MTB Trails

Within the borders of the forest park you'll find miles of world-class mountain bike trails with easy to follow waymarked trails, all graded by their technical difficulty and length. You will find all-weather trails covering all riding abilities be it MTB expert, intermediates, families or the absolute novices.

If you are looking to start your journey in mountain biking or just to sample a taste of the sport, Coed y Brenin is the perfect location. You can rent a bike from Beics Brenin or book yourself on a skills course with Pedal MTB to give yourself a good grounding in the basics of bike handling.

You can find further visitor information on our Visitor Centre page or Click & Collect your MTB essentials from our online shop.

Please note - There is no charge to ride the trails, although you will need to pay to park. 

Plan your visit

Here you will find links to all the trail maps and guides, plus additional helpful tips and information. You will also find an explanation of how the trails are graded so you can select rides that suits your skill and fitness level.

If, after reading the information, you are still unsure of what grade of trail you should tackle, we suggest on arrival that you head to Y Ffowdri (The Foundry) our dedicated bike skills area. Here you will find short, sample sections of trail for every grade, green to black. This should give you a better understanding of each trail grade and help avoid any surprises.              

Which trail is right for you? (click to expand)

trail grade	suitable for	trail & surface type	gradients & technical trail features (TTFs)	suggested fitness level
FOREST ROAD	A wide range of cyclists. Most bikes and hybrids. Ability to use maps helpful. Routes may or may not be way marked.	Relatively flat and wide. The trail surface may be loose, uneven or muddy at times. These roads may be used by vehicles and other users, including Horse riders and dog walkers.	Relatively flat and wide. The trail surface may be loose, uneven or muddy at times. These roads may be used by vehicles and other users, including Horse riders and dog walkers.	A good standard of fitness can help.
	Beginner/novice cyclists. Basic Bike Skills required. Most bikes and hybrids. Some green routes can take trailers.	Relatively flat and wide. The trail surface may be loose, uneven or muddy at times. May include short flowing singletrack style sections.	Climbs and descents are mostly shallow. No challenging features	Suitable for most people in good health.
	Intermediate cyclist/mountain bikers with basic offroad riding skills. Mountain bikes or hybrids.	As ‘Green’ plus specially constructed single track. Trail surface may include small obstacles of roots and rock.	Most gradients are moderate but may include short steep sections. Includes small technical features.	A good standard of fitness can help.
	Proficient mountain bikers with good off-road riding skills. Suitable for better quality off-road mountain bikes.	Steeper and tougher, mostly singletrack with technical sections. Expect very variable surface types.	A wide range of climbs and descents of a challenging nature will be present. Expect boardwalks, berms, large rocks, medium steps, drop-offs, cambers, water crossings.	A wide range of climbs and descents of a challenging nature will be present. Expect boardwalks, berms, large rocks, medium steps, drop-offs, cambers, water crossings.
	Expert mountain bike users, used to physically demanding routes. Quality off-road mountain bikes.	As ‘Red’ but with an expectation of greater challenge and continuous difficulty. Can include any useable trail and may include exposed open hill sections.	Expect large, committing and unavoidable TTFs. Sections will be challenging and variable. May also have ‘downhill’ style sections.	Suitable for very active people used to prolonged effort.
	Riders aspiring to athlete level of technical ability, incorporates everything from full on downhill riding to big-air jumps	Severe constructed trails and/or natural features. All sections will be challenging. Includes extreme levels of exposure and or risk. Jumping ability obligatory.	Will include a range of small medium and large TTFs, including downhill trails, free ride sections and mandatory jumps	A good standard of fitness, but technical skills more important.

Y Ffowndri Skills Area

AREA	GRADE	INFORMATION	DOWNLOAD
	VARIOUS GRADES	With short sections of each grade of trail along with a individual trail feature challenges Y Ffowndri (The Foundry) is Coed y Brenin's dedicated skills area. Head here to get a taste of what you'll meet out on the graded trails and to brush up your mtb skills. Trail sections for all ability levels.

Click on the trail icons below to visit our individual trail pages where you will find trail maps to download along with further information and advice on each trail.

Bike Hire

For those who don't have their own bike or just want to try something new (we have an extensive fleet of e-bikes), Beics Brenin offers a range of hire options for riding within the forest park trail network.

Bike Shop and Visitor Centre

Beics Brenin stock a wide range of clothing, accessories and trail essentials to help you make the most out of your visit to Coed y Brenin. The Visitor Center café is right next door to the bike hire centre and bike shop and serves a wide range of drinks, snacks and home cooked cakes and meals. There are showers, a bike wash and a 24hr toilets on site and you'll find other activities like walking and running trails and a kids play area. Find out more on our Visitor Centre page. 

So what are you waiting for, plan your visit today.