Staying Home Sucks, home
Alwen trail beside reservoir
Near Ride the Clwyds, 3 km away. Photo: John Haynes, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Ride the Clwyds

Mountain bike area · UK

Is it worth the trip?

65Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 65 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
0 mm
Rain
0 mm
Air
8°C

Tue 3 · 66 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
0 mm
Rain
0.3 mm
Air
8°C

Wed 4 · 66 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
0.3 mm
Rain
0.4 mm
Air
8°C

Thu 5 · 64 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
0.8 mm
Rain
0.2 mm
Air
7°C

Fri 6 · 64 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
0.7 mm
Rain
0 mm
Air
7°C

Sat 7 · 64 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
0.2 mm
Rain
0 mm
Air
7°C

Sun 8 · 64 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
0.9 mm
Rain
0 mm
Air
7°C

Tap a day for the trail, the rain and the air. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 265, good
  2. Tue 366, good
  3. Wed 466, good
  4. Thu 564, good
  5. Fri 664, good
  6. Sat 764, good
  7. Sun 864, good
  8. Mon 962, good
  9. Tue 1061, good
  10. Wed 1176, good

The spot in two facts

  • 9 routesmapped within 10 km
  • Best May, Aug5 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know trail closures, fallen trees or your skill.

Weather forecast and score for each day at Ride the Clwyds
DayScoreTrailRain 2 daysRainAir
Mon 2Nov*65, goodUnknown0 mm0 mm8°C
Tue 3Nov*66, goodUnknown0 mm0.3 mm8°C
Wed 4Nov*66, goodUnknown0.3 mm0.4 mm8°C
Thu 5Nov*64, goodUnknown0.8 mm0.2 mm7°C
Fri 6Nov*64, goodUnknown0.7 mm0 mm7°C
Sat 7Nov*64, goodUnknown0.2 mm0 mm7°C
Sun 8Nov*64, goodUnknown0.9 mm0 mm7°C
Mon 9Nov*62, goodUnknown0.9 mm0 mm6°C
Tue 10Nov61, goodSlick4.8 mm0 mm11°C
Wed 11Nov*76, goodUnknown4.8 mm0 mm10°C

* Rain before today is not known: the forecast starts today, so these days are scored from a dry start and a wet one.

Trail is the soil that morning, from the rain before; rain in mm, air in °C. More

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

Map

the area and its town

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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One finger scrolls the page; two fingers move the map. Pins are our own positions. Map OpenFreeMap, © OpenMapTiles, data © OpenStreetMap contributors, terrain © Mapterhorn.

Photos of Ride the Clwyds

Panoramic view of Alwen Reservoir
Near Ride the Clwyds, 2 km away. Photo: Richard Hoare, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Ride the Clwyds

9 mountain bike routes mapped. Best from Apr to Aug. The nearest town to stay in is Llanfihangel Glyn Myfyr.

  • Routes 9 mountain bike routes mapped.

From OpenStreetMap: the mountain bike routes mapped within 10 km.

Bike routes and parks: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,480–US$2,760 each

about US$1,480–US$2,760 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, bike hire.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to DUB, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$423–US$879
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$141–US$235
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$322–US$543
Food7 days eating outabout US$315–US$584
Bike hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$282–US$523
Totalabout US$1,480–US$2,760

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Llanfihangel Glyn Myfyr

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Closest

Llanfihangel Glyn Myfyr

about 15 min by car · 1 place to stay

about US$121/nightcountry average

See 1 place to stay in Llanfihangel Glyn Myfyr · Booking.com

About Llanfihangel Glyn Myfyr its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$121 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.

Getting there: about 15h 20m

About 15h 20m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → DUB, direct, then 3h 30m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.

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