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Brynich Aqueduct – View of Talybont Reservoir loop from Royal Welsh Regiment Museum

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Brynich Aqueduct – View of Talybont Reservoir loop from Royal Welsh Regiment Museum

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Brynich Aqueduct – View of Talybont Reservoir loop from Royal Welsh Regiment Museum

02:40

31.9km

370m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: February 27, 2026

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Bannau Brycheiniog National Park

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1.74 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.

The lock was created when the canal was built c.1800. The section of canal which crosses the river Usk on the nearby Brynich aqueduct is lower than the final stretch of water into Brecon.

The bridge over the canal here is joined to the lock walls. The road continues across the river Usk on a five-arch stone bridge constructed in the late 18th century.

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1.95 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 and it opened the following year. The aqueduct has four arches and is 201 feet (64 m) long and 31 feet (9.5 m) wide.

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2.10 km

Stone Bridge Over the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal

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Pretty stone bridge over the canal near the River Usk.

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6.57 km

Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal Towpath

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Nice little warm up before getting to the more serious climbs.

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16.7 km

Rocky Forest Path in Bannau Brycheiniog National Park

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Fun rocky path.

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18.5 km

View of Talybont Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

unbelievable views

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21.6 km

Talybont Tramway Bridleway

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

felt like I was cycling on broken bricks

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22.5 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.

Before the canal reopened to boats in 1970, a steel drawbridge with an electric operating mechanism was installed.

There are four other drawbridges along the canal to the west. They are for farmers to access fields and are less elaborate than the one at Talybont. Drawbridges saved the canal company the expense of building stone bridges over the canal at these locations.

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31.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

18.6 km

10.1 km

3.03 km

227 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

17.4 km

8.15 km

2.91 km

2.02 km

1.18 km

221 m

Elevation

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Highest point (380 m)

Lowest point (120 m)

Weather

Saturday 16 May

11°C

6°C

78 %

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Brynich Aqueduct – View of Talybont Reservoir loop from Royal Welsh Regiment Museum

Brynich Lock (Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal)

Brynich Aqueduct

Stone Bridge Over the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal

Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal Towpath

Rocky Forest Path in Bannau Brycheiniog National Park

View of Talybont Reservoir

Talybont Tramway Bridleway

Talybont-on-Usk Canal Drawbridge

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