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Last updated: September 20, 2025

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1. Running loop through Bute Park along the River Taff from Cardiff Castle

6.52km

00:41

20m

Intermediate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Cardiff Bay – Wales Millennium Centre loop from Cathays

23.6km

02:27

100m

Expert run. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Principality Stadium – Blackweir Bridge loop from Pontcanna

9.63km

01:00

30m

Intermediate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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4. Blackweir Bridge – Llandaff Weir loop from Pontcanna

14.9km

01:33

40m

Intermediate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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5. Roath Park Lake loop from Gabalfa

9.34km

00:58

30m

Intermediate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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6. Roath Park Lake loop from Llanedeyrn

8.45km

00:53

60m

Intermediate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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7. Wales Millennium Centre – Cardiff Bay Barrage loop from Cardiff Central

11.4km

01:11

50m

Intermediate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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8. Blackweir Bridge loop from Pontcanna

4.26km

00:26

10m

Easy run. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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9. Blackweir Bridge loop from Llandaff

4.44km

00:27

10m

Easy run. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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10. Llandaff Weir loop from Cathays

17.6km

01:52

60m

Expert run. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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The best running trails around Cardiff

1. Running loop through Bute Park along the River Taff from Cardiff Castle

2. Cardiff Bay – Wales Millennium Centre loop from Cathays

3. Principality Stadium – Blackweir Bridge loop from Pontcanna

4. Blackweir Bridge – Llandaff Weir loop from Pontcanna

5. Roath Park Lake loop from Gabalfa

6. Roath Park Lake loop from Llanedeyrn

7. Wales Millennium Centre – Cardiff Bay Barrage loop from Cardiff Central

8. Blackweir Bridge loop from Pontcanna

9. Blackweir Bridge loop from Llandaff

10. Llandaff Weir loop from Cathays

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