So at last the weather has sorted itself out and I was able to get out again yesterday morning.

I'd been thinking about North Wales for a while as its only 40 mins from home and "on paper" it seemed like it would offer perfect mtb training for me.

I'd already bought an os map and done some online research for routes but was feeling a bit intimidated with the thought of getting lost in the middle of no where so decided to head to moel famua as we'd been walking there month or 2 back.

Moel Famau*(or Moel Fama)*is the highest hill within the*Clwydian Range, formerly Flintshire Range, on the boundary between*Denbighshire*and*Flintshire*in Wales. The hill, which also gives its name to the Moel Famau*country park, has been classed as an*Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty*since 1985. It is also surrounded by several well-preserved*Iron Age hill forts.

Parking in the lower car park I set off on a random trail I wasn't really expecting to get to the top but almost an hour later I found myself at the summit after the last 200m of pushing swearing and generally looking like a mess!!

I then followed another track down the backside of the hill which took me on a long sweeping route back towards the car park through some great gravel fire tracks.

I rode for 3 hours almost mainly on the fire tracks which proved to be perfect training ground, lots of long gradual hills followed by more steep hills and the more steeper hills lol. But I was pleased to feel that my legs are strong and my fitness seems to be improving with less recovery needed between the hills. I guess the crossfit classes are helping there.

My phone app messed up and lost connection repeatedly so my overall mileage seems low but I put a good shift in. Il be back there next weekend for more of the same I think.



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