Tough at the top
Well here is a route that lives up to its name. Taking you from the picturesque lake at the sheltered Bod Petryal picnic site right up to the exposed moorland that surrounds Llyn Brenig .With almost 1500m of climbing to endure, you'll really appreciate the tremendous singletrack descents towards the end of this ride; they really do make all the effort worth while.
Bod Petryal picnic site.
At end of car park area, bear right up forest road.
At junction, turn right.
At junction with main road, turn left. CAUTION, fast approaching traffic.
Turn right onto minor road.
Turn right, then immediately left onto forest road.
At junction, bear right.
At crossroads, continue straight on.
Optional Viewpoint. Turn right up steep climb for great views of the Clwydian
Range and Snowdonia. Ride time approx. 10 mins.
Turn left.
Turn right.
At T junction, turn left.
At crossroads, turn right.
At T junction with surfaced road, turn right.
At sharp corner, bear left onto forest track.
Take second left.
At crossroads with surfaced road, continue straight on.
Continue through gate onto surfaced road.
Continue straight on.
At sharp corner, bear right through gate into holding pen. Continue on bridleway
through middle gate.
Continue through gate, turn left on surfaced road.
Continue straight over main road. CAUTION, fast approaching vehicles.
Bear right.
Just before the end of the road, turn right onto single track descent,
towards the dam wall.
At end of dam wall follow track up to the left.
Follow shore line.
At junction with main road, continue straight on. CAUTION, fast approaching
vehicles.
Turn right at T junction.
Bear left to shore line. Turn left into car park, just past information centre
and through small gate onto path, turn right towards dam wall.
Over dam wall.
Turn right over cattle grid and bear left up bridleway.
At crossroads, turn left.
Turn left onto forest road.
Bear left.
At junction with surfaced road, turn right.
Bear right onto forest road.
Continue through gates and descend on forest track.
At junction, bear right up steep climb.
At end of surfaced road, turn left onto bridleway, through several gates, towards
the forest.
Straight on.
Turn right onto forest road.
Distance
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Height
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Turn left onto single track. Look for green and white posts.
At junction with forest road, turn right.
At the end of the fence line, turn left on single track, follow descent.
At junction with forest road, turn left.
Just before end of track, turn right on single track to join lower forest road.
Continue to top of climb and turn right on forest road to continue to climb.
About halfway around corner, turn left onto single track descent.
Turn right at end of track to continue single track descent.
Continue straight on, to continue single track descent along fence line.
At end of single track, turn right to climb up forest road, past house.
At junction with surfaced road, turn left.
At crossroads, continue straight on and back to the start point. CAUTION,
fast approaching vehicles.
Finish.
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