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Hengoed Viaduct – Hengoed Viaduct loop from Ninian Park

Hengoed Viaduct – Hengoed Viaduct loop from Ninian Park

Hard

5.0

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Hengoed Viaduct – Hengoed Viaduct loop from Ninian Park

04:21

63.6km

970m

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 23, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 99 m for 88 m

After 35.3 km for 54 m

After 59.6 km for 96 m

After 63.4 km for 88 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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13.5 km

Coed Coesau-whips

Forest

16.0 km

Llwyn Hir

Forest

28.2 km

Great Western Colliery Wheel Sculpture and Forest Path

Highlight • Forest

Take it easy, take in the countryside!

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32.1 km

Hengoed Viaduct

Highlight • Viewpoint

Hengoed Viaduct is an old railway viaduct that’s now a walkway and extension of NCN Route 47. It offers a nice view over the valley.

The "Wheel o Drams" sculpture …

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32.3 km

Hengoed Viaduct

Highlight • Monument

The coal mining industry transformed the landscape of South Wales and one of the ways it did that was bringing about the construction of railways and, to span valleys, their …

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35.2 km

The Taff Trail is a 55 mile waymarked route between Brecon and Cardiff Bay. With the majority of the route on off-road tarmac cycle/ walking path, it's a great way to see South Wales, cover distance and avoid cars.

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47.5 km

View of the Taff Valley

Highlight • Forest

So much gravel to wave a stick at...

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48.9 km

Wooded section of the Taff Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

taff trail is lovely . small sections can be industrial, however I found this section through the trees particularly beautiful 🌳

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54.6 km

Radyr Weir

Highlight • Structure

A pretty weir of the River Taff, the Radyr Weir runs today as a hydro power scheme and a focal point of Radyr town. Many wild salmon and sea trout …

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55.6 km

River Taff

Lake

58.5 km

Llandaff Weir

Highlight • Natural

Llandaff Weir on the River Taff was built in the mid 1800s to help control the flow and water levels upstream. It was built in a dangerous rapid part of the river which had previously claimed several lives.

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63.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

27.0 km

17.7 km

11.8 km

4.28 km

2.39 km

277 m

174 m

Surfaces

30.0 km

19.7 km

12.9 km

897 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (350 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

Weather

Saturday 9 May

16°C

8°C

0 %

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Hengoed Viaduct – Hengoed Viaduct loop from Ninian Park

Great Western Colliery Wheel Sculpture and Forest Path

Hengoed Viaduct

Hengoed Viaduct

Penallta Park signpost

View of the Taff Valley

Wooded section of the Taff Trail

Radyr Weir

Llandaff Weir

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