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- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
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Trail Flow (Ridden Direction)
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The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
- > 96%
- > 90%
- > 80%
- > 70%
- > 50%
- < 50%
- bi-directional trail
- no data
Trail Last Ridden
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- < 2 days
- < 1 week
- < 2 weeks
- < 1 month
- < 6 months
- > 6 months
Trail Ridden Direction
The intended direction a trail should be ridden.
- Downhill Only
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- Both Directions
- Uphill Primary
- Uphill Only
- One Direction
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Trail Popularity ?
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine which trails are ridden the most in the last 9 months.
Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades.
Think of this as a heatmap, more rides = more kinetic energy = warmer colors.
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- popular
- less popular
- not popular
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Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public ridelogs from the past 6 months.
- mountain biking recent
- mountain biking (>6 month)
- hiking (1 year)
- moto (1 year)
Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public skilogs from the past 12 months.
- Downhill Ski
- Backcountry Ski
- Nordic Ski
Jump Magnitude Heatmap
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SaveBikePark Wales is the UK’s first full scale mountain bike park in the heart of the South Wales valleys, built by riders for riders. We have created the UK's biggest and best riding destination with trails to suit riders of all abilities, a vehicle uplift service as well as a singletrack climb. We also have an onsite bike shop, cafe and coaching, a licensed bar and much more. And with 269 m / 883 ft of Vertical Descent, there's good times ahead.
source: BikePark Wales
Primary Trail Type: All-Mountain & Downhill
AKA: BPW
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This region uses the Uk/Euro style trail grading system.
Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
49 trails
- E-Bike
44 trails
- Hike
3 trails
- Trail Running
0 trails
Bike Park Details
- 3
- 2
- 14
- 14
- 12
- 4
Region Status
Open as of Aug 7, 2022- Day Ticket
- £43 GBP
- Uplift Type
- Shuttle
- Season start
- Jan 1
- Season end
- Dec 31
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 49
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 49
- Trails E-Bike
- 44
- Trails Hike
- 3
- Total Distance
- 32 miles
- Total Descent
- 13,185 ft
- Total Vertical
- 954 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 1,642 ft
- Reports
- 863
- Photos
- 457
- Ridden Counter
- 66,941
Articles
Must Watch: Peaty, Warner, Longden and Pagey Have a Grand Old Day Out at Bike Park Wales
Feb 24, 2020 from pinkbike.com
The most fun ten minutes you'll have all week.
Video: Matt Walker Chases Danny Hart Through Bike Park Wales
Jan 6, 2020 from pinkbike.com
Two of Britain's fastest attack the trails of Bike Park Wales
Video: Brendan Fairclough & Scotty Laughland Go Big at Bike Park Wales - GoPro Track Down S1 EP2
Jul 23, 2019 from pinkbike.com
Brendog and Scotty Laughland find bike park thrills in deepest, darkest Wales.
Popular BikePark Wales Mountain Biking Trails
Photos of BikePark Wales Mountain Bike
trail: Melted Welly
40 |
Aug 23, 2020 @ 1:22pm
Aug 23, 2020
trail: Melted Welly
46 |
May 14, 2020 @ 7:10am
May 14, 2020
