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Radyr Weir – Bryn Du Climb from Aberdare loop from Llandaf

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United Kingdom
Wales
South Wales
Whitchurch

Radyr Weir – Bryn Du Climb from Aberdare loop from Llandaf

Moderate

139

riders

Radyr Weir – Bryn Du Climb from Aberdare loop from Llandaf

03:27

74.1km

640m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 26, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 57.4 km for 171 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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1

2.86 km

Radyr Weir

Highlight • Structure

A pretty weir of the River Taff, the Radyr Weir runs today as a hydro power scheme and a focal point of Radyr town. Many wild salmon and sea trout …

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3.29 km

River Taff

Lake

3

33.4 km

Bryn Du Climb from Aberdare

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

An enjoyable(-ish) climb up from Aberdare to the top of Maerdy mountain. Equally enjoyable descent, with the switchbacks making it interesting as opposed to most straight line descents. Really good …

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4

39.0 km

Bradley's Coffee Shop

Highlight • Cafe

Great coffee shop.

Always welcoming, even in the dead of winter when you’re covered in mud and soaking wet.

Great coffee and cakes.

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5

47.6 km

Smooth Tarmac Cycleway

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Perfect for your best summer bike

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6

57.5 km

The Crazy Croissant Cafe

Highlight • Cafe

Friendly cafe in high street, good coffee and crumpets ☕🤪

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7

60.5 km

Taff Trail: Nantgarw to Pontypridd

Highlight (Segment) • Forest

The Taff Trail has some fantastic gravel stretches.

The section from the top of Bwlch Mountain is probably best ridden on a full suspension MTB, but the road down is …

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65.1 km

Coed Caedyrys

Forest

B

74.1 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

34.2 km

20.1 km

15.6 km

3.89 km

377 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

67.1 km

6.21 km

588 m

356 m

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Monday 5 October

18°C

14°C

35 %

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