Coed y Brenin forest near Dolgellau in Snowdonia, Wales launched its first off-road routes using the area's forest gravel tracks in the early 1990s. It became one of the best mountain biking sites a few years later with the creation of the first purpose-built singletrack in the UK, igniting the whole UK trail center explosion of the next decade.
Now things have come full circle with the launch of six new routes and a rebadging of an existing route that is perfect for the best gravel bike riders and less technically minded MTBers. The routes cover the whole forest on both sides of the valley and while the longest is only 36km, they combine to create over 100km of way-marked riding. The options cover everything from gentle riverside spins to scenic picnic spots, past stunning waterfalls to the remains of old gold mines, and technical singletrack sections with short hike-a-bike carry sections across rocky stream ravines.
