← All eventsNorth Wales 400
Rugged self-supported mountain bikepacking loop of Snowdonia and the Berwyn, ~320/410km. UK Triple Crown event. Late-August date and distances/elevation approximate.
One of the UK Triple Crown, alongside the Highland Trail 550 and the Dales Divide. A self-supported mountain bikepacking race looping Snowdonia and the wild Berwyn from Llandegla. No crew, no prizes, just a dot on a map.
Two options, roughly 320km or 410km, with up to 9,500m of climbing on bridleway, boggy moor and rocky singletrack. This is not gravel. The ascending barely lets up and there is no long flat to recover on.
In 2025, 41 riders started and 10 did not finish. Most face at least one full mountain night, in late-August Welsh weather that makes its own rules. This one is savage, and honest about it.
Who finishes, and how
Patterns like these, drawn straight from 2025 race data, are baked into how Beina coaches you for this event.
Is North Wales 400 for you?
- Experienced mountain bikepackers who are happy fully self-sufficient for days. No feed stations, no crew, everything you need packed on the bike.
- Durable climbers rather than high-power racers. Relentless loaded ascents reward riders who keep moving for hours, not those who sprint.
- Confident technical handlers. Rocky, boggy singletrack under a loaded bike, often in the wet, punishes anyone used only to smooth ground.
- Riders at home in mountain darkness. Most spend at least one full night out, navigating faint bridleways by GPS alone.
Training plan for North Wales 400
A training plan for North Wales 400 isn't a generic base build. Beina reads the event's exact demands, looks at your specific profile and the time you actually have, and maps a highly adapted plan to the start line.
- Up to 9,500m of loaded climbing with no long flat to recover on
- Rocky Snowdonia singletrack and boggy Berwyn moorland, where hike-a-bike is normal even for fast riders
- At least one full mountain night, self-navigating faint bridleways by GPS
- Exposed tops and unforgiving late-August Welsh weather, entirely self-supported
- Long Z2 hilly endurance rides off-road, building from 4 to 8 hours with 1,000 to 2,000m of climbing
- Back-to-back weekends and one overnight bikepacking trip, learning to ride on tired legs and sleep rough
- Night navigation rides and loaded rides on full kit, so darkness and a heavy bike feel normal
- Hill repeats, loaded hike-a-bike and lower-body gym work for the steep pushing sections
- Built from your current fitness and the time you actually have
- Adapts every week as Beina learns how you respond
- Syncs your sessions straight to Garmin and Wahoo
- One clear next session, never a wall of spreadsheet
