MBR Killer Loop
We had a great ride in the welsh hills yesterday. Only 3 of us in the end, although quite a few people from Ystwyth Mountain Bike Club sounded keen to join us (we just never quite got it organised) and the kite surfers just did the Summit Trail.
Steve, BEFS and I did the first main loop of the MBR Killer Loop from Pendam. On the first descent BEFS overtook me and shot off, just before a big drop that he then didn’t have time to slow down for so just launched off it and it was bigger than he thought. Needless to say he slowed down a little after that!
The big forest road climb out of the valley was a little longer than BEFS is used to as well, but he soon made up for it by being the only one of us who could clear the rocky step on the MX Trails up by Angler’s Retreat. We stopped here for lunch and then decided not to do the second loop but to head back to the cars and then do the Pendam Trail instead.
We didn’t see a single person all day long until we got back onto the Pendam Trail and found lots of people pushing their bikes up the hills. We then headed off to the visitor centre for tea and cakes and bumped into the kitesurfers there who looked as though they’d had a good day as well. The visitor centre was heaving so we gave up on the idea of tea and cakes and headed back to the cars.
After eventually getting through the traffic in Borth we got home and headed off for dinner at the Wildfowler with Anna and Morgan before a fire and some beers on the beach.
Summer is here!
Preparing for the ride
Lunch on the Trailside
Welsh Hills and lakes
Here is a Google Earth File of the route and a topo section.
