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Gravel Track in Hensol Forest – Pysgodlyn Mawr loop from Welsh St. Donats

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Gravel Track in Hensol Forest – Pysgodlyn Mawr loop from Welsh St. Donats

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Gravel Track in Hensol Forest – Pysgodlyn Mawr loop from Welsh St. Donats

02:57

46.5km

500m

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 5.54 km for 170 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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5.62 km

Coed Mansel

Forest

11.8 km

Thomas A. Hearn Memorial, Colwinston

Highlight • Monument

A Thankful Village is one that suffered no casualties in the First World War. Colwinston was one, though it lost four men in the Second World War.

Tip by

20.2 km

Bus Shelter with Track Pump in Broughton

Highlight • Rest Area

Pretty little bus shelter that also has a track pump.

Tip by

29.8 km

No Through Road

Highlight • Trail

I've explored this track, it's ridable on a gravel bike to within 400m of it's northern end, then it's over grown. This was in summer so maybe in winter or spring it's passable.

Tip by

40.4 km

Lovely level gravel/singletrack section through the forest although there is a short 100m field crossing which had to be walked. Sign on gate says beware of bull and field known to contain cows. Leads out to fantastic views over Cardiff.

Tip by

42.2 km

Pysgodlyn Mawr

Highlight • Forest

Nestled within Hensol Forest is Pysgodlyn Mawr, a designated SSSI site and owned by the Welsh Forestry Commission. Here you'll find a beautiful serene coarse fishing lake.

Tip by

42.7 km

Hensol Forest

Highlight • Forest

46.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

44.1 km

1.52 km

410 m

261 m

228 m

Surfaces

41.6 km

3.12 km

1.18 km

442 m

126 m

Elevation

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Highest point (130 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

Weather

Sunday 12 July

29°C

14°C

0 %

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Gravel Track in Hensol Forest – Pysgodlyn Mawr loop from Welsh St. Donats

Thomas A. Hearn Memorial, Colwinston

Bus Shelter with Track Pump in Broughton

Viewpoint at Halfway

No Through Road