and plenty of water.

There are …

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2.71 km

Steep Singletrack on Raven Trail

Highlight • Forest

Don't be fooled: there's a lot of climbing on the black-rated Raven trail at Brechfa and this early section seems like the worst of it!

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4.98 km

Berms Section, Brechfa Raven Trail

Highlight • Forest

Ride down through this glorious natural bowl with huge berms and some steeper gradients, a rooty corner and some slightly rockier sections on the black-rated Brechfa Raven trail.

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7.83 km

Raven Trail Hilltop Singletrack

Highlight • Forest

After all that climbing you'll be rewarded (weather permitting) with some gorgeous views of the surrounding valleys on the Raven trail. The singletrack across the clear fell heath turns to …

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13.5 km

Rocky Switchback Descent

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

After a traverse across the scrub, you descend into the woods for these rocky slate turns, before a faster rocky straight and a rock roll into the fire road. It looks worse than it is!

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17.3 km

Log Bridge on the Raven Black Trail

Highlight • Trail

This narrow log bridge is featured on the Raven black trail here at Brechfa, crossing the stream. It comes as a bit of a surprise as you'll probably have a …

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19.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.6 km

2.49 km

Surfaces

19.1 km

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 26 May

26°C

14°C

71 %

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Max wind speed: 23.0 km/h

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Brechfa Forest — Black Raven Trail

Brechfa Forest Trail Centre

Steep Singletrack on Raven Trail

Berms Section, Brechfa Raven Trail

Raven Trail Hilltop Singletrack

Rocky Switchback Descent

Log Bridge on the Raven Black Trail

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