← All eventsTraws Eryri
Self-guided 3-day MTB crossing of Snowdonia (Eryri), Wales (~180-220km, approximate). Rugged Welsh mountain bridleways, hike-a-bike and wet mountain weather; a self-reliant adventure rather than a mass-start race. Date window and figures approximate.
Not a race. A self-guided crossing of Snowdonia, ridden at your own pace over three days. No mass start, no feed stations, no race village. You follow the route, carry what you need, and manage your own crossing.
Rugged Welsh mountain bridleways, rocky technical descents, open moorland and steep hike-a-bike. Snowdonia is one of the wettest corners of the UK, so wet rock and bog are the norm, not the exception.
The wildcard is the weather on the tops, and the safety net is you. Mist can turn route-following into a real skill. Carry proper layers, know your GPX, be ready to fix your own bike in the wet.
Is Traws Eryri for you?
- Self-reliant riders who like being out on their own. Navigation, repairs, food and kit are all on you, with no support crew to fall back on.
- Durable all-day riders rather than one-hour racers. Three back-to-back rugged days break single-day fitness, so multi-day endurance is what counts.
- Confident technical descenders comfortable on wet Welsh rock. The rugged, rooty descents reward handling and punish the timid.
- Riders chasing a bucket-list mountain adventure, solo or with friends, not a podium or a GC result.
Training plan for Traws Eryri
A training plan for Traws Eryri 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.
- Three big back-to-back mountain days on accumulating fatigue
- Rugged rocky bridleways and steep hike-a-bike that sap unprepared legs
- Wet, technical descents that reward handling and punish the timid
- Full self-sufficiency: your own food, water, repairs and navigation
- Long rugged rides of 4 to 6 hours on hilly, technical off-road terrain
- Weekend doubles: a 5-hour Saturday backed up by a 4-hour Sunday on tired legs
- Hike-a-bike practice and wet-technical descending to build mountain handling
- Self-supported navigation rides following a GPX route in the hills
- 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
