Coed Llandegla
Family (Green) Route
Beginner (Blue) Route
Intermediate (Red) Route
Black Runs
Opening Hours
Spring Summer
Cafe open.
Monday Closed
Tuesday 9.00 – 17.30
Wednesday 9.00 – 20.00
Thursday 9.00 – 20.00
Friday 9.00 – 17.30
Saturday 9.00 – 17.30
Sunday 9.00 – 17.30
Hot food served in the cafe between 10.00 and 16.30.
bike shop 9.00 - 18.00
Car Parking
Monday 9.00 – 18.00
Tuesday 9.00 – 18.00
Wednesday 9.00 – 20.30
Thursday 9.00 – 20.30
Friday 9.00 – 18.00
Saturday 9.00 – 18.00
Sunday 9.00 – 18.00
Please Note:
Center is not manned Monday - you are on your own. The above closing time is for last car out and all gates locked the entry gates are locked an hour ealier
Phone
01978 751656
info@coedllandegla.com
Web
www.coedllandegla.com
Forum
Latest
Video movie of the new Red Trail
Archived
WCU XC round 28 April 2002 report
WCU XC round 14 July 2002 report
WCU XC Round 1 Aug 2004 - pictures
RidetheClwyds.com report on Llandegla
Memory Map aerial photo & map of the location of new centre
Nearest Railway Station - Gwersyllt 6 miles (RAC route Map)
Nearest 'Bike&Bus' type route TBA
Forthcoming Events
Coed Llandegla - Llandegla Forest
For any avoidance of doubt please take note of the opening hours posted on the left for the Cafe Shop and Trails. Although they now open the car park on Monday the center is not manned and if you have problems you wil lhave to sort them out yourself. The Cafe has now not only picked up a national award for the Best Bacon Sandwich, it has also been highly commended In the Observer in a write up about great breakfasts in britain the Llandegla one being considered the best in Wales, from whatever base line they calculated it fro mI would not disagree and have one everytime I am there.
Dont Forget the One Planet Bike shop now stock not only bikes from Santa Cruz, Kona, Cove and newly appointed dealers for Commencal they also have a great range of parts from the lieks of Raceface and clothing from Raceface, Sombrio, Endura, shoes from Shimano, helmets from Giro and bags and gloves from Dakine
Badger and Jim are also now actively running training courses at nice prices to help riders of all abilities to improve on their riding more details on the One Planet Adventure web site
With the increasing popularity of YouTube which includes our own of Llandegla we now have a youtube page featuring the pick of the best and funniest we find to amuse you at home or work unless the company web sniffer dog growls when youtube requests fly past it
New Trail Marking Colour Scheme:
Early users of the trail found the green route for beginners was quite long and had some technicaly difficulty sections to ride and required a mountain bike. However the Blue route around the lake was classified as being for families, quite short, simple and very easy for any one only needing a robust bike. This caused confusions to some users who thought in a scale of blue green red and black for severity of trail that green should be the easiest route of all.
After the opening of the new section of black the operators decided to switch the blue and green routes labelling so to make sure every one would get to ride the route most suited to their need.
As of January 2007 the green route is the short family route around the lake and the blue beginner route is a much longer fully off road mtb route suitable for beginners. Red is now Intermediate and Black is for riders with advanced skills off road. If you are planning to go and do either the green or blue route based on the recommendation of a past user of the trails you may wish to think about or ask them about the route they might have been recommending to you. You can download a printable pdf map of the routes here:
More Llandegla News
27 November.. More extensions to the black trail, after the many rumours of new black sections, they were opened quietly at the weekend. There are three new sections in addition to the recently opened wild black descent the the first include a spectacular piece of high woodwork, fairly wide but with a very steep end, the second is an amazing long series of jumps and tight switches that makes your face numb with grinning culminating in a technical climb. The final section is another technical climb talking you back to the old red just after the leete / Offa's Dyke NT crossing.
