Antur Stiniog – Community Downhill Bike Park in Blaenau Ffestiniog, Wales

Antur Stiniog is a community-run downhill bike park on the slate mountainside above Blaenau Ffestiniog, in the heart of Eryri (Snowdonia) National Park, North Wales. Set up by local people in 2009 and opened in 2012, it was built to bring life and jobs back to a former slate-quarrying town – and profits go back into the community.

Riding at Antur Stiniog

The park has 14 gravity trails, graded from green to black, on steep, rocky, natural Welsh terrain with big views over the slate valley. An uplift service runs riders back to the top, so you can spend the whole day descending.

Downhill bikes (Saracen Myst) can be hired on site, and there is a café at the bottom for refuelling between runs. The park also hosts national downhill races.

Why ride Antur Stiniog

• 14 downhill and gravity trails for confident beginners to experts
• Uplift service – book ahead, especially at weekends
• Bike hire and café on site
• A real community project in a Welsh-speaking slate town

After riding, explore the slate heritage of Blaenau Ffestiniog – including the Llechwedd slate caverns – and try local Welsh food such as cawl and bara brith.