Where can I ride in Wales?
Purpose-built soft trails
Two key forests offer purpose-built soft trails for horseriders: Dyfnant and Crychan.
Ride the Rainbow Trails
These forests have trail maps and facilities include ample space for turning with your horse box, as well as corrals and picnic tables giving you a place to relax after your ride.
Other places to ride:
You can also ride in many other forests that are part of the Welsh Government Woodland Estate. See the instructions and then open the Map Viewer to find out where you can ride near you.
Sometimes parts of forests are closed because of events or forestry work. Please check the Outdoor Wales onLine Map for current and future closures under the CRoW 2000 Act. Wherever possible, Natural Resources Wales aims to minimise the disruption to forest visitors and to Public Rights of Way, and will only make a formal CRoW closure/diversion if there is a Health & Safety risk. On-site signage will also tell you whether rights of way are open or closed.
Safe Riding
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Concordat between Forestry Commission Wales and British Horse Society Cymru (including the Code of Conduct for horse riders in Welsh Assembly Government Woodlands) (pdf, 50kb, 8 pages)
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Code of Conduct Poster (pdf, 824kb, 1 page)
Organising a Horse Riding Event
- Obtaining permission for a horse riding event in the Welsh Government Woodland Estate
- Form for Reporting Problems (pdf, 1 page)
- Contact:
e-mail: fcwenquiries@forestry.gsi.gov.uk
0300 068 0300
