Dolen Machno Fire Road Climb – Penmachno Trails loop from Penmachno

Mountain biking trails

Dolen Machno Fire Road Climb – Penmachno Trails loop from Penmachno

Moderate

riders

Dolen Machno Fire Road Climb – Penmachno Trails loop from Penmachno

01:20

12.2km

350m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 27, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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574 m

Dolen Machno Fire Road Climb

Highlight • Climb

From the roadside trailhead, the start of the Penmachno trails is a haul up the hillside on fire roads.

It feels like you're climbing for a really long time, especially …

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1.14 km

View of Penmachno

Highlight • Viewpoint

tight trails but excellent fun

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3.18 km

Forest Trail in Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri

Highlight • Trail

Classic Welsh trail centre riding, with some gorgeous mossy green scenes as you wind through the trees. A little rocky, plenty of pedalling and lots of corners.

This might not …

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7.83 km

Cwm Penmachno Singletrack Descent

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Absolutely fantastic singletrack section overlooking Cwm Penmachno as you fly down the hillside. A few rollers and small features, it's a really fast section with big, open views and somewhat reminiscent of some Afan descents to the south. Enjoy!

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10.4 km

Bicycle in Tree, Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri

Highlight • Structure

Little faster trail segment

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12.0 km

Penmachno Trails

Highlight • Trail

Lovely place, view amazing

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12.1 km

Penmachno Mountain Bike Trailhead

Highlight • Trail

A very unassuming spot, and certainly none of the facilities that you might expect from more popular trail centres, Penmachno's mountain biking centre is essentially a gravelly lay by as …

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12.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.1 km

Surfaces

7.20 km

4.35 km

499 m

< 100 m