After several years out of use the new 14km Penhydd trail at Afan is reopened! It starts with a pleasant switchbacking singletrack climb and short fun descent to a fireroad. The a long climb up a fireroad to a point misleadingly called the "top" (more on that later). From here more fireroad climbing to pick up one of the old trail sections "Desolation" which feels quite dull compared to the new stuff. it also carries a lot of drainage to leave you fairly mud splattered! Another short fireroad climb to the first of the new red sections which is steep and bermy. Another climb to some of the old sections - Sidewinder and Dead Sheep Gully - again these feel old and wet now. Then the final descent which is short sectiosn between fireroads - some technical, some more flowy, and back to join the blue route back to the cafe.
However, you can go out on another loop on the 7km blue (the Blue Scar). This is the same to the "top" (which is true this time) and then a long descent back to the cafe. The berms are just were you need them to pull you round the corneer and the whole thing is wonderful to ride - we really were sad when we reached the bottom.
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