Craig yr Allt – Caerphilly Mountain Summit loop from Aber

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Craig yr Allt – Caerphilly Mountain Summit loop from Aber

Hard

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Craig yr Allt – Caerphilly Mountain Summit loop from Aber

07:45

27.2km

620m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 20, 2026

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Includes short out-and-back sections

Your route doubles back at waypoints. If this isn’t intentional, adjust those waypoints’ positions.

After 8.07 km for 17 m

After 10.2 km for 95 m

After 23.9 km for 9 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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3.77 km

Craig yr Allt

Highlight • Trail

Craig yr Allt is a hill in South Wales with an unmarked summit overlooking Caerphilly to the east and the villages of Nantgarw and Taff's Well to the west. The …

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8.06 km

Fforest Fawr Information Board

Highlight • Rest Area

8.65 km

Fforest Fawr

Forest

9.18 km

View of Taffs Well from Fforest Fawr

Highlight • Viewpoint

Enjoy wonderful vistas of Taffs Well and beyond toward Garth Mountain at the viewpoint with a bench in Fforest Fawr.

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9.61 km

Fforest Fawr Sculpture Trail

Highlight • Structure

Lots of sculptures to be seen here on the Fforest Fawr Circular walk.

There are three heritage trails to choose from, a Sculpture Trail with wood carvings along the route, …

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10.2 km

Dragon Sculpture at the Sculpture Trail Entrance

Highlight • Monument

Great sculpture, beginning of the sculpture trail. Great place to visit.

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16.9 km

Coed Tranch-yr-Hebog

Forest

17.2 km

Cefn Onn Quarry is a former slate quarry in Cardiff. It is situated next to Coed Tranch-yr-Hebog and Wern Ddu forests. Enjoy some lovely views from here over the surrounding Vale of Glamorgan and nearby towns.

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21.4 km

Wern Ddu Clay Pit Nature Reserve

Highlight • Historical Site

Wern Ddu is an SSSI, the quarry workings being around 150 years old and leaving exposed geology that is a little bit older (estimated 300 million years previous).

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