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Beside the Grwyne Fawr – Grwyne Fawr Bothy Loop from Glangrwyney

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Beside the Grwyne Fawr – Grwyne Fawr Bothy Loop from Glangrwyney

DavidCLee planned a mountain bike ride

April 27, 2022

Beside the Grwyne Fawr – Grwyne Fawr Bothy Loop from Glangrwyney

Hard

04:31

48.4km

10.7km/h

1,290m

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Overview

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Includes very steep uphill segments

You may need to push your bike.

After 24.0 km for 1.30 km

After 38.1 km for 1.13 km

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Start point

Bus stop

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15.5 km

Rhiw Trumau Path

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

There are plenty of ways down from the saddle of the hill from here, but this one is particularly fun. Narrow singletrack on the top becomes wider and rockier before …

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19.5 km

Castell Dinas Hillfort and Castle Ruins

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The highest castle in England and Wales, actually missed this initially until I looked at my GPS and realised it was the castle.

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25.3 km

Grwyne Fawr Valley Trail

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A long, languid, occasionally rocky descent along the Grwyne Fawr. It's a great reward for the ride and push up Y Das if you're riding it as a descent. As a climb, it's perfectly possible too.

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28.2 km

Grwyne Fawr Bothy

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Grwyne Fawr bothy is a wonderful place to spend the night. On the banks of the reservoir, and nestled between the hills that give it its name, it's a perfectly …

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38.0 km

Rocky Steep Descent

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Fun when its dry, very slippery when not.

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40.7 km

The Beacons Way from Crug Mawr

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A gloriously fast descent with a (relatively) well draining surface - at least compared to some of the other summits hereabouts - means that this is tip top fun to ride down. Riding up, not so much.

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48.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

22.0 km

13.8 km

9.83 km

1.98 km

524 m

279 m

Surfaces

25.1 km

18.2 km

3.84 km

677 m

557 m

Route Details

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Highest point (690 m)

Lowest point (70 m)

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Beside the Grwyne Fawr – Grwyne Fawr Bothy Loop from Glangrwyney

Rhiw Trumau Path

Castell Dinas Hillfort and Castle Ruins

Grwyne Fawr Valley Trail

Grwyne Fawr Bothy

Rocky Steep Descent

The Beacons Way from Crug Mawr

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