Llandegla was the destination. North Wales on a Bank Holiday. What could go wrong. Truthfully nothing actually, I just like exaggeration and trying to set the tone. But it was just a bloody good day out.
Me and a mate headed out nice and early and arrived around mid morning and hit the trails and honestly, although I enjoyed it, I was let down.
The blue route was awesome. So flowy. So swoopy. Fast. I loved it. After a minor 8 mile loop we decided we'd head back up and hit the big stuff. This is where we made a mistake.
We we decided on hitting the black route. Just to test ourselves and really have a day of it. The length is no slouch at around 14 miles. But I was left wanting because of the 14 miles, in my humble opinion, most of it was uphill. Sodding uphill?! I understand you have to go up to come down but it felt like for all the uphill we were doing we didn't get much run down at all.
The blue route was awesome. So flowy. So swoopy. Fast. I loved it. After a minor 8 mile loop we decided we'd head back up and hit the big stuff. This is where we made a mistake.
We we decided on hitting the black route. Just to test ourselves and really have a day of it. The length is no slouch at around 14 miles. But I was left wanting because of the 14 miles, in my humble opinion, most of it was uphill. Sodding uphill?! I understand you have to go up to come down but it felt like for all the uphill we were doing we didn't get much run down at all.
Dont get me wrong there were descents. They just weren't very bloody hard or challenging, and they were few and far between. The climbs? Dull. I thought they were going to be roots and ruts, but all it was was endless climbing up very well cared for trails.
Im all for trail maintenance but the climbs were difficult they were just plentiful. Which took the fun away from it.
Im all for trail maintenance but the climbs were difficult they were just plentiful. Which took the fun away from it.
I'll be heading back for sure. The free ride park was a hoot and there's more trails to be ridden around Wales. But for now, I'll just head back out in the Lakes thanks.
Ta-ra ✌️
Ta-ra ✌️
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