Mountain Bike Rider

SECRET WALES

CONWY MOUNTAIN, NORTH WALES 26km (16 miles)

ea views, mountain trails and barely a soul around — we love the Conwy Mountains. Start N of the Sychnant Pass (Landranger 115/ SH759768) and follow lanes SE then S then SW to St. Celynin Church. Descend sweetly E then take tarmac S to Rowen, where you climb brutally W past the hostel onto the open hillside. Continue W to a X-roads (SH693722) and

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