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The Marin Trail
Chemin de VTT
Modéré
14,32 mi
2 394 pi
A true old-school trail centre – fireroads on the way up, nothing but singletrack on the way down.
The Marin Trail was one of the first trail centres to be built in Wales. It shows too, built in the classic old-school style that marked trail centres back in the day, with a significant amount of the climbing taking place on fireroad, leaving the singletrack for the descents. Having said that, the route starts with a singletrack climb, a really pleasant one through some nice woodland that lifts you effortlessly up on to the hillside. The remainder of the climb is on fireroad, leading to the first descent – 'Pigs Might Fly'. Flowing and fast at the top, it drops you through some lovely tight corners. Another climb follows, getting you ready for 'Blue' – another cracking section that's a little twistier and more technical than the first. From there, the trail continues in a similar vein – cruisy climbs, fun descents. There's the toothy 'Dragon's Tail' – the rockiest part of the route, the fast and flowy 'Pixies' Paradise' and the boardwalks of 'Stumpdance'. The best comes last though . After the speedy fun of 'Croeso' comes a huge fireroad climb. Dig in, it's worth it, because the final two descents are stunning. Beginning with the aptly-named 'Ride Fast, Ride Free', they run together into the fastest, most flowing and most grin-inducing descent of the ride. Well-surfaced with flowing corners, it's easy to pick up speed, at which point it becomes impossible to resist popping off the numerous rollers and rises along the trail. It a final descent to rival any trail centre in the country. Route into – 25 kilometres of full-marked and carefully designed fun. With 450 metres of climbing, it'll take from 1.5 hours if you're flat out, and 3 or 4 if you're going at a more lesiurely pace. You can start the ride in Betws-y-Coed, although the 'official' start is a short drive out of town. It's probably better to start at the latter, as that way you end on a real high with the final descent. Written by FATMAP Official
The Marin Trail was one of the first trail centres to be built in Wales. It shows too, built in the classic old-school style that marked trail centres back in the day, with a significant amount of the climbing taking place on fireroad, leaving the singletrack for the descents. Having said that, the route starts with a singletrack climb, a really pleasant one through some nice woodland that lifts you effortlessly up on to the hillside. The remainder of the climb is on fireroad, leading to the first descent – 'Pigs Might Fly'. Flowing and fast at the top, it drops you through some lovely tight corners. Another climb follows, getting you ready for 'Blue' – another cracking section that's a little twistier and more technical than the first. From there, the trail continues in a similar vein – cruisy climbs, fun descents. There's the toothy 'Dragon's Tail' – the rockiest part of the route, the fast and flowy 'Pixies' Paradise' and the boardwalks of 'Stumpdance'. The best comes last though . After the speedy fun of 'Croeso' comes a huge fireroad climb. Dig in, it's worth it, because the final two descents are stunning. Beginning with the aptly-named 'Ride Fast, Ride Free', they run together into the fastest, most flowing and most grin-inducing descent of the ride. Well-surfaced with flowing corners, it's easy to pick up speed, at which point it becomes impossible to resist popping off the numerous rollers and rises along the trail. It a final descent to rival any trail centre in the country. Route into – 25 kilometres of full-marked and carefully designed fun. With 450 metres of climbing, it'll take from 1.5 hours if you're flat out, and 3 or 4 if you're going at a more lesiurely pace. You can start the ride in Betws-y-Coed, although the 'official' start is a short drive out of town. It's probably better to start at the latter, as that way you end on a real high with the final descent. Written by FATMAP Official
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Itinéraire et dénivelé
Segments
| Nom | Distance | Dénivelé | Pente moy. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Climb 1 part 1 | 0,78 mi | 377 pi | 9,1 % |
| B5106 Climb | 1,33 mi | 604 pi | 8,6 % |
| Marin Trail - First Fire Road Climb | 1,18 mi | 420 pi | 6,7 % |
| Allt Gwydyr | 1,01 mi | 377 pi | 7,0 % |
| Fire Road Climb - Middle | 0,81 mi | 338 pi | 7,9 % |
| Climb last section | 0,26 mi | 138 pi | 9,7 % |
| Marin Descent From Bench | 0,20 mi | -66 pi | -1,8 % |
| Pigs Might Fly Full | 0,69 mi | -262 pi | -6,5 % |
| Benching | 0,19 mi | 10 pi | 0,1 % |
| OLD VERSION - O'r fainc | 0,21 mi | -20 pi | -0,5 % |
| Pigs Might Fly | 0,42 mi | -203 pi | -8,9 % |
| wheelies poo lake to still feel sick with the stench climb | 0,51 mi | 118 pi | 3,8 % |
| PMF to Blue Climb | 1,59 mi | 449 pi | 5,4 % |
| Blue (whole section) | 0,22 mi | -75 pi | -6,5 % |
| siabod view windy ridge | 0,20 mi | 36 pi | 3,0 % |
| Blue to Pandora | 0,46 mi | 79 pi | 2,3 % |
| Mini dragons back | 0,33 mi | -131 pi | -7,4 % |
| Stage 2 | 1,04 mi | -220 pi | -4,0 % |
| Pandora to Cyffty | 0,44 mi | 33 pi | 0,2 % |
| Cyffty Tube | 0,27 mi | -108 pi | -7,5 % |
| Cyffty to Sleepy Bear | 0,62 mi | 154 pi | 3,8 % |
| Marin 3rd Climb | 0,71 mi | 161 pi | 3,9 % |
| Up Up | 0,42 mi | 141 pi | 6,1 % |
| Sleepy Bear | 0,14 mi | 43 pi | 4,4 % |
| Sleepy Bear | 0,11 mi | 39 pi | 4,1 % |
| Sleepy Bear to Dragons Tail | 0,16 mi | -39 pi | -4,3 % |
| Enduro Cymraeg 2 ME | 0,83 mi | -246 pi | -5,4 % |
| Dragons tail, from the summit. | 0,28 mi | -135 pi | -8,9 % |
| Pixies to Pont Banog | 1,02 mi | -207 pi | -2,2 % |
| All of Fireroad | 0,73 mi | -197 pi | -4,9 % |
| Fireroad Downhill | 0,45 mi | -194 pi | -7,3 % |
| short steep hill | 0,12 mi | 92 pi | 12,9 % |
| Pencraig climb | 2,09 mi | 282 pi | 2,0 % |
| Ball Burster | 0,06 mi | 0 pi | 0,0 % |
| Pont Banog | 0,20 mi | 36 pi | 2,1 % |
| Pont Banog | 0,34 mi | 121 pi | 5,6 % |
| Endor | 0,56 mi | 69 pi | 1,1 % |
| Endor | 0,21 mi | 36 pi | 3,2 % |
| stumpy | 0,36 mi | 72 pi | 2,8 % |
| Pen-yr-allt-ganol | 0,08 mi | -30 pi | -5,3 % |
| Stumpdance to Croeso | 0,80 mi | -102 pi | -0,2 % |
| Lefty FTW | 0,21 mi | 75 pi | 4,1 % |
| Croeso | 0,32 mi | 115 pi | 4,4 % |
| Croeso | 0,41 mi | 66 pi | 0,4 % |
| BMTB2018S3 | 0,24 mi | -75 pi | -6,0 % |
| Croeso hwyl. | 0,20 mi | -52 pi | -5,0 % |
| straight past Nipple lake | 0,24 mi | -20 pi | -1,2 % |
| Croeso to Pen Y Parc | 0,99 mi | 171 pi | 2,4 % |
| Llyn Parc X road Climb | 0,31 mi | 98 pi | 6,0 % |
| Mur de Marin | 0,34 mi | 112 pi | 5,9 % |