Welsh Marches MTB https://www.masterlyinactivity.com/routemaster/routes/WesternUK.rte https://www.masterlyinactivity.com/wales/pix.html https://www.masterlyinactivity.com/routemaster/routes/wales/WelshMarchesMTB.rte Hergest Ridge Mon Apr 22 2019 Hergest Ridge and Colva Hill. The uplands are a little bleak. Obviously you can start anywhere and do either loop on its own. Kington is the best bet for lunch. The bridleway descent from Colva Hill is probably better than the track we followed. 3 Distance 33.8km; ↑835m ↓830m; altitude 254-585m https://www.masterlyinactivity.com/wales/images/colvaasc@t.jpg https://www.masterlyinactivity.com/wales/images/colvaasc@0.jpg https://www.masterlyinactivity.com/wales/images/colvatop@t.jpg https://www.masterlyinactivity.com/wales/images/colvatop@0.jpg https://www.masterlyinactivity.com/wales/images/colvadesc@t.jpg https://www.masterlyinactivity.com/wales/images/colvadesc@0.jpg https://www.masterlyinactivity.com/wales/images/sunnybank@t.jpg https://www.masterlyinactivity.com/wales/images/sunnybank@0.jpg https://www.masterlyinactivity.com/wales/images/gilwernford@t.jpg https://www.masterlyinactivity.com/wales/images/gilwernford@0.jpg https://www.masterlyinactivity.com/routemaster/routes/wales/Hergestridge.rte Llanbedr Hill Sat Apr 20 2019 A pleasant ride out over rather featureless moorland. The grassy descent is great fun. The return follows minor roads, and is just as strenuous. The Seven Stars at Aberedw is the natural lunch stop, with the Wheelwright Arms at Erwood being some distance from the route; best to ring ahead to check opening. The section XX' is traced from Google Earth, us having gone the wrong way. 3 Distance 36.7km; ↑896m ↓908m; altitude 9-328m https://www.masterlyinactivity.com/wales/images/alltderw@t.jpg https://www.masterlyinactivity.com/wales/images/alltderw@0.jpg https://www.masterlyinactivity.com/wales/images/llanbedrhill@t.jpg https://www.masterlyinactivity.com/wales/images/llanbedrhill@0.jpg https://www.masterlyinactivity.com/wales/images/funnel@t.jpg https://www.masterlyinactivity.com/wales/images/funnel@0.jpg https://www.masterlyinactivity.com/wales/images/aberedwrocks@t.jpg https://www.masterlyinactivity.com/wales/images/aberedwrocks@0.jpg https://www.masterlyinactivity.com/wales/images/glascwm@t.jpg https://www.masterlyinactivity.com/wales/images/glascwm@h.jpg https://www.masterlyinactivity.com/routemaster/routes/wales/Llanbedrhill.rte Radnor Forest Sun Apr 21 2019 A splendid ride. You could do a shorter version starting from New Radnor, or a variant which takes the Whimble climb in descent (which is also great fun). [See also ‘Wales Mountain Biking’ by Tom Hutton.] 4 Distance 31.3km; ↑949m ↓930m; altitude 163-583m https://www.masterlyinactivity.com/wales/images/whimble@t.jpg https://www.masterlyinactivity.com/wales/images/whimble@h.jpg https://www.masterlyinactivity.com/wales/images/radnor_forest@t.jpg https://www.masterlyinactivity.com/wales/images/radnor_forest@0.jpg https://www.masterlyinactivity.com/wales/images/whimbletop@t.jpg https://www.masterlyinactivity.com/wales/images/whimbletop@0.jpg https://www.masterlyinactivity.com/wales/images/blackbrook@t.jpg https://www.masterlyinactivity.com/wales/images/blackbrook@0.jpg https://www.masterlyinactivity.com/wales/images/frondesc1@t.jpg https://www.masterlyinactivity.com/wales/images/frondesc1@0.jpg https://www.masterlyinactivity.com/wales/images/frondesc2@t.jpg https://www.masterlyinactivity.com/wales/images/frondesc2@0.jpg https://www.masterlyinactivity.com/wales/images/frondesc3@t.jpg