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Stage 2: Pontypridd to Merthyr Tydfil — Taff Trail

Difficult

06:18

14.8 mi

2.3 mph

875 ft

575 ft

Expert Hiking Tour. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Tour Overview

Starting Point

0.49 mi

The Rocking Stone

Hiking Highlight

6.33 mi

Quaker's Yard viaduct

Hiking Highlight

7.57 mi

Pontygwaith Bridge

Hiking Highlight

10.1 mi

Aberfan Garden of Remembrance

Hiking Highlight

14.8 mi

Destination

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Tour Profile

Waytypes

Hiking Path: 0.97 mi

Path: 0.52 mi

Footpath: 9.61 mi

Street: 0.70 mi

Road: 2.75 mi

State Road: 370 yd

Surfaces

Unpaved: < 109 yd

Gravel: 0.97 mi

Paved: 3.91 mi

Asphalt: 8.90 mi

Unknown: 0.98 mi

Weather Forecast

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May 5, 2022

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Comments

Kit P
This stage explores a landscape with a rich industrial heritage.

Before leaving Pontypridd, it is worth visiting the Rocking Stone; a glacial boulder from when ice sheets covered these lands that is surrounded by a 19th-century stone circle.

The trail diverts from the shaded banks of the Taff on a few…
May 5, 2022