Reviews for Twrch Trail - Cwmcarn

Summary:
Well worth a visit

Review:
Good trail I’ve ridden it a few times and let me tell you the clime up is a bitch! Great training for those legs though and its well built. Good mix of riding from open hilltop, freeride, forest and fast decent to the finish with small jumps that leave a smile on your face when you get back to the car park.

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Summary:
Stop Here on your Way To/From Afan/Brechfa

Review:
Rode the trail on 26/05/08, & they've made a few changes to the route, with mixed results. The climb is technical singletrack to about 80% of the way up, with plenty of exposed roots & rocks. This is great fun & a real challenge to get over. The new sections are right at the start (good) & about half way up (not good - smooth & less technical - I hope they're not going to do more of this like they have on the Beast in Coed-y-Brenin). Once you're at the top, take the freeride section - even if you're not into jumps this is much better than the very rocky Twrch at this point. From here there's a mix of climbing/descending on singletrack, which is reasonably technical. You soon come to a point where a hill is infront of you. You're heading left to go most of the way around the hill, when you get out into the open you'll be on a fast sweet descent which eventually hits fireroad. Straight over this (to another good new section) & the final descent is very fast (don't cut the corners), the best of the route.

Summary:
good trek.

Review:
bloody hard climb.... but the down is well worth the struggle.

Summary:
great day out

Review:
the bottom part of the course was diverted but was hell of a day the killer hill climbs were just the trick to warm you up, and the down hills what can i say fast scary well worth a trip.. stayed there for over half aday just pure fun,,,,,,, weather very sunny but cold -5 in the woods this morning

Summary:
Well worth the drive!

Review:
Technical long never ending climb (if your like me you'd get off and push so as not to wear yourself out for the best bits), which rewards you at the top with an amazing new freeride skills area (not so much fun when weathers not good), and then on to the mainly downslope single track action. Finally an amazing final descent that'll make you want to do the whole thing again!