Bump
Is the diversion on Twrch still in place?
From what I gather it misses out most of the last descent from Castle valley down to the final fire road crossing. Is it possible to get across to the DH track from the start of the diversion as an alternative descent?
Yeah that’s the route, it’s a long-term diversion as they’ve got to the trouble of building bits of temporary trail to do it.
Darrell is still uplifting the DH so there’s no reason why you couldn’t. At the diversion either head left – short but steeper road to the top or straight on, longer, less steep – turn off the road at the junction – there used to be a wooden statue of a guy holding a broken bike at the turn but it’s been years since I took the bus.
I would guess the diversion is still in place, I follow the trail crew, Cwmdown and the Ranger on FB and there’s be nothing to suggest it’s re-opened. It was a nice little after-work right when the evenings were getting shorter, but it’s not really worth the climb IMHO now, but it’s a decent alternative end to Cafall, avoid the last bit down to the car park after you cross the road at the end, head back up the road.
