Opening Hours - Cafe - Play Area - Animal Puzzle Trail - Running - Walking - Parking - Cycle Parking - Contact
CLOSURE OF VISITOR CENTRE CAFE on 31/3/2025
All Trails and Beics Brenin shop/hire centre stay OPEN
Visitor Centre & Cafe will CLOSE from 31/3/2025
Natural Resources Wales have announced they will close the visitor centre and cafe at Coed y Brenin from 31st March 2025. After this date there will no longer be provision of visitor centre services at the site. This means no cafe, no information desk and no public facing NRW staff at the site to assist visitors.
Beics Brenin, the bike shop and hire centre at Coed y Brenin will stay OPEN (Mon-Sun, 9am to 5pm) and the trail network remains open and will continue to be maintained.
We will be updating this page again to reflect service arrangements for Coed y Brenin as soon as NRW give us more information about their plans for the site.
Information on this page will remain relevant up until 31/3/2025 as current service arrangements will continue until then.
We are of course extremely disappointed that NRW have taken this decision. Beics Brenin remain committed to delivering the services we offer at Coed y Brenin and will continue to provide bike hire, bike shop and workshop services for visitors to Coed y Brenin. Our team are as ready as ever to give visitors a very warm welcome to the UK's original Trail Centre. We hope to see you soon.
Located in the spectacular surroundings of Coed y Brenin Forest Park, Coed y Brenin visitor centre serves as a base, providing services to help visitors make the most of their time in the forest. Coed y Brenin is known for being the UK’s premiere mountain bike trail centre with a illustrious history tied closely to the development of the sport in the UK but there’s much more than mountain biking on offer to visitors.
The visitor centre itself is a large purpose-built building that contains the bike-hire centre, bike-shop, cafe, information point, gift shop, toilets, changing and showers.
Open seven days per week throughout the year (except Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day), there’s plenty to discover and do in the forest park and our visitor centre makes the perfect base for your adventure.
The visitor centre also hosts many events including Craft and Christmas fairs and is the main event hub when cycling and running events visit to the forest park.
Opening times
Visitor Centre (main building) opening times are as follows (Please note, these can differ from Beics Brenin bike hire centre/bike shop opening times).
- Summer opening times (April - October): Monday to Sunday 10am to 4pm
- Winter opening times (November - March): Monday to Sunday 10am to 4pm
Opening times can vary or be changed at short notice in some circumstances, please check NRW’s web page ( https://naturalresources.wales... ) for current Coed y Brenin visitor centre information.
If you are just comming to ride the trails then it’s possible to access the park outside of visitor centre opening hours, there is a 24hr toilet but be aware that parking charges apply and a barrier and number plate recognition system is in opperation so you will still need to pay for your parking (please use the machines on site).
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Your parking fees help keep the trails in good shape - Coed y Brenin’s parking fees help support trail maintenance and upkeep, ensuring the trails remain free to access and in good condition.
Coed y Brenin has a huge network of world-class mountain bike trails to be explored but that’s just one part of what’s on offer, there is much more to discover and enjoy in the forest park. We have walking and running trails, a kids animal discovery trail, geocache and orienteering trails.
The cafe serves a wide range of hot and cold food from drinks & snacks to full meals, many featuring locally sourced ingredients. A great place to refuel after a ride or just relax and enjoy the epic views from the balcony over tranquil forest to the local peaks of Cadair Idris.
You’ll find a warm welcome and space to unwind and new for 2022, on busier weekends the new Cwtch y Coed servery will open downstairs in the visitor centre from 11am to 3pm, serving take away drinks, snacks and ice creams.
A large multi-level play area with accessibility features, perfect for entertaining energetic youngsters. The play area is located near the main visitor centre & cafe building
Continuing its pioneeding record, Coed y Brenin became the Uks first dedicated trail-running venue, introducing a series of superb waymarked and graded trail running routes up to half marathon distance. Each year the centre also plays host to the Trail Marathon Wales, one of the UKs largest trai marathon events. Thousands runners take on the formidable challenge of running a 26 miles mountain marathon route in the spectacular surroundings of the Forest Parks.
