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Brynich Aqueduct – Talybont Reservoir loop from Brecon

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Brynich Aqueduct – Talybont Reservoir loop from Brecon

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Brynich Aqueduct – Talybont Reservoir loop from Brecon

02:41

41.8km

420m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 10, 2026

Tips

Includes a movable bridge

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After 31.7 km for 9 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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3.69 km

Brynich Lock (Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal)

Highlight • River

This lock was the first on the Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal to be restored after the canal fell into dereliction.

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3.90 km

Brynich Aqueduct

Highlight • Historical Site

Brynich Aqueduct carries the Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal over the River Usk. After the green light was given for the aqueduct to be built in 1799, no time was wasted …

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4.05 km

Stone Bridge Over the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal

Highlight • Structure

Pretty stone bridge over the canal near the River Usk.

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5.18 km

Ty Mawr Pool

Lake

5.83 km

Ty Bach Llanfrynach Public Toilets

Highlight • Rest Area

Always good to know where the local loos are and these ones not only were very clean but run my volunteers. There's a tube sticking out under the plaque to donate cash and keep this service open.

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15.4 km

Talybont Reservoir Nature Reserve

Nature Reserve

27.0 km

View of the Talybont-on-Usk Reservoir

Highlight (Segment) • Lake

28.9 km

The largest reservoir in the Brecons, Talybont reservoir was completed in 1939. It supplies water to Newport, further south.

Seventeen dwellings (including farms) were co-opted during its construction.

Despite its …

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31.7 km

Talybont-on-Usk Canal Drawbridge

Highlight • Historical Site

A wooden drawbridge carried the road over the canal and was replaced by a fixed bridge after navigation on the canal ceased in the 1930s.

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41.8 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

25.9 km

13.3 km

1.18 km

1.11 km

248 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

25.6 km

13.8 km

1.72 km

393 m

333 m

Elevation

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Highest point (420 m)

Lowest point (120 m)

Weather

Monday 18 May

14°C

9°C

79 %

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Max wind speed: 26.0 km/h

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Brynich Aqueduct – Talybont Reservoir loop from Brecon

Brynich Lock (Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal)

Brynich Aqueduct

Stone Bridge Over the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal

Ty Bach Llanfrynach Public Toilets

View of the Talybont-on-Usk Reservoir

Talybont Reservoir

Talybont-on-Usk Canal Drawbridge

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