Coed-y-Brenin — Local services in Wales

Fantastic gem of a facility for outdoor activity. There are MTB running and walking trails through stunningly sublime forest. I love the MTB trails, there is something for all levels. I've had some of the best MTB experiences of my life on the Black MBR trail, it's a masterpiece! You need to keep up a good pace though, it's very rocky so too slow and your wheel will stall. You need a good quality bike as well, the cost of a proper MTB starts at £1,500. I'd advise anyone with a cheaper ride to stick to blue or red trails, the suspension on your bike won't have dampers which means it's basically a pogo stick.

The layout of Coed y Brennin allows one to repeat sections of many trails, so you can really practice the individual bits in a loop. This is a great way to increase skill very quickly.

And what an Incredibly beautiful place! Huge waterfalls, rivers, spectacular forest. Probably the most beautiful trail center I've ridden.

There is a Bike hire shop here, renting out the amazing Turbo Levo Comp Electric MTBs. For a fit person, you work every bit as hard as you would on a non electric, you just cover twice as much ground. For a less fit individual mountain biking becomes accessible. Most of the trails have features on the inclines as well, which one can't really appreciate with a non electric as you're going too slowly. There is a great cafe here and visitor centre, thriving with a great atmosphere, sadly doomed to close due to new management at Natural Resources Wales, which no longer plans to support Mountain Biking facilities in Wales. I'd suggest you make the most of it while we still benefit from this wonderful...

I'm local and have been coming here with friends for years. A couple of years ago we let the staff in the bike shop know that we'd come across a family including a small child 2 or 3yrs old, the mum, dad and grandparents all taking a stroll down near the end of the Pink Heifer track. Today I caught up with my friend who was ahead of me on the Abel track, and in the process of having words with a very arrogant/ignorant, middle aged man walking a small dog up the track. The man's response to my friend telling him it was a bike track was "Ok you've made your point", and carried on walking up the hill. I also told him "you shouldn't be on the tracks mate", and his response was "yeah?" More needs to be done to prevent this happening, or it's inevitable that someone will be hurt. If pedestrians can be killed by cyclists riding on the pavement in London, imagine what could happen if a mountain biker riding full pelt downhill comes round a corner and crashes into people walking on the track. I hope to hear a response from the CYB staff about this and what can be done. WALKERS - KEEP OFF THE BIKE TRACKS THERE ARE PLENTY OF OTHER PATHS...

One of the most beautiful and peaceful places I've ever been. The 1st time we walked to the waterfall. There were a couple of crossover points with bikes and a scramble down a very steep and dodgy old creek bed (signs warned us). We were dressed and booted properly but the dog wasn't very happy! That said, it was breath taking. The walks are well signposted and there's an escape route if you're too tired to continue a circular route.

The second and third times we chose shorter walks and found moss covered rocks and trees, beautiful river strolls and picnic areas by the river where we sat for hours. This place made our holiday really special and...