Nestled beneath the huge ridgeline of Dyfi Bike Park and named for its imposing natural bedrock slabs, the Slab Track offers riders a supersized adrenaline rush as they descend the extremely challenging terrain! Join Neil Donoghue as he makes his way down this infamously difficult run to see whether or not this track can be crowned the scariest MTB trail in the UK!
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41 Comments
Looks like a standard lake district ride to me! All kinda fun. Wear elbow pads on this stuff, my mate slit his forearm from top to bottom on this! You should see the picture ๐ณ
Didnโt Rich go down this one?
@gmbn Isn't this the same trail a certain Mr. Richard Payne rode on an XC bike?…
looked like some absolutely treacherous conditions…Neil is a wizard . GMBN should come over to quebec this winter and have the fellas do some proper snow riding on fat bikes! First week of February is winter carnival!
SWEEEEEEET ๐
Is that bike park ever sunny and dry? I wonder how many times Neil had to push back up those scary features to get all those shots.
I would die riding that.
Man the GoPro effect! Neil's POV cam made everything look flat then you see the 3rd person cam and your realize he's riding down the side of a wall.
didn't rich do that track recently? it sure looks familiar.
Curt gowdy state park in Wyoming has some good trails โฆ not that scary but fun nonetheless
Looks a bit like slick rock riding in Moab, but with the massive challenge that it is slippery (which Moab isnโt). Well done, esp. the bits where the brakes needed the subtelest of handling.
Looks like a good hike, not a biking trail
Any chance you can overlay his heartbeat along the bottom of the video?
Great vid! Would love to see the unedited helmet cam footage to see how long it takes and see it in all its glory!. Neil is a beast!
It looks challenging ๐ณ๐ณ That's too hard for me ๐ฑ๐ฑ but the setting is beautiful โค๏ธ
The Don made it look easy. The two double black diamond trails at Gawton in Devon are scary, would like to see Neil try those. How many black diamonds does Hard Line have???!!!!
Neil nailed it!
Been in that netting a few times on the steepest bit and even in summer it still felt wet!
#GMBN Go check out the Spineology and Grande Sassiere trail videos on the McTrail Rider channel from his latest trip to the Alps!
Verry NICE Trail ,,,,๐๐๐ช
Looks easy … I bet I could do it on me gravel bike
Winter's just horrible โน
No wonder Neil is the Don. He nailed that descent!
He says itโs the scariest heโs hit in a long time but still so calm. Doing in the wet too. I remember seeing how Blake and rich were on this track. Confidence was insane
loved this, not often we get to see Neil look amateur!
Check out the footage of the Ore Chute trail in Colorado, on the Singletrack Samplers YouTube channel. It is rated double black but I reckon that it deserves triple black status!
When the Don puts on the full face helmets, itโs serious business.
That may just be the horniest track I've ever seen!
I'd love to have a crack at that one. Looks a bit sketchy in the wet though lol
Ok that was some serius braking skills. Well done Neil!
I would not attempt at my current skill level lol
If it looks uncomfortable on gopro it has to be totally insane in real life
Dyfi is on my list of bike parks coming up. I will more than likely give that trail there a miss, lol!
more videos with neil please ๐
Triple black diamond? Squamish says blue/black ๐
Hit it donโt shit it ๐๐
Great vid, fantastic idea for a series, "Challenging Neil". I recon there are some challenging ones in Scotland, and am sure the locals will be in touch or Maybe reach out to the Dudes of Hazzard lads
Try Mt Owen, Queenstown, Tasmania -North Owen descent. Absolutely no escape lines. Ride it or crash.
Doesn't look that scary when you have Neal ride it…Neal makes it look so easy!! – but we know it isn't!!!
Need to try this for some bike trail maintenance
https://youtu.be/clphcopM3q8
I bet this is one of those cases that the camera doesn't do justice to how steep and gnarly this actually is
Insane trail