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Hengoed Viaduct – Hengoed Viaduct loop from Hengoed

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Hengoed Viaduct – Hengoed Viaduct loop from Hengoed

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Hengoed Viaduct – Hengoed Viaduct loop from Hengoed

03:01

34.9km

800m

Cycling

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

Last updated: April 19, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 15.4 km for 81 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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614 m

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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710 m

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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3.81 km

Old Quarry

Highlight • Structure

The old quarry is a pretty interesting site to behold as you pass on the road. Set in a small inlet just off the main path, you have to walk through some pretty overgrown fauna to get in.

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5.99 km

Downhill Singletrack to Sirhowy

Highlight • Trail

15.3 km

Cwmcarn — Twrch Mountain Bike Trail

Highlight • Parking

Cwmcarn Forest in South Wales consists of two red graded singletrack trails and 2 DH tracks.
Both the singletrack trails contain lots of long technical climbs as well as some …

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15.5 km

Cwm Carn Campsite

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Fantastic campsite at Cwm Carn! There are camping pitches, all weather pitches and pods to choose from.

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26.1 km

St. Tudor's Church and Church Inn

Highlight • Viewpoint

27.6 km

Ruins

34.5 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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34.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.6 km

10.8 km

6.82 km

4.29 km

273 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

18.6 km

10.3 km

4.45 km

1.22 km

120 m

Elevation

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Highest point (330 m)

Lowest point (60 m)

Weather

Sunday 24 May

28°C

17°C

0 %

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Hengoed Viaduct – Hengoed Viaduct loop from Hengoed

Hengoed Viaduct

Sirhowy Valley Bike Path

Old Quarry

Downhill Singletrack to Sirhowy

Cwmcarn — Twrch Mountain Bike Trail

Cwm Carn Campsite

St. Tudor's Church and Church Inn

Hengoed Viaduct

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