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Seeing as i won a competition to stay here: http://www.coedybrenincottages.com/ i guess its only fair to tell you a little about the place, I won 2 nights in the 'hay loft' marketed as a romantic weekend for Two..... yeah right, first thing first ring my mate and see if he's up for some Welsh MTB fun so off we went with an airbed for the lounge as there was to be no bum fun here.... As luck would have it for Marco the 'hay loft' actually has a sofa bed, the accommodation is presented very well, its very well furnished and very comfortable and its 400yds from the entrance to Coed-Y brenin mountain bike park, you really cant go wrong although it carries a pretty steep price tag ?

All amenities are top notch and there is also secure bike storage, perfect, although the place is only 400yds from the entrance to the bike park, take the car as when you come home its 400yds up a pretty steep hill and you'll be shattered from riding all day

the riding is first class and when the 'skills area' is finished it will be an amazing place for all types of riding, we coped very well on hardtails managing 1 and a half*black runs climbing nearly 3000ft. The trails are man made, not that you'd know it, and you need to be confident in rock gardens, less like a garden more like a rocky mountain stream without the water in it ! Plenty of drops and line choice is crucial, something i'm rather naff at it appears !

The Red runs have some cool flowy bits and if you pump them right there is some decent air to be had also, but there is a distinct lack of big jumps. Got a few random pics, nothing too special.

The good thing about driving is not having to open and shut the damn gates..


going up...


complimentary bike shot way up on the 'bull' trail


when i get more photo's off Marco i'll add them




*I only managed half of the MBR trail as i went over the bars on a section called Cain and smashed my ribs good and proper on the rocks, this was due to the fatigue induced by riding the bull trail in the morning, damn its hard work but so so rewarding.

Looks like a lovely weekend for the two of you!

Yup, know i know the deal i'd look at booking one of the larger cottages and fill it with riders, split the cost etc !

Im off to CYB tomorrow for 4 days going to Llandegla on the sunday but plan to ride every marked trail (and any unmarked stuff we find) at CYB before heading back home.

No cosy cottage for us though, a couple of tents and sleeping bags will have to do.

Nice, CYB is the oldest and the best.

Kev, dont think you'll manage all the marked trails, but good luck

Almost Ian, we had a good shot at it but legs could take no more. we done the MBR, Beast, dragons back and Tawr at CYB and at llandegla we done the 21km black and 12 km blue. I even done the Llandegla black on my hardtail for a change which was fantastic till the forks gave way and had to ride on full lock out for half the ride.

Full lock out at llandegla is hardcore kev

Tell me about it, when i got to the bottom, my left 'ring' finger was stuck in the wrap round position due to the vibrations, it was possibly the most uncomfortable ride ive had. until the forks gave way it was fantastic though.

Cant wait to get there again.

LOL - that seems like a pretty good freebie. They have had snow up there till recently. Looks like you picked a good time to go!

400yds !!! .... LUXURY!, we stayed at the holiday village, did the Beast, then had to ride 3 miles up that bloody hill to get back!!

Not only is it steep, it's looooong, on the way there in the morning we were freeewheeling down it at over 30mph.