With barely any climbing and just 11km long, this Clwydian Hills route looks a pushover. But the reality is a bite-size chunk of genuinely great MTBing.

Distance: 35km (22 miles). There’s something magical about climbing up into high mountains, and they don’t get much higher this Brecon Beacons route.

Don’t underestimate the severity of this Elan Valley route; it has more ups and downs than the Welsh rugby team and hass plenty of technical interest too.

This Gower route is stuffed with a great network of trails — many of which offer superb views over the coast.

Big mountains don't get better than this

One of our favourite trails of any year. A true mountain epic. Here is the downloadable GPS file of the Snowdon Ranger route.

kona wah wah 2

The Kona Wah Wah 2 takes the original Wah Wah's a large platform, thin profile and grippy pins and brings them bang up to date for today's trail riding.

The riding is enthralling on this Fort William route — mainly rocky with plenty of technical interest — and the views are about as good as you’ll ever get.

Skye is one of the best places to ride in the UK, so get up to Scotland and sample our route from the June issue.

MBR's series on Britain's Best Singletrack hits Stob Bàn in the Highlands. Download the GPS route here

World Cup downhill or walker's trail? You decide...

This Kinlochleven route has the essence of a wild, natural trail. Contains the technical, challenging and scenic Highlands descent that is the Ciaran Path.