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Folly Tower (Pontypool) – Pontymoile Basin loop from Torfaen

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Folly Tower (Pontypool) – Pontymoile Basin loop from Torfaen

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Folly Tower (Pontypool) – Pontymoile Basin loop from Torfaen

05:25

19.3km

370m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 15, 2026

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Bannau Brycheiniog National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.02 km

Shell Grotto

Highlight • Structure

2.61 km

Folly Tower (Pontypool)

Highlight • Monument

The precise date of construction is unknown but it is generally thought that the original tower was built around 1765 to 1770 by John Hanbury, a local landowner and ironmaster …

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4.90 km

Mynydd Garn Wen Trig Point

Highlight • Summit

6.65 km

View from Mynydd Garn Clochdy

Highlight • Trail

A steady climb from the canal at Goytre Wharf to the ridge of Mynydd Garn Clochdy wins spectacular views of the Brecon Bacons Black mountains and the Bristol Channel. The …

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6.83 km

Beech Woods Trail

Highlight • Trail

Good level of fitness required, relentless climb.

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8.49 km

Old Abergavenny Road

Highlight • Trail

11.6 km

Bannau Brycheiniog National Park Marker

Highlight • Bridge

Southern edge of the park, on a bridge over the Brecon & Monmouthshire canal.

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18.1 km

Pontymoile Basin

Highlight • Rest Area

Pontymoile Basin, was originally a toll point where the canal narrows as it approaches the large area expanse of water used for turning narrowboats and filling up with water.

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19.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.47 km

4.53 km

3.41 km

2.12 km

783 m

Surfaces

4.85 km

4.33 km

4.22 km

4.04 km

1.17 km

706 m

Elevation

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Highest point (430 m)

Lowest point (110 m)

Weather

Sunday 17 May

12°C

5°C

83 %

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Folly Tower (Pontypool) – Pontymoile Basin loop from Torfaen

Shell Grotto

Folly Tower (Pontypool)

Mynydd Garn Wen Trig Point

View from Mynydd Garn Clochdy

Beech Woods Trail

Old Abergavenny Road

Bannau Brycheiniog National Park Marker

Pontymoile Basin

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