Ffowndri Skills Area and Bike Park at Coed y Brenin
"The new Ffowndri skills area and bike park is a fantastic new facility at Coed y Brenin. It's ideal for beginners just getting in to the sport right through to experienced, skilled riders with something to challenge all everyone. It's split into 4 areas. Start off in the Training Zone to learn those core basic skills that will help you progress, give you confidence and make your riding more fun.
Not sure which of the 8 trails to ride at CyB? Not sure what grade rider you are? Or just not sure how the trails at CyB compare to elsewhere? Then head to the Singletrack Zone where you'll clearly see the difference between the graded trails and examples of what to expect on the trails out in the forest.
Next up is the two bike park areas. In the Dropoff Zone you'll find the 'Lemmingstone'. A large natural rock wedge feature with multiple lines. Roll it, jump it, get creative and have fun with it!
The Frerride zone is essentially a jump park with 8 burned turns linking table tops, camel jumps, doubles, step ups/downs and hips. You can roll it all, learning how to rail the burns, pump the rollers or progress to manualling through the doubles and eventually getting some air under your wheels. So the Ffowndri is a place to learn new skills, get creative with your riding, play and just have fun!"
-Park Ranger Andy Braund.
This edit was filmed and edited by Will Sanders Productions.
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I live in North Wales so those trails are close to me
Have you done Cadair Idris? Another one I'd like to try.
This place is awesome anyway! Now it look even better!
The pump track definitely runs slow at the moment (probably speed up when it wears down a bit) so as someone has said a small hard-tail or jump bike is a better option, if you can take two bikes.