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Hengoed Viaduct – Hengoed Viaduct loop from Rogerstone

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Hengoed Viaduct – Hengoed Viaduct loop from Rogerstone

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Hengoed Viaduct – Hengoed Viaduct loop from Rogerstone

02:38

40.8km

400m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 16, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 581 m for 5 m

After 1.14 km for 22 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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725 m

Path to Pontymister

Highlight • Forest

12.8 km

Great Western Colliery Wheel Sculpture and Forest Path

Highlight • Forest

Take it easy, take in the countryside!

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14.1 km

the banking

Forest

15.7 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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16.8 km

Hengoed Viaduct

Highlight • Viewpoint

Hengoed Viaduct is an old railway viaduct that’s now a walkway and extension of NCN Route 47. It offers a nice view over the valley.

The "Wheel o Drams" sculpture …

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17.0 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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20.5 km

Penallta Park Bike Path

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

The bike path through Penallta Park is a great alternative to the busy road. It’s also pretty peaceful as you come past the lakes.

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40.8 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

32.7 km

5.49 km

1.72 km

635 m

136 m

103 m

Surfaces

23.8 km

14.3 km

2.06 km

547 m

Elevation

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Highest point (170 m)

Lowest point (30 m)

Weather

Wednesday 29 July

24°C

13°C

39 %

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Max wind speed: 17.0 km/h

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Hengoed Viaduct – Hengoed Viaduct loop from Rogerstone

Path to Pontymister

Great Western Colliery Wheel Sculpture and Forest Path

Sirhowy Valley Bike Path

Hengoed Viaduct

Hengoed Viaduct

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