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Penllergaer

Lower Lliw Reservoir and Café – Mynydd Pysgodlyn loop from Penllergaer

Routes
United Kingdom
Wales
South Wales
Penllergaer

Lower Lliw Reservoir and Café – Mynydd Pysgodlyn loop from Penllergaer

Hard

7

riders

Lower Lliw Reservoir and Café – Mynydd Pysgodlyn loop from Penllergaer

02:11

34.8km

490m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: March 22, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 30.2 km for 7 m

After 30.3 km for 7 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

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2.98 km

Penllergaer Forest

Forest

2

3.40 km

Forest Singletrack Trail

Highlight • Forest

Trail still here, overgrown and needs some work

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3

9.46 km

Great destination and lovely cycling up to the upper reservoir. Some one has taste in the cafe. Orla Keily table cloths.

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4

13.0 km

Brynllefrith Plantation Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Path linking Upper Lliw Reservoir with the road over Mynyddd y Gwair. Forestry track which is firm in places but rutted and muddy in others.

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5

17.0 km

Mynydd y Gwair

Highlight • Natural

Gravel access road with excellent views.

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6

22.7 km

Mynydd Pysgodlyn

Highlight • Viewpoint

Not as bad as it looks if you come from Garnswllt

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7

22.9 km

Mynydd Pysgodlyn Trig Point

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8

25.4 km

Pontarddulais Flood Defence Scheme

Highlight • Structure

Flood defence management. Cool engineering and way flow control.

Bear right in the dip just past the sign to follow the nice streamside wide gravel track back into Bont.

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9

25.9 km

Banc y Bo Railway Path

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Former railway line to Graig Merthyr Colliery (Corey). Gravel surface which gets progressively rougher. Track continues beyond point shown on OSM.

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30.2 km

Bolgoed Quarry Nature Reserve

Forest

B

34.8 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.4 km

8.09 km

6.90 km

2.87 km

595 m

Surfaces

15.2 km

8.67 km

6.87 km

2.44 km

1.69 km

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Highest point (330 m)

Lowest point (30 m)

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Saturday 9 May

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