| Trips - Machynlleth |
Dave Button. Email: secretary@warwickclimbingclub.co.uk
AT Reeve Memorial Hut, Aberderi, 3 Park Terrace, Corris, Machynlleth, Powys, SY20 9TD
The hut is owned by Coventry Mountaineering Club and sleeps eight. It has all the normal facilities including: cutlery, crockery, hot water, shower, toilet, electric lighting, cooking and heating. Cost is £6.00 per person per night plus electricity.
Follow the M6 north-west and leave at junction 10a on the M54. Continue west on the M54 and then A5 to Shrewsbury. Take the A458 to Welshpool and then Dolgellau. In Dolgellau, take the A487 to Machynlleth. Drive south for 7 miles and take a left into Corris village. The distance from Warwick is 128 miles. See Map.
This is a lovely area of southern Snowdonia. Cader Iris is a couple of miles away and the Rhinogs are also very close.
Corris is set slap bang in the middle of Wales' best mountaining biking. If fact you can ride the Mach 1, 2 & 3 trails right from the front door of the hut!
Machynlleth Waymarked routes of varying length and difficulty take you straight from the centre of town into fantastic mountain and valley scenery. With everything from mixed road and valley trails to long forestry climbs, traversing mountain singletrack and sketchy slate ravine descents on the longer routes there's something for every level of rider. The Dyfi forest to the north of the town offers excellent forestry freeriding too.
Coed-y-Brenin, the mountain bike Mecca of North Wales is home to an ever increasing network of fantastic handbuilt all weather singltrack and even a dual slalom course. The technical roller coaster riding will have you grinning like a fool, with stunning mountain views of surrounding Snowdonia and the coast that'll take your breath away.
Nant-yr-Arian forest sits high on the mountains just inland from Aberystwyth, and offers stunning high-level wilderness riding. With trails heading out into the epic scenery of the Cambrian Mountains, this is a fantastic area for those who like their riding rugged. Just be prepared for everything from true mountain climbs to river crossings and technical rocky descents. The Syfydrin trail built in association with Continental tyres combines the best of the `Summit trail´ singletrack with backcountry mountain tracks for a 35km wilderness loop. The 16km Summit Bikes sponsored Summit trail and 9km Pendam trail use twisting all weather singletrack carved& 'Yr Afon' trails, the famous Tarw and 'MBR' trails through to the strenuous technical singletrack of the "Dragon's Back" and The Beast of Brenin, there's days of fantastic riding for everyone from families to the World-class racers who train here regularly.
MapsOS Landranger 124 (1:50,000) - Dolgellau & Porthmadog |