Reviews for Tarw Trail - Coed-y-Brenin

Summary:
Very Average

Review:
Have ridden this trail a couple of times now (most recently 06/07/09).

At present part of the trail is shut due to logging & the detour takes you part way on road, then onto fire road.

On the plus side it had rained pretty heavily in the run up to riding this & it drains well.

There are some enjoyable sections (Pins & Needles, Snap, Crackle, Pop), but there is too much fire road. To top this off just before the final descent you have a long descent via fire road! Nothing worse in my opinion.

Stay on the main trail centre trails which are much better.

Summary:
over rated

Review:
i did this trail as it had good rating at time, dont why cause to me it seems like a long and boring trail or work and no play,if ur in this area do the mbr otherwise avoid.

Summary:
Needs more Singletrack

Review:
When you got off the fireroad there were of lots of fun technical trails. I did it on a 6in full suss and when you go fast the trails seemed to flow, any slower and they didn't seem to work. Someone riding with me, who is a lot faster and stronger, on a hard tail couldn't keep up. This is why a lot of people, him included, don't like this trail.
Realy to ride it fast and have fun on the singletrack you need a freeride bike with a lot of travel. With a bike like this the hills aren't rideable.
In general this is a good track for anyone who rides downhill to just push up and ride down.
Lastly, they need to do some weeding if it rains your legs get soaked.

Summary:
Boring!

Review:
A long, long slog up forestry roads, a few short sections of slow single track, then roll all the way back down on forestry roads. Last 2 sections were not bad, but not worth all the hard slog. Not a patch on the other routes in Coed y Brenin. I went round part of MBR afterwards just to get some proper moutainbiking in.

Summary:
Crap!

Review:
I was also expecting big things having done the MBR before. The return visit for the Tarw was such a let down. Loads of up hill with not much down hill as a reward. Pins and needles was ok.

Did the Temptiwr afterwards - that was much better!