https://www.masterlyinactivity.com/wales/images/frondesc3@0.jpg https://www.masterlyinactivity.com/routemaster/routes/wales/Radnorforest.rte Clee Hills Sat Oct 07 2023 2 Distance 55.0km; ↑1531m ↓1533m; altitude 106-544m https://www.masterlyinactivity.com/wales/images/henleyhall@t.jpg https://www.masterlyinactivity.com/wales/images/henleyhall@h.jpg https://www.masterlyinactivity.com/wales/images/5springs@t.jpg https://www.masterlyinactivity.com/wales/images/5springs@0.jpg https://www.masterlyinactivity.com/wales/images/abdonburfasc@t.jpg https://www.masterlyinactivity.com/wales/images/abdonburfasc@0.jpg https://www.masterlyinactivity.com/routemaster/routes/wales/CleeHills.rte Hopton Woods Sun Oct 08 2023 A trail centre. We rode the blue route and the Pearce red, which is good fun, supposedly hard for the grade but not excessive, without much in the way of rocky obstacles. 3 Distance 13.4km; ↑486m ↓479m; altitude 207-394m https://www.masterlyinactivity.com/routemaster/routes/wales/HoptonWoods.rte Stow Hill Sun Oct 08 2023 Another experimental ride, this time starting from Hopton Woods car park. Our descent from Stow Hill was not the one we’d intended; also the footpath along the left bank of the Redlake was not part of our plan, and did not get us to where we wanted to go, but it was very pretty. The final climb from Bedstone is cruel. 2 Distance 30.4km; ↑681m ↓670m; altitude 141-423m https://www.masterlyinactivity.com/wales/images/stowhill@t.jpg https://www.masterlyinactivity.com/wales/images/stowhill@0.jpg https://www.masterlyinactivity.com/routemaster/routes/wales/StowHill.rte The Begwns Sat Sep 14 2024 Llanbedr Hill ride. The return over the Begwns is more striking, with fine views of the scarp slope of the Black Mountains. ‘The Roundabout’, a millenium monument, is a stand of varied trees surrounded by a circular wall.]]> 4 Distance 38.2km; ↑1093m ↓1094m; altitude 98-464m https://www.masterlyinactivity.com/wales/images/cabalfabrook@t.jpg https://www.masterlyinactivity.com/wales/images/cabalfabrook@0.jpg https://www.masterlyinactivity.com/wales/images/llanbedrhill@t.jpg https://www.masterlyinactivity.com/wales/images/llanbedrhill@0.jpg https://www.masterlyinactivity.com/wales/images/llanbedrdesc@t.jpg https://www.masterlyinactivity.com/wales/images/llanbedrdesc@h.jpg https://www.masterlyinactivity.com/wales/images/begwnsapproach@t.jpg https://www.masterlyinactivity.com/wales/images/begwnsapproach@0.jpg https://www.masterlyinactivity.com/wales/images/thebegwns@t.jpg https://www.masterlyinactivity.com/wales/images/thebegwns@h.jpg https://www.masterlyinactivity.com/wales/images/bmpanorama@t.jpg https://www.masterlyinactivity.com/wales/images/bmpanorama@h.jpg https://www.masterlyinactivity.com/wales/images/routefinding@t.jpg https://www.masterlyinactivity.com/wales/images/routefinding@h.jpg https://www.masterlyinactivity.com/routemaster/routes/wales/TheBegwns.rte Carneddau Sun Apr 05 2026 4 Distance 35.4km; ↑1303m ↓1297m; altitude 128-470m https://www.masterlyinactivity.com/wales/images/llatho@t.jpg https://www.masterlyinactivity.com/wales/images/llatho@h.jpg https://www.masterlyinactivity.com/wales/images/llathogate@t.jpg https://www.masterlyinactivity.com/wales/images/llathogate@0.jpg https://www.masterlyinactivity.com/wales/images/cnithio@t.jpg https://www.masterlyinactivity.com/wales/images/cnithio@h.jpg https://www.masterlyinactivity.com/wales/images/carneddaudesc@t.jpg https://www.masterlyinactivity.com/wales/images/carneddaudesc@h.jpg https://www.masterlyinactivity.com/routemaster/routes/wales/Carneddau.rte