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Twmpath Motte – Fforest Fawr Woodland Trail loop from Rhiwbina

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Rhiwbina

Twmpath Motte – Fforest Fawr Woodland Trail loop from Rhiwbina

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Twmpath Motte – Fforest Fawr Woodland Trail loop from Rhiwbina

03:46

13.3km

270m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 7, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.82 km

Twmpath Motte

Highlight • Historical Site

2.26 km

Coed y Wenallt — Ancient Woodland

Highlight • Natural Monument

Coed y Wenallt is a wonderful ancient woodland situated just north of Cardiff in the Vale of Glamorgan.

The woods are a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest and are home to a beautiful variety of bird species and other wildlife.

If visiting in the spring months, you'll be delighted by a blooming display of bluebells, too.

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4.65 km

Wenallt Gravel and Singletrack

Highlight • Forest

Great woods rideable on drop or flat bars! Starts with some gravel doubletrack and quickly runs down into winding dirt singletrack. Watch out for the streams crossing the paths!

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6.55 km

Dragon Sculpture at the Sculpture Trail Entrance

Highlight • Monument

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

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6.81 km

Fforest Fawr Woodland Trail

Highlight • Trail

Fforest Fawr offers numerous walking trails through the woods. There are three walking trails from the Fforest Fawr car park including a sculpture trail for families, and another walking trail from the Castell Coch car park.

Along the tracks, you may notice some mounds and hollows which are iron-mining workings and their adjacent spoil tips, now overgrown with vegetation.

Fforest Fawr is a mixed woodland and it has patches of bluebells, wood anemones and wild garlic in the spring.

The woodland is frequently used as a film location – scenes from Merlin and Sherlock have been shot here.

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13.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.99 km

5.03 km

1.85 km

436 m

Surfaces

4.05 km

3.99 km

1.86 km

1.37 km

1.06 km

959 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 12 July

27°C

13°C

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Twmpath Motte – Fforest Fawr Woodland Trail loop from Rhiwbina

Twmpath Motte

Coed y Wenallt — Ancient Woodland

Wenallt Gravel and Singletrack

Dragon Sculpture at the Sculpture Trail Entrance

Fforest Fawr Woodland Trail

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