Coed y Brenin has three waymarked walking trails that begin and end at Coed y Brenin Visitor Centre car park.
Afon Eden Trail
- Grade: Accessible (blue waymarkers) or Easy (yellow waymarkers)
- Distance: 1 mile/1.6 kilometres
- Total climb: 105 feet/35 metres
- Time: 45 minutes
The easiest is the Afon Eden Trail, an accessible trial which winds its way through woodlands down to the banks of the Afon Eden river.
Cefndeuddwr Trail
- Grade: Easy
- Distance: ¾ mile/1.3 kilometres
- Total climb: 197 feet/55 metres
- Time: 45 minutes
Cefndeuddwr Trail is an easy short trial which climbs to the Cefndeuddwr viewpoint and picnic area for spectacular views over the surrounding area and southern snowdonian mountains.
Afon Gain Trail
- Grade: Strenuous
- Distance: 4 miles/6.5 kilometres
- Total climb: 745 feet/227 metres
- Time: 2 hours
The Gain Waterfall Trail walk is a strenuous route, ascending the Cefndeuddwr ridge, before dropping to where the Afon Gain and Afon Mawddach rivers converge in a twin waterfall. [Gain trail PDF]
Other walking locally:
- Tyddyn Gwladys (a walking trail past two waterfalls)
- Pont Cae’n y Coed (our longest waymarked walk in the forest park)
- Ty'n y Groes (an accessible riverside trail and a walk up Penrhos mountain)
- Glasdir (a trail through a ruined copper mine ruins with accessible section to a viewpoint over the ruins)
Telephone enquiries
For general visitor centre enquiries or enquiries relating to walking & running trails or the general forest, café, parking or visitor information you can call the visitor centre front desk: 01341 440747
For enquiries regarding bike trails, bike rental or bike shop please call Beics Brenin: 01341 440728
Opening Hours - Cafe - Play Area - Animal Puzzle Trail - Running - Walking - Parking - Cycle Parking - Contact
CLOSURE OF VISITOR CENTRE on 31/3/2025
All Trails and Beics Brenin shop/hire centre stay OPEN
Visitor Centre & Cafe will CLOSE from 31/3/2025
Natural Resources Wales have announced they will close the visitor centre and cafe at Coed y Brenin from 31st March 2025. After this date there will no longer be provision of visitor centre services at the site. This means no cafe, no information desk and no public facing NRW staff at the site to assist visitors.
Beics Brenin, the bike shop and hire centre at Coed y Brenin will stay OPEN (Mon-Sun, 9am to 5pm) and the trail network remains open and will continue to be maintained.
We will be updating this page again to reflect service arrangements for Coed y Brenin as soon as NRW give us more information about their plans for the site.
Information on this page will remain relevant up until 31/3/2025 as current service arrangements will continue until then.
We are of course extremely disappointed that NRW have taken this decision. Beics Brenin remain committed to delivering the services we offer at Coed y Brenin and will continue to provide bike hire, bike shop and workshop services for visitors to Coed y Brenin. Our team are as ready as ever to give visitors a very warm welcome to the UK's original Trail Centre. We hope to see you soon.
Located in the spectacular surroundings of Coed y Brenin Forest Park, Coed y Brenin visitor centre serves as a base, providing services to help visitors make the most of their time in the forest. Coed y Brenin is known for being the UK’s premiere mountain bike trail centre with a illustrious history tied closely to the development of the sport in the UK but there’s much more than mountain biking on offer to visitors.
The visitor centre itself is a large purpose-built building that contains the bike-hire centre, bike-shop, cafe, information point, gift shop, toilets, changing and showers.
Open seven days per week throughout the year (except Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day), there’s plenty to discover and do in the forest park and our visitor centre makes the perfect base for your adventure.
