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Pontygwaith Bridge – Giant's Bite loop from Merthyr Vale

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Pontygwaith Bridge – Giant's Bite loop from Merthyr Vale

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April 28, 2026

Pontygwaith Bridge – Giant's Bite loop from Merthyr Vale

Moderate

03:58

13.4km

3.4km/h

380m

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Overview

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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2.33 km

Pontygwaith Bridge

Highlight • Historical Site

Pontygwaith Bridge spans the River Taff just above Quaker's Yard. It's a Grade II-listed stone bridge and really is exceptionally pretty, particularly in summer with the riverbanks are bursting with …

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2.47 km

Steep Descent Near Stone Arch Bridge on Taff Trail

Highlight • Trail

Exiting the Western arm of the Taff trail to join up with the eastern unpaved side, you are met with a steep drop off down a service tunnel. Cute stone …

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3.88 km

Giant's Bite

Highlight • Viewpoint

High above the A470 to the north of Quaker’s Yard, the Giant’s Bite is a dramatic gap in the skyline quarried from the ridge top at the former Cefn Glas …

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6.87 km

Twyn Brynbychan Trig Point

Highlight • Natural Monument

We walked miles. Up to the waterfall on Gillies trail, followed the path up onto the rocky and then to the trig point on Twyn Brynbychan, above the cynnon valleys. …

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13.0 km

Blue Pedestrian Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

13.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.35 km

5.02 km

1.95 km

104 m

Surfaces

7.85 km

2.59 km

2.14 km

627 m

236 m

Route Details

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Highest point (400 m)

Lowest point (120 m)

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Pontygwaith Bridge – Giant's Bite loop from Merthyr Vale

Pontygwaith Bridge

Steep Descent Near Stone Arch Bridge on Taff Trail

Giant's Bite

Twyn Brynbychan Trig Point

Blue Pedestrian Bridge

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