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Cain Section, The Beast (Black), Coed y Brenin

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Cain Section, The Beast (Black), Coed y Brenin

Cain Section, The Beast (Black), Coed y Brenin

Recommended by 14 mountain bikers out of 15

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    Location: Ganllwyd, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom

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    Best Mountain Bike Rides to Cain Section, The Beast (Black), Coed y Brenin

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    1. View of Llyn Trawsfynydd – Serpent's Tail Trail loop from Trawsfynydd

    31.0km

    02:27

    460m

    Intermediate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary.

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    2. Tarw Du Trail Entrance – Serpent's Tail Trail loop from Ganllwyd

    8.22km

    00:49

    170m

    Easy mountain bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    Easy

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    3. Dolgellau Town Centre – Penmaenpool Toll Bridge loop from Dolgellau

    67.3km

    06:03

    1,540m

    Expert mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    December 3, 2020

    A tricky rocky section of The Beast, a black-rated trail at Coed Y Brenin. Turn off the fire road onto the jagged rocks, climbing to start before the tight corners and more stones really test your bike handling skills. The trail ends with a descent back down to the fire road, so you can easily session or skip this part if you want to.

      March 18, 2022

      Black (Severe) grade section of trail on the 'MBR' & 'Beast' trails. This was built back in 2002 for the then new MBR trail at Coed y Brenin. It was featured in the MBR magazine in 2002 and again in 2015 when they came back to re ride it and see how it had developed.

      It's now quite rocky and techy. A true black section of trail. The flesh has worn off the bones! ie, the original surfacing has worn off the rough stone pitching underneath.

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        Distance 339 m

        Uphill 0 m

        Downhill 10 m

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