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Hengoed Viaduct – Caerphilly Castle loop from Llanishen

Hengoed Viaduct – Caerphilly Castle loop from Llanishen

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Hengoed Viaduct – Caerphilly Castle loop from Llanishen

03:07

68.1km

670m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 19, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 46.1 km for 70 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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13.6 km

Ty Coch Campsite

Highlight • Rest Area

Great little campsite, just outside Cardiff and only takes adults. Quiet spot with great facilities.

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26.5 km

Fourteen Locks Pond

Highlight • Lake

a great stop place to rest have a coffe and cake full your bottle of water and enjoy some view ... the old locks serve now as a pond for …

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44.3 km

Sirhowy Valley Bike Path

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

This segment of the Sirhowy Valley bike path let’s you avoid the main road through Maesycwmmer. Just watch out for pedestrians if you’re going fast!

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45.4 km

Wheel o Drams Sculpture

Highlight • Monument

The Wheel o Drams is a sculpture constructed of connected coal mining drams, designed to represent the industrial history of the region. Known locally as ‘the Stargate', it serves as …

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45.7 km

Hengoed Viaduct

Highlight • Monument

The coal mining industry transformed the landscape of South Wales and one of the ways it did that was bringing about the construction of railways and, to span valleys, their …

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57.1 km

Caerphilly Castle

Highlight • Historical Site

Caerphilly Castle is one of the largest castles still standing in the country and it’s definitely worth a visit if you’re passing. Check ahead to see opening times.

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60.1 km

Fred Jones Lane to Lisvane Path

Highlight • Climb

Good little cut through up over into Lisvane. Good climb up through the farm
Passable on a road bike just turns a bit rough past the farm. Also watch out for the gate after the first decent.

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68.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

61.0 km

3.81 km

1.88 km

927 m

391 m

114 m

Surfaces

64.3 km

3.76 km

120 m

Elevation

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Highest point (180 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Thursday 9 July

34°C

17°C

0 %

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Hengoed Viaduct – Caerphilly Castle loop from Llanishen

Ty Coch Campsite

Fourteen Locks Pond

Sirhowy Valley Bike Path

Wheel o Drams Sculpture

Hengoed Viaduct

Caerphilly Castle

Fred Jones Lane to Lisvane Path

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