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Once the capital of Wales, Machynlleth is now the
British capital of alternative technology with a thriving
Bohemian community. 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.
The wide variety of attractions from art galleries
to the Centre for Alternative Technology also make it
an excellent weekend break centre with accommodation
to suit everyone.
Important Notice
The Dyfi forest is used for motorsports several
weekends a year so please check the Dyfi
Mountain Biking website for up to date information - we don't want you getting squished!
The Trails
The cli-machx is is sited
in the Dyfi forest; home of the Raw Dyfi Enduro. It’s
a 15km round trip, with 9km of built single track with
compressions and whoops, rock slab drop offs and some
beautiful flowing turns. The last descent is the longest
in Wales and features rocky jumps; watch out for the
‘eye of the needle’; a huge jump with a
narrow landing between two trees on the other side.
The finale is a sequence of eight huge berms following
quickly after each other. Hit them high enough and fast
enough and they ride really well, but don’t look
down!
There’s also plenty of informal free-riding in
the forest, but it isn’t waymarked, so take a
map or get a local guide. The Holey Trail bike shop
in Machynlleth has maps of specific recommended routes
in the Dyfi, and cross-country routes in the area.
The trails in this area are a good example of people
power. Local mountain bikers and business people formed
a community group known as Dyfi
Mountain Biking, who aimed to publicise the great
mountain biking in the area and boost tourist income.
The group successfully fundraised to waymark the Mach
1, 2 and 3 routes on rights of way around Machynlleth,
and then to build trails in the Dyfi forest, with the
help of a community regeneration group, Ecodyfi.
The group also has a part time mountain bike ranger;
Judith Thornton who does maintenance and organises publicity.
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Maps
OS Landranger 124 + 135 |
Facilities
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