Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: December 11, 2025

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After 12.0 km for 9 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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499 m

Brecon Canal Basin

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Brecon Canal Basin is at the northern end of the Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal, right in the heart of Brecon.

It's well worth a visit either as a base for …

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4.25 km

Brynich Aqueduct

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Beautiful aqueduct on the canal. A popular swimming spot in the river Usk below it.

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9.84 km

Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal

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The Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal meanders through the Welsh countryside through the Usk Valley and the Brecon Beacons National Park. Built at the end of the 18th century, the canal …

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9.94 km

Canal Drawbridge on the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal

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A must for every canal drawbridge fan!

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12.0 km

Talybont-on-Usk Lifting Bridge

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Beautiful little draw bridge on the canal.

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24.2 km

Taf Fechan Forest

Forest

26.0 km

View of the Peaks in Bannau Brycheiniog National Park

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26.5 km

Talybont Reservoir Gravel Climb

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This gravelly climb is a great alternative to the road if you’re riding larger wheels. The trail itself is fine for road bikes with larger wheels or gravel bikes (I …

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45.9 km

Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal

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Look out for kingfishers along this stretch.

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48.5 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

22.8 km

21.2 km

3.14 km

1.17 km

263 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

20.7 km

15.6 km

9.29 km

1.43 km

1.15 km

303 m

< 100 m

Elevation

Highest point (440 m)

Lowest point (120 m)

Weather

Today

Sunday 11 January

11°C

2°C

98 %

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Max wind speed: 34.0 km/h

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