broken wheels and punctures. There’s
not many other trails like it in the UK
and I’m going to bet that you’ll love it.
Then, it’s down to the uplift and back
up again. There’s a good chance
you’ll be guilty of high fiving your
mates and shouting like you’re a
Canadian freerider. That’s ok, the Park
has that effect on people.
It comes about this point that you’ll
probably be ready to step up to some
big stuff. You know, before it’s time for
a spot of lunch that is.
The ‘A470’ line is a great choice if you
love (or you’d like to love!) fresh air
beneath your wheels. Named after the
road that leads to the park, the A470
is a long line of floaty, get-away-
with-murder tables that will push you
skywards. They’re great for the less
confident and the more experienced
alike. Roll through them on the ground
if you like, go fast and pull up if that’s
your thing. The ‘Hard Shoulder’ add-
on throws in an optional bit with some
big jumps. After that, go give ‘Popty
Ping’ and ‘Insufficient Funds’ a razz
for more bottomless corners and fun,
floaty jumps.
From there, the good stuff awaits.
The black trails. ‘Enter the Dragon’
will send you hurtling over some big
doubles and tables and has just had
a makeover. The bits in between are
rollable, fast, rough and technical…
But to master the trail properly
you’ll be hitting those take offs with
the speed and skill of Bruce Lee’s
nunchucks.
Don’t miss ‘Zut Alors’, ‘Coal not
Dole’ and a park favourite: ‘Dai
Hard’ - another black trail that’s light
on jumps but big on loose rocks
and roots, and will have you hurtling
through those trees making Star Wars
noises all the way to the uplift.
If you’re a properly gnarly, scared of
nothing, tougher-than-Chuck-Norris,
never-say-never shredder, you’ll want
to try the pro lines on ‘TrailX’ and ‘Join
the Dots’. We’ll let you work those out
for yourself though... if you can.
BEST TRAIL EVER
Ask anyone what their favourite trail
(or combo of trails) is at Bike Park
Wales and you’ll always get a different
answer. There’s enough trails and
ways of linking them all together
that everyone has their own “best
trail ever”. It’s a lucky rider that has
ridden the trails enough to get bored
of them.
And, just in case you ever did grow
weary, the Park’s hard working
Trail Crew are regularly upgrading,
tweaking and reworking sections to