5,261 ft
Distance
117 ft
Climb
-214 ft
Descent
00:12:14
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373 (New Option) Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
  • Riding Area
    Afan Forest Park
    Glyncorrwg
  • Difficulty Rating
    Red rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Double Black Diamond (2 votes)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Downhill Only
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  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Season
    All Year Round
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • Ride in Rain
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #5406 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    90 in Mountain Biking
  • Year Opened
    2014

373 new option on Y Wal

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Take the right turn on 373 to find the new option on Y Wal trail.

More Stats for 373 (New Option) mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -97 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,019 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,198 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,117 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,019 ft
  • Grade max
    -395.891%
  • Grade min
    78.427%
  • Distance climb
    989 ft
  • Distance down
    2,159 ft
  • Distance flat
    1,924 ft
  • Avg time
    00:12:14
  • Avg reverse time
    00:13:23
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      373 (New Option) Trail Reports

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      Dec 27, 2024 @ 3:22pm
      Dec 27, 2024
      		 Multiple large trees down across trail, blocking trail
      May 17, 2024 @ 4:30am
      May 17, 2024
      Dec 3, 2022 @ 5:52pm
      Dec 3, 2022
      Nov 5, 2022 @ 6:55pm
      Nov 5, 2022
      Oct 7, 2022 @ 7:02pm
      Oct 7, 2022
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 1 rides
      • 21 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 13 rides
      • 14 miles avg distance
      All
      • 111 rides
      • Last: May 13, 2025

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      Sep 2, 2019 @ 12:22pm
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      Sep 2, 2019 @ 12:22pm
      Sep 2, 2019
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      Dec 27, 2024 @ 3:27pm
      Dec 27, 2024

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      Y Wal10 miles

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