Dyfi Forest Bike Ride

by Alan Cole · Published Thursday, June 25th, 2009 · Updated Thursday, June 25th, 2009

Dyfi Forest ride

This weeks Ystwyth-MTB night ride was in the Dyfi Forest. Just Dave, Jon and myself this week and as Dave and Jon are pretty fast I had a pretty hard ride doing my best to keep up.

It was a good ride in lovely conditions, hot and sunny. A little too hot really but we shouldn’t complain about that. We started out along the ClimachX trail, up the long climb and then along the first two bits of singletrack, then up the next little climb, by which time Dave and Jon were starting to leave me behind and I was struggling at the back. We stayed on the ClimachX Trail for the next two bits of singletrack before leaving it and heading off down the steep, muddy but lots of fun 3 in 1 descent.

From here it was a long climb to the top, back onto the ClimachX Trail and some more singletrack. Then on the rocky climb, instead of turning left and onto the singletrack across the top, we carried on up before heading down a steep descent into the next valley. From here it was a traverse around the valley to the first climb of the Dyfi Enduro. By now I’d come alive a bit and actually climbed this really well, overtaking Dave in the process and doing my best to keep up with Jon. I did of course know that it was the last climb of the evening so did put in quite a bit of effort.

All down hill from here on the final descent which was really good. It changes everytime I do it and tonight was no exception but I did manage to stay in touch with Dave and Jon and had a really good ride.

Click here for a Google Earth file of the ride.

I took my new camera along for the ride as well, getting a photo in before the ride an one halfway down the final descent.