trail: Terry's Belly
156 | | 2 comments
Aug 19, 2019 @ 8:33am
Aug 19, 2019
trail: Zut Alors
341 |
Apr 21, 2018 @ 11:05am
Apr 21, 2018
trail: Hotstepper
95 |
Mar 19, 2018 @ 7:37am
Mar 19, 2018
trail: Dai Hard
90 |
Sep 3, 2017 @ 7:43am
Sep 3, 2017
trail: Hotstepper
114 |
May 20, 2016 @ 4:28am
May 20, 2016
trail: Red Split - Willy Waver
154 |
Mar 18, 2016 @ 10:03am
Mar 18, 2016Videos of BikePark Wales Mountain Bike
trail: Wibbly Wobbly
32 |
Jun 10, 2022
trail: Merthyr Rocks
52 |
Mar 7, 2022
trail: Merthyr Rocks
41 |
Mar 7, 2022
trail: Hotstepper
112 |
Sep 26, 2021
trail: Deep Navigation
57 |
Jul 29, 2021
trail: Coal not Dole
67 |
Jul 10, 2021
trail: A470 Line
105 |
Jun 4, 2021
trail: Insufficient Funds
0:19 |
105 |
Aug 29, 2020
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merthyr Rocks | Aug 7, 2022 @ 8:14am Aug 7, 2022 | Dry | joeg885 | ||
| Locomotion | Aug 7, 2022 @ 8:14am Aug 7, 2022 | Dry | joeg885 | ||
| Popty Ping | Aug 7, 2022 @ 8:12am Aug 7, 2022 | Dry | joeg885 | ||
| Roller Disco | Aug 7, 2022 @ 8:11am Aug 7, 2022 | Dry | joeg885 | ||
| Fforest Bump | Aug 7, 2022 @ 8:11am Aug 7, 2022 | Dry | joeg885 | ||
| Off Grid | Aug 7, 2022 @ 8:11am Aug 7, 2022 | Dry | joeg885 | ||
| Willy Waver | Aug 7, 2022 @ 8:10am Aug 7, 2022 | Dry | joeg885 | ||
| Red Split - Willy Waver | Aug 7, 2022 @ 8:10am Aug 7, 2022 | Dry | joeg885 | ||
| Sixtapod | Aug 7, 2022 @ 8:10am Aug 7, 2022 | Dry | joeg885 | ||
| Bush Whacker | Aug 7, 2022 @ 8:09am Aug 7, 2022 | Dry | joeg885 |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | matlamb | ridden | trail | Sixtapod and 12 more | Aug 7, 2022 @ 9:03pm Aug 7, 2022 |
| glehsias | wishlist | trail | Lower Road and 1 more | Aug 7, 2022 @ 9:56am Aug 7, 2022 |
| joeg885 | vote | trail | Popty Ping | Aug 7, 2022 @ 8:12am Aug 7, 2022 |
| joeg885 | add | report | Melted Welly and 11 more | Aug 7, 2022 @ 8:08am Aug 7, 2022 |
| joeg885 | ridden | trail | Lower Road and 2 more | Aug 7, 2022 @ 8:08am Aug 7, 2022 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | One of the best trails at BPW. Good mix of... | Jul 9, 2022 @ 12:07am Jul 9, 2022 | ||
| trail | LEGIT DISPENSARY SHIPPING TOP DISCRETE... | Nov 27, 2021 @ 5:33pm Nov 27, 2021 | ||
| trail | Probably my favorite trail at BPW. It's great... | Mar 2, 2021 @ 10:54pm Mar 2, 2021 | ||
 | trail | such a fun split from willy waver! | Aug 3, 2020 @ 12:18pm Aug 3, 2020 | ||
| trail | 10/11/19. With DJ. Wow - first downhill. | Nov 12, 2019 @ 4:34am Nov 12, 2019 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parc Cwm Darran | 4.6 km | ||||
| Barry Sidings | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7.9 km | |
| Afan Forest Park | 2 | 4 | 11.1 km | ||
| Blaengarw | 11.4 km | ||||
| Mountain View Bike Park | 1 | 12.9 km |
Local Badges
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Pinkbike Articles
Feb 24, 2020
Must Watch: Peaty, Warner, Longden and Pagey Have a Grand Old Day Out at Bike Park Wales
The most fun ten minutes you'll have all week.
Jan 1, 2020
Video: Matt Walker Chases Danny Hart Through Bike Park Wales
Two of Britain's fastest attack the trails of Bike Park Wales
Nov 28, 2019
Bike Park Wales Begins Development On First Uplifted Green Trail and New Visitor Centre
New beginner trails plus a bigger visitor centre for BPW.
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 49 | 32 miles | 13,186 ft | 21 miles | 955 ft | #37 | #3 | 457 | 863 | 12,109 | ||
| E-Bike | 44 | 28 miles | 11,640 ft | 18 miles | 955 ft | #16 | #3 | 794 | 1,101 | |||
| Hike | 3 | 5 miles | 203 ft | 1 mile | 876 ft | #481 | 759 | 8 |
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