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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

Richard Mckeown planned a mountain bike ride

June 20, 2022

Beside the Grwyne Fawr – Grwyne Fawr Bothy Loop from Glangrwyney

Hard

04:17

41.2km

9.6km/h

1,360m

1,370m

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Overview

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary.

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 211 m for 198 m

After 14.9 km for 570 m

After 38.8 km for 186 m

After 40.8 km for 479 m

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11.2 km

Rhiw Trumau Path

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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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15.2 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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20.9 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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23.9 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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33.6 km

Rocky Steep Descent

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Fun when its dry, very slippery when not.

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36.4 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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41.2 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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16.8 km

13.2 km

10.8 km

458 m

Surfaces

20.5 km

12.9 km

3.47 km

2.33 km

2.02 km

< 100 m

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Highest point (690 m)

Lowest point (170 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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