994 ft
Distance
4 ft
Climb
-88 ft
Descent
00:01:48
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Serpent's Tail Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
  • Riding Area
    Coed y Brenin
    Dogellau
  • Difficulty Rating
    Red rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    XC
  • Direction
    Downhill Only
    Popular direction shown
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • Ride in Rain
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #2768 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    85 in Mountain Biking
  • Land Owner
    Natural Resources Wales

Tight n' twisty trail with an optional log hop feature.

source: Mountain Bike Wales
Local Trail Association
More Stats for Serpent's Tail mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -83 ft
  • Altitude min
    642 ft
  • Altitude max
    730 ft
  • Altitude start
    730 ft
  • Altitude end
    647 ft
  • Grade
    -8.382%
  • Grade max
    -20.617%
  • Grade min
    6.733%
  • Distance climb
    105 ft
  • Distance down
    820 ft
  • Distance flat
    69 ft
  • Avg time
    00:01:48
  • Avg reverse time
    00:18:30
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on Aug 16, 2023
Ideal
Avg: 4.24 (2 votes)
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      Serpent's Tail Trail Reports

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      Aug 16, 2023 @ 7:26am
      Aug 16, 2023
      May 30, 2023 @ 12:37am
      May 30, 2023
      Oct 25, 2022 @ 7:37pm
      Oct 25, 2022
      		 Very puddley, but very nice.
      Aug 6, 2022 @ 1:53am
      Aug 6, 2022
      Dec 21, 2021 @ 2:07am
      Dec 21, 2021
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 0 rides
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      6 Months
      • 13 rides
      • 28 miles avg distance
      All
      • 117 rides
      • Last: Jan 15, 2025

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      18 |
      Sep 7, 2019 @ 9:32am
      Sep 7, 2019
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      Sep 7, 2019 @ 9:32am
      Sep 7, 2019

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