Castell Coch – Castell Coch loop from Tongwynlais

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Castell Coch – Castell Coch loop from Tongwynlais

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Castell Coch – Castell Coch loop from Tongwynlais

01:11

4.21km

90m

Hiking

Easy hike. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 24, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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24 m

Dragon Sculpture at the Sculpture Trail Entrance

Highlight • Monument

Great sculpture, beginning of the sculpture trail. Great place to visit.

Tip by

1.01 km

View of Taffs Well from Fforest Fawr

Highlight • Viewpoint

Enjoy wonderful vistas of Taffs Well and beyond toward Garth Mountain at the viewpoint with a bench in Fforest Fawr.

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1.83 km

Picnic Bench and Stick Shelter in the Woods

Highlight • Rest Area

Great little place to have a break and enjoy nature.

Tip by

1.90 km

Fforest Fawr Information Board

Highlight • Rest Area

2.20 km

Castell Coch Car Park

Highlight • Parking

2.28 km

Castell Coch

Highlight • Castle

Castell Coch is a 19th-century castle overlooking the village of Tongwynlais. Whilst there has been a castle on the site since the Norman period, architect William Burges transformed the crumbling …

Tip by

2.32 km

Castell Coch

Highlight • Historical Site

Tip by

3.54 km

Three Bears Cave and Bear Sculpture

Highlight • Natural

4.21 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.93 km

252 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.64 km

1.29 km

252 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (170 m)

Lowest point (100 m)

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Saturday 31 October

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Castell Coch – Castell Coch loop from Tongwynlais

Dragon Sculpture at the Sculpture Trail Entrance

View of Taffs Well from Fforest Fawr

Picnic Bench and Stick Shelter in the Woods

Fforest Fawr Information Board

Castell Coch Car Park

Castell Coch

Castell Coch

Three Bears Cave and Bear Sculpture

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