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Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal – Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal loop from Brecon

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Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal – Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal loop from Brecon

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Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal – Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal loop from Brecon

00:58

9.17km

70m

Running

Moderate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 10, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Bannau Brycheiniog National Park

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Start point

Bus stop

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707 m

Watton Bridge (Bridge 165)

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This is the bridge that brings you out by Morrisons garage in the Watton in Brecon.

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829 m

Bridge 164, Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal

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One of many bridges in the canal. The clue is in the no 🧐.

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876 m

Horse-Drawn Tram Cart Wooden Sculpture

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Located alongside the Monmouthshire and Brecon canal, this wooden sculpture recalls the horse-drawn tram carts of the early nineteenth century, before railways. At that time, canals and tramways were used to carry freight, including items such as farm produce, timber, and beer in barrels. Coal was also carried for industrial use, domestic heating, and cooking. The main item to be carried was the local limestone so it could be burned in limekilns to produce lime for whitewash, fertiliser, and building mortar.

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1.13 km

Watton Limekilns

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These are local historic lime kilns from the time of the canal’s inception. There are three historic limekilns along the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canals. Here in The Watton, Llangattock, and Goytre. They have all been restored through financial support from the Heritage Lottery Fund and the Brecon Beacons Trust. They are an important part of the history of the community and the canal.

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1.44 km

Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal

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Our beautiful local canal, which sits on the northern fringes of the Brecon Beacons, is a hidden gem of a place. It is one of the most underestimated locations in Wales and a great plan 'B' walk if the weather is a tad 'Welsh' higher up. Be it walking, biking, or kayaking, this is simply a gorgeous venue! Given life by the River Usk, the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal stretches 35+ beautiful, tranquil miles between the Brecon Basin and Pontymoile Basin. The scenery here never fails to impress, and it is simply my favourite place on earth!

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2.21 km

Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal

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This is the canal tunnel that goes underneath the A40 dual carriageway. It is quite a length and the footway is narrow, so if you are on a bicycle I would suggest you take it carefully as pedestrians have right of way here.

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2.59 km

Bridge 164A (Brecon Bypass Flyover Bridge)

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Actually this is not Bridge 164. This is bridge 164A (Brecon by pass fly over bridge). Bridge 164 is further along. Photo appended and Kamoot informed.

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3.67 km

Brynich Lock (Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal)

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This lock was the first on the Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal to be restored after the canal fell into dereliction.

The lock was created when the canal was built c.1800. The section of canal which crosses the river Usk on the nearby Brynich aqueduct is lower than the final stretch of water into Brecon.

The bridge over the canal here is joined to the lock walls. The road continues across the river Usk on a five-arch stone bridge constructed in the late 18th century.

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9.17 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.95 km

2.95 km

236 m

Surfaces

3.84 km

2.58 km

2.43 km

176 m

106 m

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Highest point (180 m)

Lowest point (130 m)

Weather

Tuesday 30 June

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Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal – Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal loop from Brecon

Watton Bridge (Bridge 165)

Bridge 164, Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal

Horse-Drawn Tram Cart Wooden Sculpture

Watton Limekilns

Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal

Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal

Bridge 164A (Brecon Bypass Flyover Bridge)

Brynich Lock (Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal)

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