Map - Click here to see a location map of all the routes
Rights of Way - Legal stuff about where you can and can't go
Route Grades - How to pick a route suitable for you
The Bike - Tips on the best set-up and components for trail riding
Toolkit - Don't leave home without this stuff (unless you enjoy long walks!)
Travelling to the rides - How not to get the inside of your car covered in mud and other useful stuff
Food & Drink - Yum Yum
First Aid & Emergencies - Because nobodys immortal
What to Wear - Essential info - unless you ride in the nude!
How to Ride - O.k. so you've probably already worked out the bum on saddle, feet on pedals stuff! This section gives a few tips to help you cope with typical trail obstacles and avoid erosion etc.
The Mountain bike & Country Codes - Treating the countryside with respect
Animals & People - coping with scary bitey creatures
Useful Contacts - Who to contact for accomodation information, rights of way issues, weather forecasts etc
Ride 1 - Corris - 20.5 miles/ 33km. Starting from Dolgellau this route takes in some stunning scenery and top descents
Ride 2 - Barmouth Coast - 24 miles/ 38.5km. Up into the foothills of Cadair Idris, then back to Barmouth for well earned ice creams on the beach!
Ride 3 - Pont Scethin - A real hidden gem of a route. 17.5 miles/ 28km (although with 3300ft/ 1000m of climbing it seems a lot further). Click here to see this route
Ride 4 - Lake Vyrnwy - 11 miles/ 17.5km. Short but definitely sweet.
Reservoirs - Some of the most dramatic of man's additions to the scenery of Mid-Wales.
Ride 5 - Horseshoe Pass - 33 miles/ 53km. Lung-busting climbs are rewarded with stunning scenery on this route around Llangollen.
Legendary Heroes - Celtic history is full of tales of big hairy blokes with swords. Find out about 3 of the most famous.
Ride 6 - Cadair Idris - Real 'mountain' biking. More like a walk with unwieldy luggage than a bike ride for much of the climb! But worth it for the sense of achievement, stunning views - oh and the 6mile/ 9km descent.
Ride 7 - Tanat Valley & the Berwyns - 18.5 miles/ 29.5km. Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant is not exactly the centre of the universe - but it is in the middle of some top mountain biking country.
Welsh Place Names - Believe it or not all those unpronounceable looking place names with far to few vowels for their own good do actually mean something.
Ride 8 - Kerry Hill - 26.5 miles/ 43km. A big loop in the hills above Newtown.
Historic Tracks - Did you know that many of the tracks you ride may have been in use for thousands of years? Read this section and feel the history beneath your wheels the next time you're out in the hills.
Ride 9 - Foel Fadian - 15.5miles/24.5km. On the face of it the tiny hamlet of Staylittle may not have much worth staying for! But once you've tried this route you'll be wanting to stay here forever!
Ride 10 - The Longmynd - 20 miles/ 32km. Still one of the best places I've ever ridden.
Ride 11 - The Stiperstones - 25 miles/ 40km. A cross-border cruise with a few gnarly descents and spooky tales to keep you on your toes!
Ride 12 - Ironbridge - 9.5 miles/ 15km. A short route, but it packs in plenty of scenery, fascinating history, tempting pubs - oh and some good riding too!.
Industry - Believe it or not an upturned bicycle was once an important part of some miners' kit!
Ride 13 - Beacon Hill & Offa's Dyke - 19 miles/ 30km. A cross border raid starting from King Offa's ancient border defences
Geology - Gnarly stuff that sticks out of the ground waiting to wreck you rims and break your bones!
Hill Farming - Did you know that Corgis were originally bred by Welsh cattle drovers? Their short legs allowed them to run between cows' legs!
Ride 14 - Titterstone Clee - 17 miles/ 27km. An eerie post-apocalypse style landscape, but there are stunning views (and a mad - and totally unofficial - playground for extreme downhillers amongst the quarry ruins!)
Ride 15 - Devil's Bridge & the Vale of Rheidol - 14.4 miles/ 23km. A fairly short route, but with plenty of gorgeous scenery and a chance to see the famous Devil's Bridge and Waterfalls.
Legends & Superstitions - More implausible tales from feverish Celtic minds
Ride 16 - Nant-y-Moch Reservoir - 17.5 miles/ 28km. A nice little route with lakes, forests, moorland, top views and some deep fords
Ride 17 - Llangurig - 14.5 miles/ 22.5km. Another typical bit of Mid-Wales mountain biking - hills, forest, moorland, fantastic views and brilliant descents.
Ride 18 - Elan Hills - 20 miles/ 32km. Deserves to become a classic. Mountain biking doesn't get much better than this!
Ride 19 - Elan Lakes - 26.5 miles/ 42.5km. THE definitive Mid-Wales route. A well-deserved classic.
Moorland Birds - The wild hills of Wales and the Marches are a refuge for some of this country's most impressive, beautiful and rare birds.
Ride 20 - Claerwen Valley - 16 miles/ 25.5km. Another top bit of mountain biking in the Elan area.
Forests - Did you know that the average person in Britain uses the equivalent of 1 large tree every year? No wonder there are so many forests in Wales.
Woodland Creatures - Forests are more than just paper factories. They also provide homes for a wide range of wild beasties.
Ride 21 - Hergest Ridge - Only 9.5 miles/ 15km but still with plenty of good riding and brilliant views.
Ride 22 - Radnor Forest - 16 miles/ 25.5km. A forest with no trees! Except that now it has got some. Confused? Don't worry about it - just enjoy the top riding with some totally brilliant descents.
Ride 23 - Glascwm - More of what Mid-Wales does best. 25.5 miles/ 41km of lonely moorland trails
Welsh History - From cavemen to coal miners with plenty of people hitting each other with swords in between!
Ride 24 - Llyn Brianne & the Afon Doethie - 18.5 miles/ 29.5km. A superb route including some totally brilliant singletrack.
Ride 25 - The Old Monk's Road - 62 miles/ 99km. Pure masochism!
