Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Login or Signup

Get the App

Login or Signup

Login or Signup

Bike touring routes & trails

Rhondda Cynon Taf

View of Cwm Parc and Treorchy – Maendy Forest loop from Ton Pentre

Bike touring routes & trails

Rhondda Cynon Taf

View of Cwm Parc and Treorchy – Maendy Forest loop from Ton Pentre

Moderate

14

riders

View of Cwm Parc and Treorchy – Maendy Forest loop from Ton Pentre

01:20

16.3km

390m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. 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

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

Get Directions

1

1.89 km

Bwlch Mountain Climb from Treorchy

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

Climbing the Bwlch Mountain southwards from Treorchy (A4061) is a classic South Wales Valleys experience, offering a long, steady ascent. The road winds up from the Rhondda valley onto open …

Tip by

2

6.25 km

View of Bwlch from Bwlch Summit

Highlight • Summit

Great climb with a nice view and maybe some ice-cream

Tip by

3

6.45 km

View of Cwm Parc and Treorchy

Highlight • Viewpoint

Beautiful view down the valley.
Only 50yds up from the Windsor Davies murals.

Tip by

4

11.2 km

Maendy Forest

Highlight • Forest

B

16.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.1 km

2.50 km

2.12 km

419 m

148 m

Surfaces

14.0 km

2.18 km

148 m

Sign up to see more specific route details

Sign up for free

Elevation

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Sign up to see more specific route details

Sign up for free

Weather

Powered by Foreca

Friday 22 May

21°C

9°C

-- %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: -- km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Our route recommendations are based on thousands of hikes, rides, and runs completed by other people on komoot.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Edit route

Download GPX

Move start point

Print

Share

Embed on a website

Report an Issue

Nearby routes

4.4

526

Cardiff Bay Trail

01:13h

19.5km

80m

4.3

261

Cardiff Bay to Caerphilly Castle loop

02:40h

42.0km

360m

5.0

1,807

BikePark Wales Trailhead – BikePark Wales Trail Centre loop from Merthyr Vale

02:39h

26.1km

700m

43

Talybont-on-Usk loop from Torpantau — Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park

02:11h

24.4km

460m

3.4

23

Kenfig Burrows Nature Reserve to Porthcawl loop

01:10h

20.0km

90m

10

Taffs Well to Aberdare loop

04:25h

62.7km

880m

4.8

15

Defynnog and Ystradfellte from Glynneath

03:59h

59.5km

960m

4.7

17

Blackwood to Rhymney loop from Hengoed Viaduct

03:00h

45.7km

450m

5.0

21

Pontyclun and Llantwit Major loop from Bridgend

03:38h

59.3km

490m

4.8

9

Bwlch Cerrig Duon & Henrhyd Falls loop from Dan-yr-Ogof — Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park

03:41h

53.3km

870m

9

Neath and Glyncorrwg loop from Port Talbot

05:21h

73.5km

800m

9

Nelson and Crosskeys loop from Caerphilly

03:24h

50.4km

680m