The Hobbit's Tale is a long distance mountain bike route, that is set to be longest ever non-stop offroad ride, awaiting confirmation from Guinness.
The route is in total 721 km long (448 miles), 22,300 m of ascent (73,162 feet), and it should take a fit athlete 48–52 hours to complete, with support.
It finishes in the same location, moving northwards along the Taff Trail through Brecon, onto Llyn Brianne, to Machynlleth, Coed-Y-Brenin, Porth Madog, and into Caernarfon by the castle - before heading back along a similar route, deviating to find the best singletrack in each area, for the homeward journey.
Dave Buchanan has been a successful 24 hour solo racer since 2004[3] and has branched out into the creation of cycling legacies for future generations.
[7] There are set of rules developed for riders to follow on the WC2C to help those planning the challenge; the Guidelines for which can be found on the results page next to the WC2C times, these are based on the Colorado Trail Race.