Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

Routes

Mountain biking trails

Slate Descent Path – Craig Rhiwarth Descent loop from Llangynog

Routes

Mountain biking trails

Slate Descent Path – Craig Rhiwarth Descent loop from Llangynog

Hard

5.0

(1)

riders

Slate Descent Path – Craig Rhiwarth Descent loop from Llangynog

04:29

42.9km

1,420m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 16, 2026

Tips

Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 18.6 km for 1.34 km

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

2.41 km

Nant Llwyn-Gwern Waterfall and Valley

Highlight (Segment) • Waterfall

A hard climb this is, for sure - but it's all on good bridleways, and a better way of gaining height than winching up the road that runs parallel. Plus the views are astonishing!

Tip by

7.92 km

Slate Descent Path

Highlight • Climb

fast slate descent.

Tip by

12.7 km

Coed Lletty

Forest

18.5 km

Blaen Trawsnant Valley

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

Expect a relatively easy going, beautiful climb followed by a rip-roaring descent from Craig Berwyn. It can get boggy in winter, though.

Tip by

33.2 km

Cwm Bychan Cafe

Highlight • Cafe

This is a great little cafe in Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant, very friendly and very welcoming to mucky cyclists and walkers!

Tip by

39.7 km

Craig Rhiwarth Descent

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

A cracking descent which runs right into the village of Llangynog. It's a good track, with plenty of switchbacks, eventually passing through a beech wood and into the village.

Tip by

42.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.6 km

13.6 km

11.1 km

1.56 km

Surfaces

22.5 km

13.6 km

4.07 km

2.14 km

526 m

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Highest point (700 m)

Lowest point (150 m)

Weather

Sunday 24 May

28°C

13°C

0 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 16.0 km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Our route recommendations are based on thousands of hikes, rides, and runs completed by other people on komoot.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Edit route

Download GPX

Move start point

Embed on a website

Report an Issue

Nearby routes

Moderate

4.9

2,705

Big Jim's Black Trail – Rollercoaster Trail loop from World's End

02:47h

28.2km

580m

Moderate

4.0

A circuit of Clocaenog Forest and the Alwen and Brenig Reservoirs

04:06h

48.1km

740m

Moderate

5.0

Wayfarer Loop

03:29h

44.1km

870m

Hard

4.3

A loop around the Berwyns

04:55h

52.2km

1,480m

Hard

Penllyn Forest and the Dee Valley circular from Bala

05:24h

60.6km

1,440m

Moderate

Mynydd y Cemmaes Dovey Valley loop

03:03h

32.6km

800m

Hard

5.0

Tyn Celyn Climb – Allt y Badi Descent loop from Llangollen

04:28h

45.0km

1,500m

Moderate

5.0

Llyn Brenig – Alwen Dam loop from Llanfihangel Glyn Myfyr

03:58h

46.4km

700m

Hard

4.0

Slate Descent Path – Craig Rhiwarth Descent loop from Llandrillo

04:10h

42.9km

1,310m

Hard

5.0

Slate Descent Path – Craig Rhiwarth Descent loop from Llangynog

04:29h

42.9km

1,420m

Moderate

3.0

Llyn Brenig – Alwen Dam loop from Llyn Brenig Visitor Centre

04:29h

51.4km

830m

Moderate

3.8

Top of World's End Escarpment – Climb After World's End loop from Pen-y-cae

01:49h

19.8km

450m

Slate Descent Path – Craig Rhiwarth Descent loop from Llangynog

Nant Llwyn-Gwern Waterfall and Valley

Slate Descent Path

Blaen Trawsnant Valley

Cwm Bychan Cafe

Craig Rhiwarth Descent

Nearby routes

Sign up or log in to keep exploring this route

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️