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Explore the Beautiful Brecon Beacons Area of Wales
Mountain Bikes Trails

Trail descriptions are given. Route maps and detailed directions are available at the relevant bunkhouses.

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Route Accuracy The routes were believed to be accurate and navigable when published, but things do change over time and we would be grateful to be advised of any inaccuracies or necessary diversions you encounter on a route. Nevertheless Bootsbikesbunkhouses.com cannot be held responsible for any errors or omissions in these routes, or for any adverse consequences resulting from any reliance on the route descriptions.

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Mountain Biking Trails Overview

The Brecon Beacons National Park area of Wales boasts some of the UK's finest mountain biking with a huge network of varied trails that offer something for all.

This website contains overview descriptions of Mountain Biking Trails that are easily accessed from our brilliant Bunkhouses, accommodation designed with mountain bikers in mind. These Mountain Biking Trails offer a little of everything from short easy summer-evening saunters to full-on all-day epics. They explore all kinds of terrain from the high mountain tops to the lowly valleys and offer a variety of challenges from sinuous moor land single-track to broad-well surfaced forest roads.

So leave your car safely parked at the Bunkhouse and explore the Brecon Beacons by bike, the exciting, fun and environmentally friendly way. Then at the end of the day relax and enjoy our welcoming Bunkhouse hospitality.

Route maps and detailed directions are available at the Bunkhouse. The Mountain Biking Trails have also been graded to assist you in choosing the right route for the day and your fitness/riding ability.

Mynydd Illtud (Short)

A short easy ride over open ground, suitable for beginners and families, that follows a triangular route of bridleways and quite lanes around Mynydd Illtud. Click here for trail description...

Heol Senni

This is long for an 'easy' trail, taking you onto country lanes and farm tracks through old Breconshire hamlets and villages. There are two off-road sections, the first being quite flat, and second being mostly downhill. Click here for trail description...

Usk Reservoir

A forested circuit of the Usk Reservoir forms this short trail. The terrain is mostly hard packed forest roads and a lengthy tarmac section. Click here for trail description...

The Brinore Tramway

The Trail takes a roughly circular route along lanes and tracks from the National Park Visitor Centre out to Defynnog and back, featuring some climbs and descents across the Cwmcamlais and Senni valleys. Click here for trail description...

Llanfilo Loop

This trail demonstrates the great impact the Romans had on the landscape and history of the area. A hilly route, eased by following steady gradients. Click here for trail description...

 B - Moderate Trails

Mynydd Illtud (Long)

Starting off along the Canal towpath from Brecon, this more demanding ride follows the way-marked Taff Trail through the small villages of Llanfrynach, Pencelli and Aber, to the picturesque shores of the expansive Talybont Reservoir. Click here for trail description...

Cwm Treweryn

Taking in over 200m of off-road descending and an optional extra loop halfway around, this a great half-day ride along the valleys south of Sennybridge. Click here for trail description...

Talybont Forest

This trail has some very hilly climbing in Talybont forest and its surroundings, rewarding you with some fine descents over both fast fire roads and some rocky slippery sunken roads. Click here for trail description...

Crickhowell Loop

Most routes in the Brecon Beacons are hilly, and this one is no exception! However, most of the climbing is done on tarmac leaving you to go downhill on the rough. Click here for trail description...

 C - Strenuous Trails

The Gap

This is one of the all time classics of the Beacons taking in the Brecon Canal, the Taff Trail, the Brinore Tramway and the very popular Gap Road. Click here for trail description...

Sarn Helen

Another classic, this trail sets off along farm tracks and country lanes before picking up the Sarn Helen Roman road. The return is down a fast tarmac descent along the Senni Valley. Click here for trail description...

Pontsticill Crossover

This figure of eight shaped trail is much harder than it looks on the map, following a tough sequence of climbs and descents from Talybont to Pontsticill village and back. Click here for trail description...

Mynydd Du Forest

Great climbs and even better descents are the feature of this cracking run. The terrain varies from farm tracks to forest roads, open hilltops and old sunken roads. Click here for trail description...

Llangorse and Bwlch

The first half of this route is almost entirely off-road, followed by some engertic climbs and descents of the hills overlooking Llangorse Lake. Click here for trail description...

The Black Mountains

A brief climb out of Talgarth takes you into the foothills of the Black Mountains. Y Dâs and Twmpa tower above you as you follow lanes and sunken roads, with some off road on the return leg. Click here for trail description...

Grwyne Fawr Reservoir

This Black Mountains classic, this is a genuinely hard and strenuous trail for experienced riders only, reaching heights of 700m over very open hill country. Click here for trail description...