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Zig Zags Descent, Y Wal Trail

Zig Zags Descent, Y Wal Trail

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Zig Zags Descent, Y Wal Trail

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Location: Pelenna, South Wales, Wales, United Kingdom

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Katherine Moore

October 28, 2020

Mountain biking

Right at the end of the mega W2 loop, or on the Y Wal trail, the Zigzags part of the trail is a real feel-good descent, enjoy!

Natt Williams

August 28, 2022

Mountain biking

Techy and super flowy in parts, take with care and you can hit the whole section with a lot of speed. So much fun!

Iain

January 29, 2020

Mountain biking

Long hard up hill but well worth it. On the decents

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Distance 2.10 km

Uphill 60 m

Downhill 190 m

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