Section Distance

Pink Heifer Route Description

Total Distance

0.60

Ride out along CyB entrance road to Junction with Main Road, turn left along main road.

0.60

0.35

Right off main road at Orange Emergency telephone box.

0.95

0.35

Climb up, forest road levels out, take left fork (almost a 180 turn).

1.30

0.10

After 100 yards turn right on to single track. (This is a downhill on the Karrimor!)

1.40

0.20

1.50

0.25

Turn left on to forest road at top of singletrack.

1.65

0.15

Continue on at 1.8 miles (not right up wet doubletrack).

1.80

0.20

Next right fork at 2.0 along forest road.

2.00

0.30

Follow round to left, levels out at 2.3 miles. (Flash: there is a new singletrack here on the right which can be taken instead of the fireroad descent, it ends on the hairpin at 2.50)

2.30

0.20

Hairpin bend around to left, then immediately take singletrack on right.

2.50

0.20

Bear right on to forest road at bottom of singletrack.

2.70

0.80

Left fork on to another forest road.

3.50

0.83

Forest road turns left with trees now cleared, look out for post 26 on right. (there is also a rock with a white painted footprint). Go down singletrack, soon bears  sharp right and narrows, follow to rock garden exit on to forest road. Go straight across here and drop off on to riverside road immediately. Turn left and go across foot bridge.

5.00

0.66

Go left off the bridge then take next right up forest road, at present marked MBR.

5.66

0.19

Bear right at first fork.

5.85

0.35

Continue on past wooden gate (ride-able around right hand side at present.)

6.20

0.09

Soon turn right on to single track descent which bears left and crosses stream after. Climb up do-able singletrack.

6.29

0.26

Trail turns obvious right downhill, still single.

6.55

0.59

Follow trail down and after two levels and two drops opens out in to felled area. Once out in open go right around first switchback then immediatley left off trail on steep short grassy section. This takes you down on to 'Big Doug'. Follow this singletrack all the way to short steep climb:

7.14

0.40

Follow singletrack forking right around tree, after second short climb, follow to tarmac road.

8.50

0.05

from the end of singletrack go directly across road, up small bank and down through trees to steep drop around tree on to road (this has become overgrown trail is indistinct/off piste). (This is done to cut the corner instead of going right on tarmac, then left at road junction).

8.55

0.01

Drop on to road and go across bridge straight ahead/left. Go immediately left up steep bank on to singletrack parallel to road. This climbs up through trees cutting off corner 2.

8.56

0.32

200 yard long singletrack climb drops you back on to road (which has turned left) Go left up here, this tarmac climb is STEEP. Hairpin left at cross roads at top.

8.88

0.42

Follow minor road for just over 100 yards looking for wide forest road going right. Take forest road and climb up avoiding left fork to farm at 9.3

9.30

0.20

Bear left ignoring next right turn and continue to climb with great view to left.

9.50

0.30

Bear right ignoring grassy trail straight ahead at 9.8

9.80

0.20

Ride on up rocky doubletrack with great views to right, through two wooden gates.

10.00

0.50

Continue on to a left turn on to grassy singletrack marked with a white topped post with yellow arrow. 100 yards before dead end 'turning space'. STOP PRESS a large tree has fallen straight across the trail 100 yards along the singletrack (before the first right turn) Don't be put off, just hop over and keep following the trail down to the plunge pool.

10.50

0.26

This is the plunge pool singletrack, Warning do not fall off, steep drops to side of trail, dips over small stream then turns right, gets narrow and steep on way down to double switchback and collapsed footbridge. Easily crossed except during rare flash floods.

10.76

0.34

Over footbridge, follow as trail passes the ant hills (big piles of pine needles) do NOT disturb. Trail becomes Ant Trail, warning do not fall off! Steep drop to left. Follow down to road and go straight across.

11.10

0.46

Trail descends to second larger plunge pool, cross footbridge and go up short steep climb (granny gear) to a right turn on to forest road (Post 41). Continue along forest road to junction with tarmac.

11.56

0.38

Go straight on at tarmac road, Dolfrwnog Tea Garden is soon on left! Continue up tarmac and take right fork up Karimor forest road.

11.94

0.51

Take first forest road left turn after 300 yards. Continue with fine views to left, then turn right on to tarmac road. 100 yards then right fork up through wooden gate.

12.45

0.22

350 yard forest road climb then keep left and follow blue marker post left down Hermon singletrack section 1.

12.67

0.83

Cross tarmac road to section 2. Cross forest road to section 3. Drop off and turn left on to forest road for 200 yards then turn right on to section 4 with open hillside. Right off section 4 on to forest road.

13.50

0.30

Straight ahead at forest road T junction on to marked singletrack, follow down to riverside forest road.

13.80

0.50

Go left (downhill) on riverside forest road until you get back to footbridge, right across here.

14.30

0.90

After bridge go left on to tarmac and then take forest road fork to right, 100 yards later. Follow round to Tarmac road, go straight on (right) along tarmac and follow up steep tarmac climb. Take singletrack off to the left 3/4 way up.

15.20

0.60

Follow singletrack until it reaces a stony forest road, look for singletrack on opposite side of road.

15.80

0.20

Follow overgrown singletrack along, then descends left down towards river, cross rock garden and follow trail up in to picnic area. Go right up rooty climb at far end of picnic area, then immediately left between bollards and up bank straight ahead, on to main road.

16.00

0.20

Cross road, go right and then left, back up CyB entrance road. FINISH!

16.20