Coed-y-Brenin is a mountain bike resort in Snowdonia, in the north of Wales near Dolgellau. It has several man-made singletrack courses in a woodland setting, varying in length from 12 to 38 kms. (7 to 23 miles), and one dual slalom course. A rider during a Cross Country race A mountain bike in the forest A mountain bike, mountain bicycle or ATB (All Terrain Bicycle) is a bicycle designed for off-road riding, either on dirt trails or other unpaved environments; in contrast, road bicycles arent rugged enough for such terrain. ... See also Snowdonia National Park The north ridge of Tryfan (seen on the left in this picture) makes an enjoyable scramble in Snowdonia. ... National motto: Cymru am byth (Welsh: Wales for ever) Waless location within the UK Official languages English(100%), Welsh(20. ... Dolgellau (also Dolgelley) is a market town in Gwynedd, Wales, lying on the River Mawddach. ... A singletrack is a small off-road trail used by cyclists. ...

The site is owned and operated by Forest Enterprise Wales, part of the Forestry Commission, and covers an area of some 9,000 acres around the valleys of the rivers Mawddach, Eden, Gain and Wen. The Forestry Commission is a government body in the United Kingdom. ... The River Mawddach (in Welsh, Afon Mawddach) is a river in North Wales which has its source north of Aran Fawddwy in Snowdonia and its mouth at the town of Barmouth. ...

The site was identified as a potential mountain bike race course in 1990, and the first races were held there in 1991. The initial course had to be chopped out of an unpassable rock strewn terrain.

Shortly afterwards an MTB hire centre, together with a visitor centre and café were opened at Maesgwm. Five waymarked trails were developed by Dafydd Davis who was employed by Forest Enterprise as a Forest Sports Development Adviser, grew Coed-y-Brenin into a major UK mountain biking center. Davis received an MBE in the 2004 Queen's Birthday Honours list for 'services to forestry' relating to his work on this resort. Dafydd Caradog Davis MBE is a Welsh mountain bike trail builder, known for the creation of several major UK mountain biking resorts such as Coed-y-Brenin. ... MBE can stand for: Member of the Order of the British Empire Mail Boxes Etc. ... The honours system of the United Kingdom is a means of rewarding personal bravery, achievement or service to the country. ...

A new £1.6 million visitor centre is under construction at the site, and is due to open in Spring 2006. There are also a number of waymarked walking trails around the forest.

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Mountain Bike Trails