krazykid009 Posted August 19, 2010 Report Share Posted August 19, 2010 Hey all Im in Rhossili on Sunday with me dad and we need to know if there are any mountain bike trail centres nearby with bike hire as well. Not too worried about difficulty or length, just looking to ride. Thanks in anticipation James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted August 19, 2010 Report Share Posted August 19, 2010 Have a look here: http://www.mbwales.com/ Afan would seem the closest one to where you are. No idea whether it's any good though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haydon_peter Posted August 19, 2010 Report Share Posted August 19, 2010 Afan is awesome fun. There are 2 trail centres, bike hire is available at either. Old Afan Trail Centre Penhydd - 17km - Classic trail, fairly basic but still good fun The Wall - 23km - Dodgy fire road ascent but an amazing descent W2 - 44km - You can start this at either trail centre and use the other as a half way lunch stop, I would personally start at the Old Afan Trail centre and use the newer Glyncorrwg Trail Centre for lunch because it has nicer facilities. W2 is The Wall and Whites Level linked together by use of a fire road. New Glyncorrwg Trail Centre Whites Level - 17km - Tough 6km singletrack uphill at the start with a fun descent and a black section you can session Skyline - 47km - Never ridden this, its meant to have a lot of fire road but the final descent is supposed to be good If you plan to do an all day ride I would highly recommend the W2 trail. For a half day ride any of the trails are good but my favourite is Whites Level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazykid009 Posted August 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2010 Thanks for that guys. Afan it is then. Have you got any idea about pricing for bike hire, even if it's a rough guesstimate. Thanks James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wally Posted August 20, 2010 Report Share Posted August 20, 2010 Afan is awesome fun. There are 2 trail centres, bike hire is available at either. Whites Level - 17km - Tough 6km singletrack uphill at the start with a fun descent and a black section you can session Tell me about it! I nearly died on the way up haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_scott Posted August 20, 2010 Report Share Posted August 20, 2010 I work at Skyline Cycles in Glyncorrwg, we hire Konas from the the Afan shop... take a look here for prices and more info. The Wall and Whites Level are really nice trails, W2 is a mixture of both The Wall and Whites Level. Skyline has afew diversions in place because of felling. Not sure about Penhyd, think that is still shut. Hope that helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haydon_peter Posted August 20, 2010 Report Share Posted August 20, 2010 I heard that Penhydd was shut due to logging but it doesn't say its shut on the mbwales website so I listed it in my last post anyway... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazykid009 Posted August 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2010 Thanks for all the replies guys, it's looking ti be a fun half week. My dad is promising: Sunday-Climbing in Rhossili Monday-Surfing on the Gower Tuesday-Riding in Afan Wednesday-Power kiting lesson on the way back to bristol Thanks for all the help James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totaltrials Posted September 30, 2010 Report Share Posted September 30, 2010 Went to Afan a few weeks ago. It is absolutely amazing. But be prepared for some tough climbs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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