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Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Dry
- Very Dry
LEGEND
Trail Difficulties
Trail Report Status
- Access Road/Trail
- White
- Green
- Blue
- Black
- Double Black Diamond
Trail Report Status
- Clear / Green
- Minor Issue / Yellow
- Significant Issue / Amber
- Closed or Major Issue / Red
- Land Owner Overlay
- Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
- BLM (public)
- USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
- State land
- Indigenous
- Military
Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Dry
- Very Dry
- Map Markers
Trail Head
Photo
Directory Listing
Riding Area
TTF
Parking
Viewpoint
Information
Warning
Directions
Water Fountain/Source
Sight
Restrooms
Gate
Camping
Trail Sign
Table or Bench
Other
LEGEND
Trail Difficulties
Trail Report Status
- Access Road/Trail
- White
- Green
- Blue
- Black
- Double Black Diamond
Trail Report Status
- Clear / Green
- Minor Issue / Yellow
- Significant Issue / Amber
- Closed or Major Issue / Red
- Land Owner Overlay
- Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
- BLM (public)
- USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
- State land
- Indigenous
- Military
Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Dry
- Very Dry
- Map Markers
- Trail Head
- Photo
- Directory Listing
- Riding Area
- TTF
- Parking
- Viewpoint
- Information
- Warning
- Directions
- Water Fountain/Source
- Sight
- Restrooms
- Gate
- Camping
- Trail Sign
- Table or Bench
- Other
Cwmcarn Forest is the destination for all you downhill adrenaline junkies. The Y Mynydd course consists of one man-made downhill Trail (with a choice of lines on the top and middle sections), simply named red run and black run. The course demands a high level of skill (and guts). These are extreme downhill trails and are suitable for experienced riders only.
You’ll be challenged with loads of berms, a few switch backs, doubles, a tunnel, rock steps, the bridge, hip jump and the quarry gap. The jumps are there if you want them,
but can be ridden around if not. An uplift pass is available at www.cwmdown.co.uk.
Cwmcarn Forest is also home of the Twrch Trail, this is a superb 15.5km trail of the very highest quality that is not for the faint hearted. Virtually the entire route is on purpose built single-track through a mixture of broadleaf and conifer woodlands and open ridge tops.
The riding varies from open and flowing hard pack to tight technical & Rooty and is rideable in all weather, with a steep climb at the start followed by a rollercoaster decline with dramatic views of the Bristol channel and surrounding hills.
The Twrch Trail and uplift service start from the car park.
You’ll be challenged with loads of berms, a few switch backs, doubles, a tunnel, rock steps, the bridge, hip jump and the quarry gap. The jumps are there if you want them,
but can be ridden around if not. An uplift pass is available at www.cwmdown.co.uk.
Cwmcarn Forest is also home of the Twrch Trail, this is a superb 15.5km trail of the very highest quality that is not for the faint hearted. Virtually the entire route is on purpose built single-track through a mixture of broadleaf and conifer woodlands and open ridge tops.
The riding varies from open and flowing hard pack to tight technical & Rooty and is rideable in all weather, with a steep climb at the start followed by a rollercoaster decline with dramatic views of the Bristol channel and surrounding hills.
The Twrch Trail and uplift service start from the car park.
Primary Trail Type: All-Mountain & Downhill
Shuttleable: YES
Access Info:
Signposted Forest Drive from M4 junction 28.
Links
This region uses the Uk/Euro style trail grading system.
Region Details
- 4
- 2
Caution on Nov 11, 2018
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Global Ranking
- #428
- Trails (view details)
- 6
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 6
- Trails Hike
- 4
- Trails Trail Running
- 4
- Total Distance
- 18 miles
- Total Descent Distance
- 10 miles
- Total Descent
- 6,336 ft
- Total Vertical
- 972 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 1,353 ft
- Reports
- 28
- Photos
- 265
- Ridden Counter
- 798
Popular Cwmcarn Forest Drive Mountain Biking Trails
| status | title | difficulty | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twrch Trail | |||
| Cafall | |||
| Y Mynydd Red | |||
| Pedalhounds | |||
| Y Mynydd Black | |||
| Y Mynydd Downhill |
Recent Trail Reports
| trail | date | user | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twrch Trail | Nov 11, 2018 @ 11:02am Nov 11, 2018 | moggers | ||
| Pedalhounds | Sep 5, 2018 @ 12:10am Sep 5, 2018 | Plastercaster | ||
| Cafall | Sep 5, 2018 @ 12:08am Sep 5, 2018 | Plastercaster | ||
| Y Mynydd Downhill | Sep 29, 2014 @ 8:45pm Sep 29, 2014 | SEADEVIL |
Current Trail Warnings
Photos of Cwmcarn Forest Drive Mountain Bike
trail: Y Mynydd Downhill
9 | Y Mynydd Downhill, Cardiff
Dec 8, 2018 @ 12:48am
Dec 8, 2018
trail: Y Mynydd Downhill
6 | Y Mynydd Downhill, Cardiff
Dec 8, 2018 @ 12:48am
Dec 8, 2018
trail: Twrch Trail
6 | Twrch Trail, Cwmcarn
Nov 1, 2018 @ 8:01am
Nov 1, 2018
trail: Twrch Trail
3 | Twrch Trail, Cwmcarn
Nov 1, 2018 @ 8:01am
Nov 1, 2018Videos of Cwmcarn Forest Drive Mountain Bike
trail: Cafall
14:05 |
38 |
Dec 9, 2018
trail: Y Mynydd Downhill
3:16 |
14 |
Nov 1, 2018
trail: Twrch Trail
1:00 |
2833 |
Nov 20, 2017
trail: Y Mynydd Black
1:03 |
69 |
Oct 2, 2017
Cwmcarn Forest Drive Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Cafall | 9 miles |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | trail | Extremely challenging climb of varying pitch.... | Jun 10, 2018 @ 5:46am Jun 10, 2018 | ||
| trail | Final descent is fun the rest is meh. The... | Oct 31, 2017 @ 9:14am Oct 31, 2017 |
Recent Activity
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | rhysduk | add | ridelog | Apr 1, 2017 ride log and 3 more | Dec 13, 2018 @ 7:46am 2 hours |
| W4SP | wishlist | trail | Cafall | Dec 12, 2018 @ 5:01pm 17 hours |
 | biker-boss | add | ridelog | Dec 12, 2018 ride log | Dec 12, 2018 @ 12:20pm 21 hours |
 | GrandMasterOrge | add | ridelog | Dec 11, 2018 ride log | Dec 11, 2018 @ 2:50pm 2 days |
 | TrailHeadUK | add | video | Dec 9, 2018 @ 2:10pm Dec 9, 2018 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyllie Bike Park | 5 | 6 | 2.1 km | ||
| Wentwood Forest | 1 | 3 | 10.2 km | ||
| BikePark Wales | 1 | 11 | 13.1 km | ||
| Black Mountains Cycle Centre | 2 | 18.4 km | |||
| Leigh Woods | 1 | 6 | 1 | 23.5 km |
Local Mountain Bike Directory
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Ps Cycles Cwmcarn Trail Centre
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Leisure Lake Cycles NewportBike Shop
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Martyn Ashfeld CyclesBike Shop
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