Review for Afan Forest Mountain Bike Trail Centre

stumpy_dan:

Whites: The black descent on the whites has shore, steep rocky descents, rocky berms and lots of rock. It's short and the climb up is hard on the fireroad but it is truly worth it. Windy point is pure grin city as the flat heads down to a flowing descent intermingled with slabs. Energy as the name suggests is both hard and fun. The down is a mix of lines of jumps to narrow singletrack, bits of shore and is weirdly hard work to pedal through. My advice is you need to take it hard to get the most out of her. At the end of Energy you can go on to do Goodwood. There is also a new final descent on the Whites that I'm not too much of a fan off. Starts off well and fast but then the rocky part makes you pedal too much up which feels wrong and not quite constructed right for a final descent. The old descent is currently the up but when it re-opens and you have a choice of two final descents I'd recommend taking the old descent down. Skyline Final Descent Also if you mix it up you can actually do the rocky Skyline (another trail here) descent down (you sort of head up from the top of the black run on the Whites). This is actually a route I'd recommend (not the whole Skyline as such as v long and too much fireroad but definitely it's final descent). The descent is grin, breathtaking stuff with rocks everywhere, fast, rock steps, slabs the lot. Y Wal The Y Wal is another trail here I love. I rode it first so many years ago but it was the Y Wall where I first fell in love with this sport and I've never looked back. You go all the way to the top and all the way down. Does what it says on the tin type of trail. Bike Park Even better is from the top of Y Wall there is now a great bike park. It has Orange dot grading and the runs are long enough to give you a grin but not so long it is a ball break to ride back up. There must be 6 or 7 different variations if not more and they are great for sessioning and developing your skills be it jumps or corners etc. This can be a destination for the day out or form part of the ride on the Y Wall. Has decent facilities also i.e. cafe, toilets and so on. Blade Brutal, harsh, technical but not without reward. Descents sections some of them feel more black than red. Welcome and unique addition to afan. Trail quality been hit by opening in flood season. Quote a few ruts and puddles, Penhydd Tons of fun and an old classic. New descent is rocky and fun. Blue scar Fast flowing with big berms.

-Amazing diversity of trails for all levels -Great new bike park -Always developing new stuff -Facilities are great