I used to work at the Afan (Glyncorrwg) Trail Centre, and I’d ride after work most nights until a few months before I left.
I’d have to drive there to work, so it was all good.
The trails are so poor there now due to lack of maintenance, and the local secret stuff is being destroyed systematically due to the felling program to control the spread of P Ramorum in the area. I gave up riding there and consequently working there.
I’m building my own set of trails in the Swansea Valley now, right on my doorstep. My kids and their friends are loving it.
And I’ve got a lot of local guys involved in building “our” trails in local woods not controlled by the FC.
It’s great, perfect singletrack tailored to our riding styles that we can evolve as and when necessary.
I love riding trail centres, But now I’ve got my own version, I really can’t see a reason to drive anywhere to ride.
And I don’t see why anyone else “has” to drive to ride either.