The Twrch trail at Cwmcarn is well known. We’re not riding that though. We’re going to go on an alternative xc route with some technical options, lead by local ride John Purchase. We’ll also be joined by local club Halfway Up MTB. John is promising to cover 3 peaks, Machen, Sirhowy and Cwmcarn.This is not for the unfit! …
UPDATE2: We’re doing the regular loop. Ground conditions are not good. UPDATE – We’re going to go on an alternative xc route with some technical options, lead by local ride John Purchase. Still meeting in the Cwm Carn car park. Special late start of 11am. Pre-Christmas club ride at Cwm Carn, just over the …
This was a joint club ride, novice friendly ride and women’s ride. Info about Cwm Carn trails. Photos from previous ride there. We had 15 riders in the Cwm Carn car park ready for the 10:15 start. We set off as a single group with the plan to split if there was a major difference …
Cwmcarn is one of the big name trail centres in Wales. It’s located a few miles North of Newport. There’s a 14km (8m, 13km according to Google map) cross country route called the Twrch trail as well as a 1.4km downhill track. Both trails have around 400m of descent. The cross country route is steep …
