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The Rookie (Green)

• The Rookie is a family friendly 5.5km green trail with an optional blue 2.4km extension.

The Penhydd (Blue/Red) - Due Summer 2013

• Starting in Spring 2013, construction will begin on the new Penhydd Trail which will consist of two intermediate/blue graded trails leaving 
  the Afan Visitor Centre and linking at their furthest point to difficult/red sections of trail still remaining from the old trail. This should be complete by summer 2013 but no dates are confirmed.

The White's Level (Red with Black option)

• The White's Level Red (with black option) is 15km long and has more than most trails all in one. A beautiful route up takes you to a black rocky section (you can take an alternative route) that has rocks, technical corners and is steep, steep. steep. Later in the ride there is a cheeky northshore section as well as some fun rock drops (chicken run options exist too).
• Recently completed for 2013 is a new red grade descent trail situated 70 metres up the fire road from the old start (top) of ‘The Darkside’ that takes you swooping 1,700 metres down to the valley floor.

The Skyline (Red)

• The Skyline is 46km long and-has steep technical up's and down's. Great scenery and best you are fit for this one. The first up-is shared with the White's where it then parts off. The descent is legendary.

The Y Wal Trail (Red)

• The Y Wal trail is a swooping 24km mainly singletrack loop with epic views and breathtaking descents to keep your heart pumping all the way round. Watch out for The Graveyard section and hang on for the searingly fast final descent. Tough climb followed by fast descents where at some point the singletrack is so sweet you don't even notice the pretty much cliff drop to one side. Jumps, rock slabs, skinnies, shore and rollers. There is also an extra section of trail that is a fun option on 373 of the Y-Wal.
• There is now a new section of trail on Y Wal that will work as a loop (and can therefore be ridden as much as you want) and offers riders the opportunity to have a bit of a downhill singletrack adrenaline buzz. This new section can be accessed after the Graveyard section and before the Final Descent Zigzag.

W2 (Black)

• W2 is the latest trail loop to be created at Afan, linking the Y Wal and White's Level trails with a high level linking route to make  44km epic. It can be started from either Afan Forest Park or Glyncorrwg visitor centres too, with the other centre providing a welcome halfway watering hole en route.

Afan Bike Park

• Jumps, drops, berms, skinnies the lot and just built by Rowan Sorrell and the Back on Track team. 
• The Bike Park is located near Bryn Bettws Lodge, Gyfylchi and can be accessed from Y Wal trail. The adult bike park has a range of different graded runs each with different types of berms and jumps.

Clubs and Groups

• Aberdare MTB Group have 180+ members with a regular 30+ on each ride and often ride Afan and CwmCarn. 
• Check out the Three Valleys MTB Club 

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