Afan Forest Park is the fastest growing mountain bike area in Britain and located only minutes from the M4 it’s perfect for those wanting to reach a variety of fantastic riding fast. With 4 superb flowing trails and more all weather singletrack than any other MBWales centre you simply have to check it out!

Afan Forest Park now has two visitor centres, the original at Afan Forest Park and the striking new Glyncorrwg Mountain Bike Centre complete with Skyline Cycles Shop, professional bike mechanic and the Dropoff Café.

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UPDATE [05/11/07]

The Penhydd trail will be closed from 9th to 11th November (inclusive) for a Motorsport Event. The other 3 trails will remain open

The four mountain bike trails [Penhydd, The Wall, White’s Level & Skyline] totalling over 100km are sponsored by npower renewables who have made a major financial commitment towards trail maintenance and development.

The original Afan trail is the 22km loop of the Penhydd trail a mix of tightly twisting singletrack, fantastic views and awesome descents through the Hidden Valley, Sidewinder and Dead Sheep Gully sections.

The Wall trail is a swooping 24km mainly singletrack loop with epic views and breathtaking descents to keep your heart pumping all the way round. Watch out for The Graveyard section and hang on for the searingly fast final descent.

The White’s Level Trail is a challenging 6km sheep singletrack climb, followed by an adrenalin pumping mix of rock drops, step sections, berms and cliff traverses. Check out the new section of that’s being built.

The epic Skyline Trail is the most recent addition to the area, 46km long and over 2000m of climbs and descents. Stunning ridgeline scenery and a roller coaster final descent on Jetlag with drop offs and steps will remind you what you came for. A serious piece of trail for experienced and fit riders, not for the faint hearted but well worth the effort!

The extensive trail network in the forest also includes the high level, scenic Celtic Trail provided by Sustrans, which is part of the National Cycle Network. The Celtic Trail is well waymarked along forest roads as Route 47, which links Neath to Pontypridd. For more information on the 220 mile Celtic Trail from Fishguard to Chepstow see www.sustrans.org.uk/wales

There is also a shorter family cycle route which is suitable for everyone and runs along a disused railway line. It links the various communities across both sides of the Afan Valley.

Maps OS Landranger 170 + 171

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