News

Carriage Driving Gallery

A successful carriage driving weekend from Babel was held over the weekend 30th and 31st August. 10 turnouts enjoyed Crychan Forest on the Saturday with the route taking in spectacular view points and a picnic at Cefn Farm parking spot. The Sunday route took in Halfway with views over the Epynt Ranges.

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Forestry Operations Starting August 2014

Please be aware that Forestry Operations will be taken place from 19th August 2014 in the areas marked on this map.

This notice supercedes all previous.

Nicky Grist Stages come to Crychan Forest

The Trails are closed on Saturday 12th July 2014 for the Nicky Grist Stages organised by the Quinton Motor Club.

Spectator Information is available on the rally website.

http://www.nickygriststages.co.uk/spectators.php

Admission is by purchase of a spectator programme on entry. All monies going to local charities via Brecon Rotary Club and Tirabad Village Hall.

Trails closed Saturday 31st May

The Midland Manor Motor Club brings the Severn Valley stages to Crychan Forest this weekend. Therefore the trails are closed for the day.

Spectators are welcomed and can download the ‘Spectator Rally Guide from the Rally website.

The rally has sections for historic and modern cars. The historic cars are further subdived with the pre 1967 cars going 1st

Provisional times.

Crychan Forest Spectator Area
Historic Rally 1st car: 09:57 & 13:47
Modern Rally 1st car: 11:42 & 15:31
Halfway Spectator Area
Historic Rally 1st car: 09:36 & 13:26
Modern Rally 1st car: 11:21 & 15:11

iBikeRide Competition

There is still time to enter the iBikeRide Trail review competition.

Review the Crychan Forest Cycle  Trails on the IBikeRide website and you could win .

Review any trail listing on the site in May and you automatically get entered in our prize draw competition. You could be one of 2 lucky riders that will be drawn from the hat and will ride away with one of following top prizes:

A days free uplift at the new Antur Stiniog Downhill MTB Centre in North Wales. Saving you £27.50 and a £50 voucher off the very MTB friendly (even has it’s own bar) Elen’s Castle Hotel just by Antur Stiniog (and Betws y Coed).

or  A pair of Sealskinz Summer Thin Mid Length Socks and Full Finger Cycle Gloves. Essential for the kit bag in our summer months, given the British weather is so unpredictable. RRP £56!

Cefn Arthen Gallery

A gallery has been added to the Cefn Arthen Trail page

Red Kite Stages Video

The Red Kite Stages and the Red Kite Historic Stages were held in Crychan Forest on 2nd February 2014.

Details of the event and full results can be found on the Red Kite Stages website

Track Open 58 to 61

The track between point 58 and point 61 has now been re-opened after the Harvesting Operations. The track may be muddy.

Harvesting operations continue around the Brynffo car park area and beyond.

Brynffo Harvesting Operations

Harvesting operations will shortly start around the Brynffo car park area and beyond as per the attached map.  This will be standard thinning of spruce, and clearance of larch.

We have identified that there are larch trees affected (some already dead) by the disease Phytophthora ramorum in this area, and in line with disease control orders we will be felling all larch trees whether they show symptoms or not.

It’s a shame but this felling will rather alter the landscape and feel of the car park. However it will give us the opportunity of planting a wider range of species, particularly broadleaves, once the infected trees have been removed.

Track Closure October 2013

Please note that the track between point 58 and point 61 is may be closed due to Harvesting Operations.

See Map (click to  enlarge)