Nant yr Arian's Syfydrin Trail

Feeling good about this one: mainly because it's a 22 miler which I managed in 3 and a half hours. Considering Monday's ride was the same distance to within 100m but took 2 hours longer, I think that's a result!! What made the difference? Well, mainly not needing to stop every 200m to get a map out helped!! It turned into a bit of a social ride as I bumped into another lone rider and we tagged along together. Normally that would slow me down, but he was fitter than me and like me wanted to push on. I hammered on at a distinctly faster pace than normal. Sometimes it helps to push the boundaries!!

So what was Nant yr Arian's Syfydrin Trail like? Good, but definitely biased to the XCer. That made me a little too tired to really enjoy the excellent singletracks at the end. Anyone thinking of doing one day in Nant yr Arian should only do the Syfydrin Trail if they are really fit. The outer sections are typical well used bridleways and byways which you can do almost anywhere (oh, and these ones are awful in the wet!). To get the full effect of the singletrack do the much shorter Summit and Pendam trails or shortcut Syfydrin at the lake, Llyn Syfydrin.