Chocolate Log

Here's the loop we did around Llyn Brianne taking in a 7km singletrack alongside the Afon Doethie.

It's a cracker, and being < 15 miles means it's ideal for a quick blast, although you'll need to bring spare clothes as you WILL get covered in shite, no matter what the weather.

Map

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Image produced from the Ordnance Survey Get-a-map service. Image reproduced with kind permission of Ordnance Survey and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland.

Ride Details

Route Info

• Start at the Dam. Soak up the view.
• Follow the track across the dam and right through the forest until you reach the only building for miles around - the remotest church in Wales apparently.
• Go up the steep rocky track here. I reckon you'll be walking within 50ft but there's no shame in that.
• Follow this track across the boggy moorland hilltops.
• As it starts to descend, keep your eye out for a gate on your left on a steep zig zag in the path. It's so tempting to blast straight down, but resist - as this is the start of the Afon Doethie trail.
• Follow this trail all the way down to the new houses. 7km of classic singletrack.
• When you eventually hit the farm track, follow it left until you reach some newly built houses. Take the path forking left up and over the hilltops back to the dam.