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Penyrheol Trecenydd & Energlyn

Hengoed Viaduct – Hengoed Viaduct loop from Energlyn & Churchill Park

Penyrheol Trecenydd & Energlyn

Hengoed Viaduct – Hengoed Viaduct loop from Energlyn & Churchill Park

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Hengoed Viaduct – Hengoed Viaduct loop from Energlyn & Churchill Park

02:20

44.0km

620m

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: June 10, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 658 m for 67 m

After 8.37 km for 70 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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8.55 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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8.65 km

Hengoed Viaduct

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Hengoed Viaduct was built on 1854 and now serves as a picturesque part of the Taff Vale cycle route.

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8.81 km

Hengoed Viaduct

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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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19.1 km

Coed Groes-faen

Forest

30.4 km

View from Heol Adam

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Views from Heol Adam. Bargoed on one side, Treharris on the other.

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44.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

33.3 km

6.57 km

2.40 km

1.29 km

331 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

41.5 km

2.15 km

415 m

Elevation

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Highest point (430 m)

Lowest point (80 m)

Weather

Saturday 11 July

31°C

16°C

0 %

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Hengoed Viaduct – Hengoed Viaduct loop from Energlyn & Churchill Park

Wheel o Drams Sculpture

Hengoed Viaduct

Hengoed Viaduct

View from Heol Adam

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