The visitor centre also hosts many events including Craft and Christmas fairs and is the main event hub when cycling and running events visit to the forest park.
Opening times
Visitor Centre (main building) opening times are as follows (Please note, these can differ from Beics Brenin bike hire centre/bike shop opening times).
- Summer opening times (April - October): Monday to Sunday 9am to 5pm
- Winter opening times (November - March): Monday to Sunday 9.30am to 4.30pm
Opening times can vary or be changed at short notice in some circumstances, please check NRW’s web page ( https://naturalresources.wales... ) for current Coed y Brenin visitor centre information.
If you are just comming to ride the trails then it’s possible to access the park outside of visitor centre opening hours, there is a 24hr toilet but be aware that parking charges apply and a barrier and number plate recognition system is in opperation so you will still need to pay for your parking (please use the machines on site).
Your parking fees help keep the trails in good shape - Coed y Brenin’s parking fees help support trail maintenance and upkeep, ensuring the trails remain free to access and in good condition.
Coed y Brenin has a huge network of world-class mountain bike trails to be explored but that’s just one part of what’s on offer, there is much more to discover and enjoy in the forest park. We have walking and running trails, a kids animal discovery trail, geocache and orienteering trails.
The cafe serves a wide range of hot and cold food from drinks & snacks to full meals, many featuring locally sourced ingredients. A great place to refuel after a ride or just relax and enjoy the epic views from the balcony over tranquil forest to the local peaks of Cadair Idris.
You’ll find a warm welcome and space to unwind and new for 2022, on busier weekends the new Cwtch y Coed servery will open downstairs in the visitor centre from 11am to 3pm, serving take away drinks, snacks and ice creams.
A large multi-level play area with accessibility features, perfect for entertaining energetic youngsters. The play area is located near the main visitor centre & cafe building
Continuing its pioneeding record, Coed y Brenin became the Uks first dedicated trail-running venue, introducing a series of superb waymarked and graded trail running routes up to half marathon distance. Each year the centre also plays host to the Trail Marathon Wales, one of the UKs largest trai marathon events. Thousands runners take on the formidable challenge of running a 26 miles mountain marathon route in the spectacular surroundings of the Forest Parks.
Coed y Brenin has three waymarked walking trails that begin and end at Coed y Brenin Visitor Centre car park.
Afon Eden Trail
- Grade: Accessible (blue waymarkers) or Easy (yellow waymarkers)
- Distance: 1 mile/1.6 kilometres
- Total climb: 105 feet/35 metres
- Time: 45 minutes
The easiest is the Afon Eden Trail, an accessible trial which winds its way through woodlands down to the banks of the Afon Eden river.
Cefndeuddwr Trail
- Grade: Easy
- Distance: ¾ mile/1.3 kilometres
- Total climb: 197 feet/55 metres
- Time: 45 minutes
Cefndeuddwr Trail is an easy short trial which climbs to the Cefndeuddwr viewpoint and picnic area for spectacular views over the surrounding area and southern snowdonian mountains.
Afon Gain Trail
- Grade: Strenuous
- Distance: 4 miles/6.5 kilometres
- Total climb: 745 feet/227 metres
- Time: 2 hours
The Gain Waterfall Trail walk is a strenuous route, ascending the Cefndeuddwr ridge, before dropping to where the Afon Gain and Afon Mawddach rivers converge in a twin waterfall. [Gain trail PDF]
Other walking locally:
- Tyddyn Gwladys (a walking trail past two waterfalls)
- Pont Cae’n y Coed (our longest waymarked walk in the forest park)
- Ty'n y Groes (an accessible riverside trail and a walk up Penrhos mountain)
- Glasdir (a trail through a ruined copper mine ruins with accessible section to a viewpoint over the ruins)
Telephone enquiries
For general visitor centre enquiries or enquiries relating to walking & running trails or the general forest, café, parking or visitor information you can call the visitor centre front desk: 01341 440747
For enquiries regarding bike trails, bike rental or bike shop please call Beics Brenin: 01341 440728