Penmachno Mountain Bike Trails

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Penmachno Mountain Bike Trails
  • Information:
  • Type: Mtb Base
  • Grades: Red
  • Riding:
  • Facilities: Car Park
  • Distance(s): 11-20km, 21-30km
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  • Country: Wales
  • County: Conwy
  • Website: Penmachno
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So machno

I love penmachno

Good points:

It's wet

Bad points:

It's wet

Would you recommend?

yes

Date written:

09/08//2023 - 7 months ago

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_timfromwales:
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Never Again

I've now been to Penmachno on 3 occasions. First time was on a local led ride by local guide and we hit some interesting bits off the main trail network Second was part of my BC guiding assessment which thankfully meant we rode further afield and only took on part of the tails. Third time - just this last weekend. I finally rode the whole trail and I can honestly say I'll never go back. There is simply not enough reward for your pedaling in my opinion. The last bit on the main Red loop is good an techy fun with lots of rocky drops and turns - but thats it for me Sorry Penmachno, you are not for me.

Good points:

The rocks are hard The puddles are wet You'll get a good work out

Bad points:

Just not enough reward for all your hard work

Would you recommend?

No

Date written:

05/07//2019 - over 4 years ago

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beardedbiggs:
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Penmachno red

got to say, some very mixed reviews when riding here. heard some people say amazing and some say awful. decided to ride and make my own mind up set off fairly early so we were the only ones out there at first, was such a peaceful place other than the air force practicing overhead! stopped a few times on the climbs to watch (any excuse for a rest) first couple of sections of single track didnt seem to flow that well so started off thinking it will be a long awful ride. carried on regardless and then got to the ffastis un, dau and tri sections. wow. flew down them like a man possessed!! absolutely brilliant. that put a smile on ,y face for the rest of the day. carried on to loop 2 and even though there was a long bit of fire road and a forestry diversion down some more fire road i enjoyed that. loop 2 felt a bit more wild. some trails were so overgrown had to go through at walking pace! reported a section of damaged boardwalk also. really enjoyed it still, even the section with all the massive rocks that went for ages. good technical section that flowed really well. back onto loop 1 and the last few sections were awesome. carried so much speed and also needed to be on my toes for some bits as well. got to the car park absolutely buzzing and didnt feel like i had just rode 30km. well worth a ride and will certainly come back again

Good points:

technical sections fast sections very natural feel amazing views

Bad points:

needs a little tlc in places (broken boardwalk and overgrown on loop 2) some facilities

Would you recommend?

Yes

Date written:

16/10//2018 - over 5 years ago

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