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SaveThe Gorlech Trail, designed by Rowan Sorrell, is made up of three big climbs and descents stretching over its 19km.
More progressive riders can also test their full arsenal of skills on the fearsome but thrilling features of the black graded Raven Trail
In contrast, the Derwen Trail is the starting point for families and novices and a great introduction to mountain biking.
All trails show off Brechfa Forest at its best.
More progressive riders can also test their full arsenal of skills on the fearsome but thrilling features of the black graded Raven Trail
In contrast, the Derwen Trail is the starting point for families and novices and a great introduction to mountain biking.
All trails show off Brechfa Forest at its best.
This region uses the Uk/Euro style trail grading system.
Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
3 trails
- E-Bike
1 trails
- Hike
2 trails
- Trail Running
2 trails
Region Details
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Region Status
Caution as of Aug 20, 2025Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 3
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 3
- Trails E-Bike
- 1
- Trails Hike
- 2
- Trails Trail Running
- 2
- Total Distance
- 27 miles
- Total Descent
- 5,422 ft
- Total Vertical
- 774 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 1,061 ft
- Reports
- 61
- Photos
- 104
- Ridden Counter
- 714
Popular Brechfa Forest Mountain Biking Trails
• 35 ★ 3.1 • 11 miles • 2,239 ft • 196 •
Less popular black difficulty singletrack. This mountain bike primary trail. On average it takes 1 hour50 minutes to complete this trail.
• 100 ★ 4.0 • 4 miles • 550 ft • 150 •
Popular green difficulty singletrack. This mountain bike primary trail. On average it takes 28 minutes to complete this trail.
Photos of Brechfa Forest Mountain Bike
Videos of Brechfa Forest Mountain Bike
trail: Raven Trail
3:20 |
301 |
Oct 5, 2015
trail: Derwen Trail
8:43 |
287 |
May 26, 2015
trail: Raven Trail
7:59 |
488 |
Apr 30, 2014
trail: Raven Trail
12:15 |
917 |
Feb 1, 2020 , Carmarthen
trail: Raven Trail
0:12 |
306 |
Sep 2, 2008
trail: Raven Trail
0:25 |
216 |
Sep 2, 2008
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gorlech | Aug 20, 2025 @ 10:28am Aug 20, 2025 | Dry | JonathonVAcLqU |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anturcwm | wishlist | trail | activity #91803562 | Apr 2, 2026 @ 11:40pm Apr 2, 2026 |
| Fi0KsY | comment | trail | activity #90555993 | Mar 14, 2026 @ 8:55am Mar 14, 2026 |
| Fi0KsY | ridden | trail | activity #90555744 | Mar 14, 2026 @ 8:52am Mar 14, 2026 |
| AshtonqI8riD | ridden | trail | activity #90516280 | Mar 13, 2026 @ 3:39pm Mar 13, 2026 |
| Gazza59 | wishlist | region | activity #90264117 | Mar 9, 2026 @ 7:15am Mar 9, 2026 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | Rode this with my husband this afternoon. Took... | Mar 14, 2026 @ 8:55am Mar 14, 2026 | ||
| trail | For context I am an XC rider, I turned up to... | Nov 1, 2025 @ 8:26am Nov 1, 2025 | ||
| trail | Great trail but huge sections are closed,... | Aug 23, 2025 @ 7:43am Aug 23, 2025 | ||
| trail | Following the signs for the Raven Trail was... | May 21, 2025 @ 10:49am May 21, 2025 | ||
| trail | There is a section closed for forest... | Jul 31, 2024 @ 2:03am Jul 31, 2024 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pembrokeshire Coast National Park | 20.9 km | ||||
| Glais Gobbler | 2 | 21.7 km | |||
| Drummau | 22.1 km | ||||
| Crynant Forest | 1 | 24 km | |||
| Clyne Valley Woods | 3 | 25.8 km |
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 3 | 27 miles | 5,420 ft | 12 miles | 774 ft | #6,059 | #184 | 104 | 61 | 1,044 | ||
| E-Bike | 1 | 12 miles | 2,566 ft | 5 miles | 774 ft | #5,039 | #217 | 44 | 212 | |||
| Hike | 2 | 15 miles | 2,858 ft | 7 miles | 725 ft | #8,413 | #210 | 45 | 17 | |||
| Trail Running | 2 | 15 miles | 2,858 ft | 7 miles | 725 ft | #7,550 | #193 | 45 | 1 |
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