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Hengoed Viaduct – Sirhowy Valley Bike Path loop from Pengam

Routes
Road cycling routes
United Kingdom
Wales
South Wales
Gelligaer

Hengoed Viaduct – Sirhowy Valley Bike Path loop from Pengam

Moderate

85

riders

Hengoed Viaduct – Sirhowy Valley Bike Path loop from Pengam

02:32

53.8km

550m

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: February 28, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 47.9 km for 72 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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25.3 km

Fourteen Locks Pond

Highlight • Lake

a great stop place to rest have a coffe and cake full your bottle of water and enjoy some view ... the old locks serve now as a pond for …

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2

32.3 km

The Mad Mile (Caerphilly Road)

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

This strip of Caerphilly Road, locally know as the Mad Mile, is a long stretch of straight, smooth road with a fair incline - especially if you’re going in the …

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3

48.3 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 …

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4

48.6 km

Wheel o Drams Sculpture

Highlight • Monument

The Wheel o Drams is a sculpture constructed of connected coal mining drams, designed to represent the industrial history of the region. Known locally as ‘the Stargate', it serves as …

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48.7 km

Sirhowy Valley Bike Path

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

This segment of the Sirhowy Valley bike path let’s you avoid the main road through Maesycwmmer. Just watch out for pedestrians if you’re going fast!

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53.8 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

27.7 km

18.9 km

4.47 km

2.36 km

318 m

113 m

Surfaces

48.0 km

5.38 km

274 m

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