The Rhyd Ddu
High and hard, with sharp rocks and mountain ridges on Wales's biggest hill.
Difficult Mountain Biking
- Distance
- 24 km
- Ascent
- 1.3 km
- Descent
- 1.3 km
Mountain Biking in Snowdonia
The highest mountain in Wales, and the most popular summit in the UK
Go mountain biking in Snowdonia with curated guides of the best bike trails across the region. With over 40 3D trail maps in FATMAP, you can easily discover and navigate the best trails in Snowdonia.
No matter what your next adventure has in store, you can find a guide on FATMAP to help you plan your next epic trip.
Get a top mountain bike trail recommendation in Snowdonia from one of our 2 guidebooks, or get inspired by the 40 local adventures uploaded by the FATMAP community. Start exploring now!
Mountain Biking Routes in Snowdonia
The Ranger Track
If you only do one ride on Snowdon, this is it: a huge climb, a proper summit tick and one of the best singletrack descents in the UK.
Difficult Mountain Biking
- Distance
- 18 km
- Ascent
- 991 m
- Descent
- 990 m
The Marin Trail
A true old-school trail centre – fireroads on the way up, nothing but singletrack on the way down.
Difficult Mountain Biking
- Distance
- 23 km
- Ascent
- 767 m
- Descent
- 782 m
Snowdon – The Llanberis Track
All of Snowdonia's biggest ticks, shoehorned into one awesome ride: the highest point, the biggest natural descent, the greatest vertical drop … sound good? Of course it does.
Difficult Mountain Biking
- Distance
- 8.2 km
- Ascent
- 969 m
- Descent
- 1 m
Llyn Cowlyd MTB Ride
A scenic route with a technical decent to finish. Best ridden clockwise.
Difficult Mountain Biking
- Distance
- 32 km
- Ascent
- 947 m
- Descent
- 898 m
FATBIKE Snowdon Summit!
Steady going up and FAST coming down!
Difficult Mountain Biking
- Distance
- 6 km
- Ascent
- 841 m
- Descent
- 1 m