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Quaker's Yard Viaduct – Taff Trail Tramroad Section loop from Cilfynydd

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Quaker's Yard Viaduct – Taff Trail Tramroad Section loop from Cilfynydd

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Quaker's Yard Viaduct – Taff Trail Tramroad Section loop from Cilfynydd

01:10

17.1km

200m

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 27, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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6.11 km

River Taff Riverside Trail

Highlight • Forest

Along Taff River corridor are some hidden pockets of attractive riverside, with interesting remnants of old industry.

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6.30 km

Quaker's Yard Viaduct

Highlight • Historical Site

One of IK Brunels many bridges. Still very much in use carrying the Merthyr to Barry valley lines passenger train.

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6.84 km

View of the Giant's Bite from the Low Trail

Highlight • Viewpoint

7.21 km

This is a section of the Taff Trail NCR8 that is unpaved and muddy. Long may this last as the trail has important industrial archeological history. You can still see the stone seats that held the wooden rails of the old tramway in place. For more on the significance, Google Richard
"Richard Trevithick (13 April 1771 – 22 April 1833) was a British inventor and mining engineer. The son of a mining captain, and born in the mining heartland of Cornwall, Trevithick was immersed in mining and engineering from an early age. He was an early pioneer of steam-powered road and rail transport, and his most significant contributions were the development of the first high-pressure steam engine and the first working railway steam locomotive.[1] The world's first locomotive-hauled railway journey took place on 21 February 1804, when Trevithick's unnamed steam locomotive hauled a train along the tramway of the Penydarren Ironworks, in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales.[2][3]

Turning his interests abroad Trevithick also worked as a mining consultant in Peru and later explored parts of Costa Rica. Throughout his professional career he went through many ups and downs and at one point faced financial ruin, also suffering from the strong rivalry of many mining and steam engineers of the day. During the prime of his career he was a well-known and highly respected figure in mining and engineering, but near the end of his life he fell out of the public eye." - from wikipedia. - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Trevithick

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7.80 km

Taff Trail

Highlight • Forest

Absolutely loved the Taff Trail and it's contrasting scenery, starting in the mountains and Reservoirs of the Brecon Beacons through the working towns of the valleys and into the urban streets of Cardiff City. Fantastic contrast of landscapes industrial past and present. This trail is a must visit if you are in the area.

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8.30 km

Pontygwaith Bridge

Highlight • Historical Site

Pontygwaith Bridge spans the River Taff just above Quaker's Yard. It's a Grade II-listed stone bridge and really is exceptionally pretty, particularly in summer with the riverbanks are bursting with colour. This bridge dates back to 1811 although there's been a bridge here for hundreds of years prior as well.

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8.44 km

Steep Descent Near Stone Arch Bridge on Taff Trail

Highlight • Trail

Exiting the Western arm of the Taff trail to join up with the eastern unpaved side, you are met with a steep drop off down a service tunnel. Cute stone arch bridge at the bottom and then another wall up to the Trevithick trail, though thankfully, you don't have to go all the way up.

Having done a few of these valley cycle paths now, I can say this was the worst...so far.

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9.86 km

The Giant's Bite Quarry, Daren y Celyn

Highlight • Viewpoint

"The Gap", popularly known as the "Giant's Bite" is a large quarry on the summit of Daren y Celyn (Holly Ridge). The quarry provided the stone for nearby Edwardsville viaducts.

The Gap is one of the original and best known sandstone climbing areas in South Wales.

It has a plenty of routes at all grades that are well equipped. the majority wall climbs, with the hardest featuring sustained sequences on thin edges. Also check out a few smart crack-lines.

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17.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.29 km

4.73 km

1.80 km

1.22 km

615 m

455 m

Surfaces

11.0 km

3.77 km

2.22 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (210 m)

Lowest point (70 m)

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Wednesday 8 July

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Quaker's Yard Viaduct – Taff Trail Tramroad Section loop from Cilfynydd

River Taff Riverside Trail

Quaker's Yard Viaduct

View of the Giant's Bite from the Low Trail

Taff Trail Tramroad Section

Taff Trail

Pontygwaith Bridge

Steep Descent Near Stone Arch Bridge on Taff Trail

The Giant's Bite Quarry, Daren y Celyn

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