Cycling / Mountain Biking
Last updated: 29 May 2008
Details, weblinks and contact numbers to some of region's local clubs. Use the form to add or amend details...
The North Wales Mountain Bike Association
www.nwmba.demon.co.uk/main.html
The North Wales Mountain Bike Association has been going since 1986. According to its website, it's the only club organising mountain bike events in North Wales. Plus, it carries info on the Llandegla Mountain Bike Centre, a dedicated facility providing trails for people of all abilities, including families.
Email: simon_nwmba@yahoo.co.uk
Llandegla Forest Mountain Bike Trails
www.coedllandegla.com
A popular place for mountainbikers of all abilities, including families. Plus, for the brave, there's a black run - not for the faint-hearted.
Email: info@coedllandegla.com
www.ridetheclwyds.com
A website offering maps and suggested routes around the Clwydian Range for cyclists of different abilities.
www.ridehiraethog.com
The site offers maps and info around routes in the Mynydd Hiraethog area which includes Clocaenog Forest, Lynn Brenig and Alwen reservoirs and Denbigh moors.
For more information
Try the website of the national association for
Welsh Cycling - www.welshcycling.co.uk - which promotes cycling in Wales.
Also, the BBC Local site for NW Wales has a big section on cycling in the region.
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Walter Raleigh
The cycle pathway along the river Dee provides intersting views that have previously been denied most residents of Deeside - particulary those of the Airbus wings being loaded and the maritime gateway to Chester. It is a cycle ride that can be thoroughly recomended and if the weather changes there's always the option of putting the bike onto the train back to Deeside.One thing that might encourage more uptake of the cycle path sthough is a notice on the new bridge over the main road at Dealand. There must be many people who pass beneath it in their cars every day that are unaware of the significance of the relative! ly new structure as part of the national cycle network.
Alice Lovegrove, Prestatyn
http://www.ontrackgroup.biz for more information about a recently established adapted cycle project for the disabled. It's called On Track Community and is based on Bastion Road in Prestatyn. They currently have five adapted cycles including: 2 Side-by-Sides, 1 Duet, 1 Adult Trike, & 1 Tandem. Great fun and really sociable for everyone!
Tim Butler, 10fifty, Chamonix, France
Wales should be really proud of what it is doing for mountain biking. For our holidays in the French Alps we only take riders with a certain level of experience and we use mountain bikers' abilities to ride the specially made Welsh trails as the benchmark. Our recommendation for training is 'get yourself to Wales its the best place to practice in the UK'.
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