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Here at Trailbrakes Biking Holidays, we spend a lot of time over the quiet season, between the end of October and end of March, researching new and exciting cycling tours and mountain biking routes right across Scotland, England and Wales, that we can then offer to our customers the following season. The process usually begins by poring over OS maps of the region that the cycling route passes through, in order to identify possible trails that can be used to join the biking route together. We always try to use the most interesting but rideable mountain biking trails for our mountain bike holidays or gravel bike tours, and as much off-road as we can possibly find. And for our cycling tours, we use only quiet country roads and traffic-free trails wherever they're available. These need to be ridden to find out if they're suitable for a road biking tour and, if they're not, we need to find an alternative route to offer people who are riding road bikes on their cycling holiday.
Unfortunately, the trails that are marked on OS maps don't always turn out to be the best for biking, especially during the winter! We recently found this out whilst we were researching a new coast to coast biking trip in Wales and encountered some unpleasant MTB trail conditions after heavy rain. We decided not to include this trail in our final version of our Wales coast to coast MTB tour, though we will keep it as an option for any groups who are looking for more of a biking challenge!
Here at Trailbrakes, we go to extreme measures to ensure that, during your cycling tour or mountain biking holiday in the UK, you ride the very best cycling routes through the most beautiful scenery the country has to offer, taking all of the guess work out of route-finding for you and your cycling friends. We are passionate cyclists, whether it's road biking, gravel riding or off-road trail mountain biking, and unlike a lot of cycling tour companies out there, we know the biking routes that we offer and have personal knowledge and experience cycling the routes ourselves. This means that we are experts in planning your cycling tour or mountain biking holiday in the UK and giving you the best cycling route advice based on our own personal experiences.
We're a flexible, friendly cycling tour provider and can adapt any biking tour to suit your interests, budget, schedule and fitness level. We personally respond to each and every enquiry and provide the best cycling holiday options to suit your requirements. Every one of our biking tours is painstakingly planned to ensure that you have the best cycling holiday experience. We are fanatical about cycling and, with years of expertise, have carefully researched and refined each biking route. That's what makes a Trailbrakes biking holiday special.
Contact us to start planning the perfect cycling tour for you!
Self-guided MTB Tour in Wales
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Traws Eryri (Trans Snowdonia)
Number of days cycling
3 to 4 days
Fitness Range
7-8
- 1 - Very little biking but keen to try
- 2 - Cycle a couple of times a week, a few hours per day on flat terrain
- 3 - Can easily cycle half a day on more hilly terrain
- 4 - Can ride for up to 5 hours per day, gently undulating terrain
- 5 - Can ride for 6 hours per day, some short, steep climbs
- 6 - Can ride for 7 hours per day on hilly terrain
- 7 - Comfortable biking for 8 hours per day including long, steep climbs
- 8 - Cycle several times per week, can ride up to 10 hours per day, steep, physically demanding trails
Christine, just a quick note to say thanks for a fantastic holiday. It was well planned and went very smoothly. We all enjoyed each of the days which were nicely varied and stretched us just the right amount. The technical section over the Pentland hills was particularly good.