I was out yesterday riding the Gap w a friend & couldnt help but look at all the trails sneaking over the hills & thinking…hmmm I wonder were that goes?…So Im asking the STW collective for their thoughts on riding in the Beacons/Black Mountains – where is good to go? Are there any really stand out trails? I dont mind a bit of poaching if needs be.. 😉

I vote Y Das, a bastard climb and must be hairy as a descent.

any of the runs off the northern end like Y Das would be good value as a descent.

Bitch of a climb back up though 🙂

Where is Y Das guys?

Y Das is ace but isn't that hard; a bit further east is a bridleway that zig-zags down to the Monastery that is much narrower and far more scary. I don't think I've ever spent as long thinking "Aaargh I'm about to crash" as I did going down there.

Y Das

Monastery descent

The Black Mountains are just ace all round, really (as long as you don't mind pushing uphill too much…).

Stoner, where was the sheep trail that zig-zagged down the side of that scree slope near Fan Llia? That looked..Interesting..

Rhiw Trumau west of Y Das is pretty techy too. Narrower than Y Das but without the drops.

Not tried Monastery.

Nick – This one 'ere I think

We'll take the bikes next time 🙂