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True Blue Trail – The Dark Side Trail loop from Minera

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True Blue Trail – The Dark Side Trail loop from Minera

Hard

5.0

(6)

1,414

riders

True Blue Trail – The Dark Side Trail loop from Minera

03:34

38.8km

720m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 13, 2026

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After 14.0 km for 918 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

1

9.48 km

Gravel Road in Clwydian Range and Dee Valley National Landscape

Highlight • Cycleway

2

11.7 km

True Blue Trail

Highlight • Trail

Absolutely fantastic scenery and alot of tough riding but well worth the views

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3

13.8 km

View of Snowdon from Snowdon Way

Highlight • Viewpoint

Snowdon trip will be next

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4

23.5 km

The Dark Side Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Tough route for me. Not for the fait hearted but well worth it

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5

25.4 km

The Dark Side Trail

Highlight • MTB Park

This is a stonking finale to a great ride. unlock all the suspension you have & hoon it! This is a fast run with table tops where you will take …

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6

30.1 km

Offa's Dyke Stone Slabs

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

Be careful of walkers! Sleepers can be slippery in the wet and it is technical in places, but it's a great way to link One Planet Adventure into a longer mountain bike/gravel ride.

Tip by

7

31.7 km

Moorland Road in Clwydian Range and Dee Valley

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Lovely landscape. A very pleasant slight gradient (although steep hills either side!), and a winding road.

Tip by

8

35.4 km

Climb to World's End

Highlight • Viewpoint

B

38.8 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

17.1 km

9.45 km

3.59 km

3.50 km

2.75 km

2.46 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

19.5 km

9.03 km

5.63 km

3.63 km

951 m

125 m

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Highest point (510 m)

Lowest point (230 m)

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Monday 12 October

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Comments

March 15, 2022,Bicycle Tour Llandegla Reds & Blacks plus a diversion

I started this ride from the Llandegla Fishery Campsite instead of the OPA visitor centre

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