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Always a nice ride across this section. Great views, but can be mucky in the winter.

This father and son wrote the Welsh National Anthem in 1856. Evan wrote the lyrics and James composed the Melody.

The other side of the road from the main Ganol trails.

Watch out for the end bit - take the left hand route if you want to avoid the chute

Built in 1280, this castle has a fascinating life story. It is the second largest castle and grounds in UK, slightly smaller than Windsor castle. The water defenses are now home to plenty of birds and the grounds offer fantastic views of this stunning castle

Good terrain, easy to ride and flowing.

While on the Taff Trail the viaduct suddenly looms out of the trees, another fantastic example of the amazing construction skills of our industrial past, take a moment to stop and have a proper look.

This viaduct, near Treharris, to the southeast of Quakers Yard Station, runs over the River Taff. Constructed as part of Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s single-track Taff Vale Railway it connected Merthyr Tydfil to Cardiff docks. It and opened in 1841. This early railway bridge is 32.3m high, and has six arches of 15.2m span each with octagonal piers. Its westernmost arch passes over the former Merthyr Tramroad (completed 1802), now part of the Taff Trail (NCN cycle route 8). The structure is Graded II* listed ‘as one of the most remarkable bridges by Brunel to survive in Wales’.