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Hengoed Viaduct – Hengoed Viaduct loop from Marshfield

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Hengoed Viaduct – Hengoed Viaduct loop from Marshfield

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4.7

(6)

62

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Hengoed Viaduct – Hengoed Viaduct loop from Marshfield

02:56

46.5km

440m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 24.0 km for 70 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

1

12.5 km

River Ebbw at Waunfawr Park

Highlight • River

2

19.4 km

Great Western Colliery Wheel Sculpture and Forest Path

Highlight • Forest

Take it easy, take in the countryside!

Tip by

20.7 km

the banking

Forest

4

23.4 km

Hengoed Viaduct

Highlight • Viewpoint

Hengoed Viaduct is an old railway viaduct that’s now a walkway and extension of NCN Route 47. It offers a nice view over the valley.

The "Wheel o Drams" sculpture …

Tip by

5

23.6 km

Hengoed Viaduct

Highlight • Monument

The coal mining industry transformed the landscape of South Wales and one of the ways it did that was bringing about the construction of railways and, to span valleys, their …

Tip by

6

33.1 km

River Rhymney Cycle Trail

Highlight • Cycleway

This paved shared-use trail alongside the River River Rhymney is a really delightful way to avoid the busy Newport Road on the other side of the industrial estate, and you …

Tip by

7

39.5 km

Grassy Descent to The Hollybush

Highlight • Pub

8

40.4 km

View of Rural Landscape Near Cardiff

Highlight • Viewpoint

Mostly tarmac

Tip by

40.7 km

Coed y Goitre

Forest

B

46.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

22.6 km

13.4 km

5.33 km

4.74 km

194 m

133 m

Surfaces

25.5 km

19.9 km

1.02 km

< 100 m

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Elevation

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Highest point (170 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

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Tuesday 6 October

15°C

8°C

38 %

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Comments

October 28, 2022,Bassleg loop

Good course, generally good tarmac with very light traffic on lanes. Not too demanding-a-ride.

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