4,888 ft
Distance
-865 ft
Descent
00:10:43
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50 Shades of Black Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- E-Bike
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Riding AreaBikePark Wales
Abercanaid -
Difficulty Rating
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Trail TypeMixed
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Bike TypeDH, AM
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DirectionDownhill OnlyPopular direction shown
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eBike AllowedYes up to Class 1
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TTFs on TrailBerm, Bridge, Drop, Jump, Gap Jump, Rock Garden, Other
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Global Ranking#50338 in Mountain Biking
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Local Popularity20 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 10 in E-Biking
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Land Owner
"50 Shades of Black is named after the vast variety of terrain, surface and feature type all found within this single black trail. 50 shades is the longest and gnarliest black trail at BikePark Wales, it features a mix of hand cut and machine built sections as well as huge boulder fields, roots, jumps and plenty of Dirt (or mud if it's wet). This one is for experts only." - Bike Park Wales
Bike Park
More Stats for 50 Shades of Black mountain bike trail trail
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Altitude change-865 ft
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Altitude min708 ft
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Altitude max1,573 ft
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Altitude start1,573 ft
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Altitude end709 ft
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Grade-17.7%
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Grade max-41.9%
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Grade min-0.4%
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Distance down4,806 ft
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Distance flat82 ft
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Avg time00:10:43
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Avg reverse time00:13:48
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- Prevalent Mud
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- Ideal
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- Very Dry
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Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 2 rides
- 39 miles avg distance
6 Months
- 30 rides
- 38 miles avg distance
All
- 337 rides
- Last: Feb 5, 2023
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Tidy-Like
(Aug 10, 2015 at 2:10)
I would agree, this is a big step up from the other trails in BPW. Large drops and gaps onto rocks and roots, no chiken runs here. It has it all if you are looking for something a little bit more technical. It's full on all the way down. Great fun.
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ADhGuy
(Apr 8, 2015 at 7:31)
This is by far the best trail at BPW, bigger and gnarlier than the others and is so much fun, the shear number of rocks, roots and ruts will have you grinning from ear to ear by the end. A downtube guard is recommended as rocks do get chucked up and if you're running tubes expect a puncture at some point. Can see the BDS racing here in the future!!!
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Mar 7, 2018 , Abercanaid
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