Outdoor Activities in the Brecon Beacons National Park - Cycling & Mountain Biking 

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General Information:

• Cycling & Mountain Biking Guide to the Brecon Beacons

• Please read our Outdoor Activities Advisory Page 

• A section of the National Cycle Network and of course the Taff Trail are just two of the opportunities for cycling in the Brecon Beacons. 

• Nearby Llanwrtyd Wells runs a Mountain Bike Festival in August and a four day event in October. There are several places where you can hire cycles and mountain bikes. Take note that the roads can be busy, many minor routes are narrow and many roads involve steep climbs.

• A circular section of the Taff Trail connecting Merthyr Tydfil to Pontsticill to Talybont on Usk to Brecon returning to Merthyr Tydfil via the Storey Arms encompasses fine panoramas of the central beacons.  Most of this combined cycle and footpath route is off road. You can join this circular tour either at Brecon or at Merthyr Tydfil where the railway station provides a useful public transport link.  Alternatively the linear section of the Taff Trail leading to Merthyr Tydfil and then the Beacons can be commenced at Cardiff.
  
• The Lôn Las Cymru (the Wales National Cycle Route) runs the length of Wales from Chepstow or Cardiff to Holyhead. The middle section of the Welsh National Cycle Route passes through the Brecon Beacons National Park. The route includes the Taff Trail from Cardiff to Brecon passing through the industrial valleys of South Wales before choosing between the Taf Fawr or Taf Fechan Valleys at Cefn Coed Y Cymer for your passage through the Beacons to Brecon. The route onwards from Brecon to Builth Wells includes a link to the town of books Hay on Wye. Two easy to read maps available from Sustrans provide detailed  information about this 185 mile long route. 
  
• A more challenging section can be found on the Nant Helen mountain bike course in Abercrave route 43.
  
• There is in additional challenging section in the western area of the national park. Abergavenny to Gospel Pass to Hay on Wye route 43.

Local Providers:

Brecon Cycle Centre 9 Ship Street Brecon Powys LD3 9AF Tel/fax 01874 622651 BRECON Cycle Centre is located in the town of BRECON and able to offer everything from bike hire and activity packages to sales and repairs.

Bicycle Beano Cycle Tours Totally brilliant cycling holidays on the peaceful lanes of South and Mid Wales. bicycle@beano.kc3.co.uk

Garwnant Forest Center Hire of Mountain Bikes on the Taff Trail.

Cycling Sideways. Cycle touring and related tourist info for cyclists visiting Wales. Links, tips, etc. 
Contact for Cycling Sideways & Bicycle Beano Tours: Jane Barnes, Bicycle Beano, Erwood, Builth Wells, Powys, LD2 3PQ, UK.

Bikes and Hikes, Biking, Hiking and a range of other outdoor activities. Keith and Arlene, The Elms, 10 The Struet, Brecon, Powys, UK, LD3 7LL. Phone/ Fax 01874 610071. Email bikes-hikes@brecon.co.uk

• Cycleweb.co.uk
  The No.1 Information & Support site for cyclists in the UK
• Sustrans - the National Cycle Network
• Brecon Beacons Tour Operators
• Outdoor Adventure Centres in the Brecon Beacons
• National Governing Bodies - Health and Safety 

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