Description
Nant yr Arian mountain bike trail center is in the Nant yr Arian forest just inland from Aberystwyth.
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With a bit of wilderness and rugged feel, this purpose-built mountain bike centre has 1 blue, 2 reds, 1 epic black trail, and a bike skills park.
Melindwr Traill (Blue)
- The Melindwr consists of two loops. Loop 1 is 1.85km and together Loop 1 & 2 are 5km. Loop 1 has a forest road climb and a flowing bermy descent. Loop 2 goes up to the start of ‘Italian Job’ goes down the 'Half Pipe'. Climbs up 'The Nose' then has a long, flowy roller and berm laden descent.
Summit Trail (Red)
- The Summit is a Red graded difficult trail that is 18km long with a 515m climb and takes around 1.5 – 3.5hrs to complete. This is a very technical and demanding ride with some significantly steep slopes and long climbs.
Pendam Trail (Red)
- The Pendam is a Red graded 9km long trail with 220m of climbing and takes around 1-2 hours to complete. Technical singletrack and some hard climbs define it. It includes sections of public road and tracks shared with horse riders.
Syfydrin Trail (Black)
- The Syfydrin is a Black graded trail that is an epic 35km with a climb of 670m and takes around 3-5 hours to complete. The terrain is a mix of technical and flowing single-track and exposed and remote countryside. Many of the sections are also used by vehicles, walkers and horse riders so be aware. It incorporates the Summit trail
Skills Track
- Green, blue and red lines with jumps, rollers and step ups.
Other Stuff
- The coastal university town of Aberystwyth has good nightlife and decent bike shops.
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