Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Login or Signup

Get the App

Login or Signup

Login or Signup

Bike touring routes & trails

Monmouth and Brecon Canal – Pontymoile Basin loop from Fairwater

Bike touring routes & trails

Monmouth and Brecon Canal – Pontymoile Basin loop from Fairwater

Moderate

1

riders

Monmouth and Brecon Canal – Pontymoile Basin loop from Fairwater

01:40

25.6km

260m

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

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 8.51 km for 369 m

After 22.1 km for 178 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

1

7.33 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

2

8.35 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

3

19.7 km

Restored Canal Lock

Highlight • Structure

4

19.9 km

Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal Towpath

Highlight • River

The Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal links up a small network of canals, running 35 navigable miles (56km) through the Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park for the majority of its length.

Tip by

5

20.5 km

Former Locks Pond

Highlight • Lake

6

20.5 km

Wellington Bridge and Locks, Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal

Highlight • Bridge

Can be very muddy off track but offering some great views of local habitats and wildlife

Birdlife abounds, aside from the obvious resident waterbirds, recent highlights include Grey and Pied …

Tip by

7

21.1 km

Stone Bridge Over Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal

Highlight • Bridge

go in the week .Nice and quiet

Tip by

8

21.7 km

Preserved Limekilns on Garth Road

Highlight • Monument

B

25.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.9 km

6.81 km

1.81 km

1.70 km

244 m

109 m

Surfaces

17.3 km

7.77 km

356 m

109 m

< 100 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.

Highest point (200 m)

Lowest point (20 m)

Sign up to see more specific route details

Sign up for free

Weather

Powered by Foreca

Friday 10 July

32°C

17°C

0 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 16.0 km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Comments

Want to know more?

Sign up for a free komoot account to join the conversation.

Sign up for free

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

Report restricted access

Nearby routes

4.4

531

Cardiff Bay Trail

01:13h

19.5km

80m

4.3

268

Cardiff Bay to Caerphilly Castle loop

02:40h

42.0km

360m

4.7

193

Avon Gorge & Ashton Court loop from Clevedon

03:00h

47.3km

380m

4.8

116

Abergavenny to Pontypool loop via Y Tymbol (The Tumble)

03:50h

49.5km

660m

5.0

54

Llanthony and Talgarth loop from Abergavenny

05:40h

82.4km

1,260m

4.4

55

Heads of the Valleys route, Taff Trail & Beacon Canal loop from Abergavenny — Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park

05:49h

79.8km

960m

5.0

32

Llanthony Priory & Gospel Pass loop from Abergavenny

04:20h

64.8km

880m

4.3

35

Brynmawr and Tabont-on-Usk loop from Llangynidr

03:52h

58.6km

830m

22

Talgarth, Gospel Pass & Llanthony Priory loop from Crickhowell — Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park

04:39h

65.4km

1,100m

4.0

14

Four Castles Cycle Route from Abergavenny

03:39h

54.6km

840m

10

Taffs Well to Aberdare loop

04:25h

62.7km

880m

4.8

21

Blackwood to Rhymney loop from Hengoed Viaduct

03:00h

45.7km

450m