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I am looking at a map of Beast at CyB and I rmember there being a long dull fire road bit which I reckon you can cut out. If you take a look at the map [url= http://mbwales.com/en/content/cms/Centres/Coed_y_Brenin/Beast_of_Brenin/Beast_of_Brenin.aspx ]HERE[/url] at where you finish Hermon then ride past Dolfrwynog. The route turns right but it looks like you should be able to carry on round to the left then take the second right to get to Gomez? It looks like it could be a fairly steep but short climb?
Yep carry on up the road then through the wooden gate on your right, misses the whole fireroad climb out
Excellent, that is exactly what I wanted to hear thanks.
But it also misses some really nice views. Man up.
It is a time thing rather than a lack of manliness. Anyway real men don't do views, they are too busy riding hard 😆
You'll miss soup hut though?
What Houns said - although in the winter when the road (which is super steep 😯 ) was sheet ice, we went up the fire road to the first junction, go left and then rejoin the road and turn right just below the gate. In fact we always go that way.. cause the views don't counter the fire road enough 😉
Agree with ART - the road climb is stupid steep and just a slog; the fire road short cut is a fraction bit longer but it's easily ridable and you get good views whilst doing it 🙂 .
We actually did the full route over the winter - it made the long slog more exciting and cruising down through 4" snow was fantastic. It also reminded me how good the views are from up there on a good day.
Well if your bothered about missing the views here's a crap phone photo
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