カーディフのおすすめMTBライド

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

A remnant of Merthyr's past. This bridge carried a railway line that either took you through a tunnel to Aberdare or sent you north towards Cefn Coed and on to Brecon via Torpantau. Under the bridge was the Merthyr to Cardiff Glamorganshire canal which carried the produce of Cyfarthfa iron works to the ports of Cardiff which was then shipped all over the world.

Great place to capture some photos of the River Taff. Scenic all year round

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

start of the new part of the taff trail

Each lock is crossed by a Bascule bridge, to carry pedestrians and vehicles across. These are lifted for boats to pass. The weight of the bridge deck is counterbalanced by an overhead weight on the opposite side of the pivot. Five sluice gates control the level of water in the Bay. Each sluice gate is 9 metres wide and 7.5 metres high. The sluices open to maintain the level of the Bay, and close when the estuary level is higher than the Bay to prevent seawater entering the freshwater lake.

with Folded artitecture

Llandaff Cathedral is magnificent building nestled within the small community. There are also other historical buildings close by and it is worth a visit. Not from the city centre and the Taff Trail. Beautiful scenes in the autumn too as the leaves change colour.