Cwmcarn trails
The DH track at Cwmcarn opened in the August of 2005. Designed by Phil Saxena of Full Contact Racing and built by local riders including Rowan Sorrell.
This is one of the best downhill venues in the UK. Loads of berms, a few switch backs, doubles, a tunnel, rock steps, the bridge, hip jump, then there’s the quarry gap if you’ve got the balls, and the bottom section which is just nuts, totally flat out.
The plan was to build a course that could still be ridden by less experienced riders, whilst still offering something exciting and challenging to even the top elite riders. And that’s exactly what we’ve got.
Because this course is man made, it drains extremely well. Even when its been raining for a month it rolls really fast and is still really grippy. So don’t ever rule it out just because its wet.
The runs
The course is spilt into two runs at the top. The red run and the black run, which both merge about a third of the way down the hill.
The red run is the easier of the two so that’s the best place to start if its your first time. The black run should be left to the more experienced rider as it’s a bit steeper in places.
The whole course is rollable, as long as you’re careful. There are some really big jumps at Cwmcarn, but you can easily go round them if you want to.
However, if you do like to fly then you’re in for a real treat. Take a look at the video of Rowan Sorrell riding the course from top to bottom.
Click here to watch the video of Rowan Sorrell riding the course from top to bottom.
This clip is taken from www.unscenevideo.co.uk
The downhill track stats
- Y Mynydd Mojo - pronounced U Munuth Mojo meaning The Mojo Mountain in Welsh
- Black Run
- Length 1750 metres
- Drop 250 metres
- Red Run
- Length 1900 metres
- Drop 250 metres
