Van Road Trails — Attraction in Rudry

It's ok, maybe 4/5 trails/ small closed tracks plus a down hill slalom track for side by side racing. The tracks are smaller than small but serve a purpose for those who can't travel to a big trail park, there's little whoops n birms for beginner kid level riders and massive jumps at the top for the more experienced rider. Not all the trails are rollable, so if you're going to attempt them, you'll have to fully commit or you'll be eating dirt, redbull cans, and broken glass, yup, it's not the cleanest location but it ain't a complete dive. EMTBs are well suited here as on a manual you sometimes struggle to gain momentum in such short distances. There's a...

Van road trails sport a fantastic range of tracks from little rollers and berms for those just getting started on MTB, dirt jump bikes or BMX, through larger tabletops and on to pro-line gap jumps. It also features a dual slalom track with start gate and hosts regular races.

As of spring 2016, Van road trails now has its own BMX/4x club, aimed at getting regular riders together and helping them to get the most out of the trails as well as organising events throughout the season.

One of South Wales' hidden gems. Get down there and enjoy it. Oh, and take your litter...

Kids love coming here, have found others using the trails to be friendly and helpful. Trails range from easy to difficult, great way to build up confidence on your bike. I've knocked a star off as it was filthy when I was here last - so much litter, this is clearly due to lazy and mindless people who use this facility and don't respect the...