Drunken Druid Trail – High as a Kite Red Trail loop from Nant yr Arian

Bike touring routes & trails

Drunken Druid Trail – High as a Kite Red Trail loop from Nant yr Arian

Hard

riders

Drunken Druid Trail – High as a Kite Red Trail loop from Nant yr Arian

01:45

23.3km

360m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 8, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

10.7 km

Nant-y-Moch Reservoir

Highlight • Structure

The reservoir flooded part of the valley of the River Rheidol and its headwaters and is named after the Nant-y-moch stream (in English = the pigs stream), which formerly flowed …

Tip by

17.0 km

Llyn Syfydrin

Lake

18.5 km

Hippity Hop MTB Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

An absolute corker! After the fire road climb, head into the woods for this brilliant red-rated singletrack section. There's nothing too techy, but a few roots and small drop offs …

Tip by

21.3 km

The penultimate trail section on both the Summit and Pendam red-rated trails, Drunken Druid has been recently reworked to include some rocky sections through the trees that are pretty reminiscent of the nearby Coed y Brenin trail centre.

Tip by

22.1 km

High as a Kite Red Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

A great final descent to all the red and black graded trails at Bwlch Nant yr Arian.

Enjoy the cracking view from the bench at the top, where you can …

Tip by

23.1 km

Bwlch Nant yr Arian Visitor Centre

Highlight • Natural

In the Bwlch Nant yr Arian Forest you'll find a series of trails for both walkers and mountain bikers, including blue, red and black-rated trails, as well as a skills …

Tip by

23.2 km

Bwlch Nant yr Arian Forest and Red Kite Feeding

Highlight • Viewpoint

In the Bwlch Nant yr Arian Forest you'll find a series of trails for both walkers and mountain bikers. There's a great cafe and shop here, and you can watch …

Tip by

23.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types