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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.
[url= http://streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?x=320357&y=232686&z=120&sv=320357,232686&st=4&ar=y&mapp=map.srf&searchp=ids.srf&dn=663&ax=320357&ay=232686&lm=0 ]Y Das[/url]
[url= http://streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?x=325042&y=230846&z=120&sv=325042,230846&st=4&ar=y&mapp=map.srf&searchp=ids.srf&dn=663&ax=325042&ay=230846&lm=0 ]Monastery descent[/url]
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 - [url= http://streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?x=281590&y=221892&z=115&sv=281590,221892&st=4&ar=y&mapp=map.srf&searchp=ids.srf&dn=663&ax=281590&ay=221892&lm=0 ]This one 'ere I think[/url]
We'll take the bikes next time 🙂