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Pontymoile Basin – Monmouth and Brecon Canal loop from Llanover

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Pontymoile Basin – Monmouth and Brecon Canal loop from Llanover

Hard

4.3

(3)

riders

Pontymoile Basin – Monmouth and Brecon Canal loop from Llanover

02:34

37.7km

520m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: February 5, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Bannau Brycheiniog National Park

Blaenafon Town Centre Conservation Area

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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3.02 km

Old Abergavenny Road

Highlight • Trail

4.90 km

Bannau Brycheiniog National Park Marker

Highlight • Bridge

Southern edge of the park, on a bridge over the Brecon & Monmouthshire canal.

Tip by

6.41 km

Stone Bridge and Canal View

Highlight • Viewpoint

go in the week.

Tip by

10.9 km

Pontymoile Basin

Highlight • Rest Area

Pontymoile Basin, was originally a toll point where the canal narrows as it approaches the large area expanse of water used for turning narrowboats and filling up with water.

Tip by

11.9 km

Monmouth and Brecon Canal

Highlight • Cycleway

Great ride, can get tight with height and width on some bridges but in all a mostly paved cycle through Cwmbran with light gravel down to Newport and up past …

Tip by

27.1 km

Coity Tip Trail

Highlight • Trail

33.2 km

Singletrack Through Open Moor

Highlight (Segment) • Natural

37.7 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

19.1 km

12.4 km

3.41 km

2.10 km

376 m

256 m

Surfaces

27.7 km

7.04 km

2.54 km

376 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (400 m)

Lowest point (80 m)

Weather

Saturday 9 May

13°C

6°C

0 %

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Pontymoile Basin – Monmouth and Brecon Canal loop from Llanover

Old Abergavenny Road

Bannau Brycheiniog National Park Marker

Stone Bridge and Canal View

Pontymoile Basin

Monmouth and Brecon Canal

Coity Tip Trail

Singletrack Through Open Moor

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