The Punchbowl Lake – Devil's Punchbowl Pond loop from Blaenavon

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The Punchbowl Lake – Devil's Punchbowl Pond loop from Blaenavon

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The Punchbowl Lake – Devil's Punchbowl Pond loop from Blaenavon

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8.88km

250m

Mountain biking

Easy mountain bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 9, 2026

Tips

Includes very steep uphill segments

You may need to push your bike.

After 4.64 km for 131 m

After 6.78 km for 347 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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3.38 km

The Punchbowl Lake

Highlight • Natural

An interesting circuit of the blorenge rich in industrial archaeology. Much of the route follows the course of an early 19th century tramway system designed to bring pig iron from …

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3.41 km

Devil's Punchbowl Pond

Highlight • Viewpoint

Tranquil, yes. An ancient pasture, now surrounded by trees once used or charcoal production. On a bike from here, the trail threads its way around the mountain in both directions. …

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3.80 km

View of Bannau Brycheiniog National Park

Highlight • Forest

This track is definitely overgrown in places so much so it’s hard to find some of the paths

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4.81 km

Hill's Tramway Tunnel, Blorenge

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

A terrific little descent, this. Starts open and fast, before becoming bracken-strewn and joining the old Hill's Tramway.

If you keep your wits about you you can see the 'cut and cover' tunnels made in the hillside alongside the trail.

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8.21 km

View of Sugar Loaf and The Skirrid

Highlight • Viewpoint

Great in the summer, boggy in the winter.

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8.40 km

Keeper's Pond

Highlight • Lake

8.66 km

Keeper's Pond (Pen-Ffordd-Goch Pond)

Highlight • Natural Monument

Keeper's Pond (Pen-Ffordd-Goch Pond) boasts great views across the Usk Valley towards the Sugar Loaf and the Black Mountains. Within the Blaenavon World Heritage Site and the National Park, it's …

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8.80 km

Keeper's Pond (Pen-ffordd-goch Pond)

Highlight • Lake

Keeper's Pond is a beautiful little pond near the summit of the Blorenge mountain. There is an information sign and a conveniant parking place next to it, where you can …

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