Castle Valley on Twrch Trail – Twrch Trail loop from Pontypool and New Inn

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Castle Valley on Twrch Trail – Twrch Trail loop from Pontypool and New Inn

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Castle Valley on Twrch Trail – Twrch Trail loop from Pontypool and New Inn

04:03

38.5km

960m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 2, 2026

Tips

Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 4.80 km for 770 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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4.69 km

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Lake

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Odin Section on Twrch Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Forest

You'll be surprised by how flowy an uphill segment can be through the woods here! It swoops up and down along through the woodland with a few rooty sections and …

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13.8 km

Castle Valley on Twrch Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

A fun ribbon of rocky single track contouring around the hillside of Medart with incredible views down the valley to Newport. There are no major features on this section which is just as well: the scenery is breathtaking enough.

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17.7 km

Twrch Trail

Highlight • MTB Park

The red graded trail loop at Cwmcarn is one of the classic UK trail centre routes. At 15.5km long, it's comprised of a long, rocky and rough initial climb, but …

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18.1 km

Cwmcarn — Twrch Mountain Bike Trail

Highlight • Parking

Cwmcarn Forest in South Wales consists of two red graded singletrack trails and 2 DH tracks.
Both the singletrack trails contain lots of long technical climbs as well as some …

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18.3 km

Cwmcarn Trailhead Arch

Highlight • Rest Area

Look for the arch to start riding at Cwmcarn, which marks the start of the red-rated Twrch and Cafall trails. Here you'll also find trail maps and information for these …

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Cafall Rock Garden

Highlight • Trail

A short, rocky section of the Cafall climb gives you a technical challenge as you round a corner and ride down a short descent over a rock garden. Line choice is everything here!

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22.9 km

Quadzilla Switchbacks, Cafall Trail

Highlight • Climb

After contouring around the hillside from the fire road along the start of the Cafall trail section named Quadzilla, you then enter a series of switchbacks to climb more sharply …

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25.3 km

Rocky Valley, Cafall Trail

Highlight (Segment) • MTB Park

This section of the red-rated Cafall trail is named Rocky Valley for good reason, with some swooping singletrack leading to some rock rolls and little drops as well as some rooty sections too.

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38.5 km

End point

Train Station

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