Traws Eryri - Full route with all the trail centres on the way!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ต.ค. 2024
- Easter 2024 challenge - Can I get around Traws Eryri, broken down into 3 days of riding, including the ChlimachX trail (Dyfi Valley), Coed Y Brenin, Penmachno and Gwydir Forest (Marin trail)?
I'm an experienced trail rider and XC racer, new to doing long distance back-to-back routes. Rather than tackling just the regular route, I've ridden it semi-supported with clothing changes being carried ahead, incorporating some of the best of Welsh terrain across the Snowdonia (Eryri) area. Faced with conditions from hot sun, to rain and sleet storms, this is a rider's eye view of what you're likely to see en route, whether you're bikepacking, look to enjoy some glorious gravel, or want to indulge in some of the finest trail centres in the world along the way. 164 miles, 19,900ft climbing!
This isn't an Insta/Influencer's video that sugarcoats everything - my video shows what you will come across, good and bad, ups and downs and everything in between.
Let me know what you think - and any questions about the route or the trails, just ask!
Riding a Kona Bikes Hei Hei CR/DL
Grippy rubber by Vittoria Tyres with Agarro 2.4 F+R
Squish by Rockshox with SID Ultimate 120mm F+R
Power and shifting stats by Sram AXS & Stages Power XT
The bike was fantastic with zero mechanicals.
Navigation by Garmin (Edge 530) with route by Cycling UK
Clothing by Madison (DTE Trousers) and Castelli (Red Commuter Jacket & Perfetto ROS Goretex Infinium Jacket) with socks from Sealskinz. Lazer helmets with Tifosi and Madison optics. What a combo!!! Warm, but not too warm, resilient breathable waterproof layers.
Tunes and credits order of appearance:
LOWB - The Shaman's Wife (Leap and the Net Will Appear Album 2013)
Music (CC BY 4.0): Liberty Quest by Sascha Ende
Music (CC BY 4.0): Dubmatic by Sascha Ende
Music (CC BY 4.0): Stardust by Sascha Ende
Emancipator - Greenland (Safe In the Steep Cliffs Album 2010)
Trifonic - Sooner or Later (Emergence Album 2008)
Explosions in the Sky - A Song for our Fathers (How Strange, Innocence Album 2000)
Emancipator - All Through the Night (Safe In the Steep Cliffs Album 2010)
Explosions in the Sky - Remember Me as a Time of Day (How Strange, Innocence Album 2000)
Emancipator - Old Devil (Safe In the Steep Cliffs Album 2010) - กีฬา
Damn, biking for 2,5 hours will completely drain me, taking on such a epic adventure seems impossible for me. Well done, great footage.
Thanks, just back from 6 days of north Wales again! Legs searing! Best luck with any future trips you do.
Cracking route
The smaller building next to the two reactors is for the storage of nuclear waste and materials from the decommissioning
Very informative for anyone thinking of doing Traws Eryri and especially for anyone interesting in adding in some of the trail centres on the way. Nicely shot and edited plus some good riding. That boggy section on the way into Conway looked pretty horrendous though. 😂👍
Glad you enjoyed. Not sure your battery would be big enough 😂
Enjoyable watch Benski, especially on a Sunday afternoon 😊
Thanks buddy! Now what challenge next 🤨
Hope you’re doing well mate!
Subbed. Enjoyed the video, great stuff
Hey Ben I enjoyed video.. cld u answer a question.. this route sold as a mtb off road however from all the vids loads of road riding.. what’s yr view ?? Not including the trail centres u did.. thanks pat
Hi Pat, did you watch the summary at the end?
I talked about that quite a lot. It’s a good ride but it doesn’t really fit quite right with any of the bikes… check out the last 5 or so mins of the vid and let me know if you agreee???
Would you happen to have the Komoot or strava link for this ride with the trail centres in the map?
I do, if you follow my Strava 'Ben Jordan' you should find the routes but any problems message and I can sort you out some GPX files for each day.
@@thebenjordan found your strava but none of the routes for Traws Eryri. Can you send me the gpx files?
At 34 secs in you’ve gone wrong , you should be on the path under the bridge
I was following Guy Kesteven's GPX, on the whole I think it tracked quite well.
Out of interest what gearing where you running?
34t into 10-52 cassette. Could have gone higher - didn’t need quite that low for the climbs on this route
@@thebenjordan thanks. I’m doing it on a gravel bike in the summer working out how low I need to go 😅.
@@fatbloaterdave depends how strong you are as a climber but I’d be happy on a 38t into 11-46 on a gravel bike.
@@fatbloaterdave I rode it on a gravelly bike with a 650b wheelset, 45mm Pirelli Cinturato tyres with inner tubes (!) with Muc-Off sealant in them. Gearing was 1x setup with a 36t front and an 11-50t cassette. I used 'traditional' old style panniers with around 12kgs of kit. Only one or two short sections of road that I couldn't get up due to gradient carrying all that weight, off-road a little more because there were sections that were jsut too rocky for me. Had an absolutely amazing time and those little bits of pushing barely registered because it was so beautiful in the blazing Welsh sunshine! Have a fantastic ride!