22 October.. never to rest long on their laurels the guys at One Planet Adventure Café after their bussiest summer yet, as well as a world mtb jump record and opening some of the best black run to be found in north Wales, found that they had made it into the BMW 1 series Good Food ride, a guide to the nations best and most exclusive meal in locations off the beaten track making them well worth tracking down. In this article in the Observer Food Monthly they get more than passing praise as the home of the best Bacon bap in the UK, the same one we all know and love as well as devour in large quantities as well as the other blackboard favourites we enjoy after long challenging rides wiht large mups of hot tea. The BMW 1 series Good Food Ride web site is where you can buy the book, download pages or get the pod cast... get drooling
23/24 September 2006 WCU Dragon XC Series finals at 11am on the 24th, come on the saturday to check out the latest addition to the trails a section of 1.6km downhill, check out the exclusive helmet cam footage taken last week to see the groove corners and jumps on this fast flowing downhill section that will make you whoop and holler all the way down. Check out helmet cam of Jason Rennie nailing the hill here
1 July 2006 Coed Llandegla open day, all welcome to see the centre , the trails and other activities for all the family at the visitor centre. Check out this page
2 February 2006. Today Jason Rennie riding a Kona Stab Supreme set the world record distance jump for a mountain bike. With a 12ft high Jump Jason was towed behind a motorbike up to 81 mph by a motorcycle when just before the ramp he let go of the tow rope, Jason one of the team who builds the trails at Coed Llandegla, lept a fantastic 133 ft 6 inches beating the previous world best of 116feet. For further details on this fantastic feat check out this page
Family (Green) route this is a 4km ride designed with families in mind, it avoids major climbs and technical sections and concentrates on allowing families to expirience off road cycling in a fun and safe way. A gentle ascent from the carpark takes you around the reservoir with breathtaking views of the Clwydian range and beyond, after a ride around the lake and over the dam wall the route meanders back to the centre.. quite conveniently stopping at the cafe for a well earned cup of fresh coffee, tea or a glass of juice... ok... go on that piece of cake too since you burned all those calories.
Beginner (Blue) route - 'The Griffin Trail' is designed for those maybe more adventurous souls who want to give mountain biking a go. An 8km circuit providing a great taster of this great sport ... but ... no lung busting climbs ... no hair raising descents ... can this be true ... yes. But it's no push over cruise around forest roads, short drops, uneven ground and a few sharp switchbacks. .and the best bit about mountain biking the stunning views are there too.
Intermediate (Red) route - 'The Dragon Trail' a must for the experienced biker, Technical single track is mostly the name of the game on this 18km route ... Using the whole forests the trail designers have excelled and suprised many who think they know the forest. Huge bermed switchbacks, whoops, table top and double jumps galore, it's a miracle of engineering that at the end of a lap it feels like there was more down than up. And to cap it off a damned fine cup of coffee and flapjack.. just hold the cherry pie for after the next lap
(Black) links.. These are additions to the Red route provising an optional excursion for riders of a higher standard of riding competence looking to push their abilities a bit closer to the limit. Still safe and can be ridden with wheels on the ground, severe angles of descent and ability to take big air is part of the experience.
For 2006 grant funding has now been secured to extend the red route and also add more extreme 'black grade' technical going for those seeking a spicier choice of riding challenges. The Llandegla team will be working to ensure the centre stays at the forefront of UK technical riding standards whilst also making sure more casual riders are catered for.
The facility is being managed for Tilhill by One Planet Adventure - a local adventure sport company promoting tourism and recreation whilst maintaining sustainability in a rural environment. Ian and Jim have great credentials in the sport and can give good advice as well as service bikes, they can also hire or sell you a bike if you do not yet own one.
One Planet Adventure run a very popular One Planet Cafe with an enhanced menu for 2006, taking a table or a comfy sofa to lounge about reading the papers or latest Bike mags over a hot cup of coffee, hot food or belly busting chocolate cake is becoming the norm for many out bound adventurers and families seeking shelter from retail hell.
The One Planet Bikes is the shop which stocks the world famous Kona range of Mountain Bikes which are also used for the hire fleet as well as a number of the top end full suspension Konas are available for hire. As well as Bikes there is a great selection of Adventure and safety clothing, helmets, gloves and shoes for Bikers from Raceface, Altura, Kona, Royal, 661 and Howies. Top end quality performance bike components from SRAM, Rockshox, Truvativ, Raceface, Marazocchi, Hope, USE, Maxxis. The excellent workshops with full time mechanics who excel with product knowledge gained from years of experience can offer everything from a chain or cable swop right up to full race prep servicing. They are a Fibrax service centre and can supply and service most makes of brakes including Hydraulic Discs. A full range of MTB DVD's are available for some armchair extreme viewing at home
If you want further details please e-mail here
If you are planning a corporate event or team building trip or just a family event, there is a lecture room with digital projector in the visitor centre and you can book all or part of the bike fleet with basic tutorials in how to use one of their very sturdy hire fleet Kona mountain bikes
