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Porth Yr Ogof Cave – Fan Gyhirych Forest Road loop from Ystradfellte

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Mountain biking trails
United Kingdom
Wales
South Wales
Ystradfellte

Porth Yr Ogof Cave – Fan Gyhirych Forest Road loop from Ystradfellte

Moderate

4.5

(2)

10

riders

Porth Yr Ogof Cave – Fan Gyhirych Forest Road loop from Ystradfellte

03:20

37.4km

790m

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: August 18, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 94 m for 165 m

After 5.72 km for 458 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

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1

125 m

Porth Yr Ogof Cave

Highlight • Cave

Porth Yr Ogof (gateway to the cave, in Welsh) boasts the largest entrance of any cave in Wales at over 55 feet (17 m) wide and almost 16 feet (5 …

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2

425 m

Busy car park and £6 a day parking.

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3

12.9 km

Fan Gyhirych Forest Road

Highlight • Cycleway

Possibly the highest through-route forest road in the southern UK.
Recently upgraded forest road, nice and smooth for the moment with fantastic views all around

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4

34.7 km

At a guess I'd say this was a lime kiln used to create calcium carbonate powder to use in mortar for building.

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5

35.7 km

A nice bridleway across farmland in the National Park.
Mostly a good surface although soft and boggy in places

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6

36.4 km

A nice old drovers road from Ystredfellte onto the tops.
Good surface, a few gates, and then you're out into farmland.

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37.4 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

15.9 km

14.9 km

6.33 km

278 m

Surfaces

19.2 km

16.0 km

1.55 km

615 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (660 m)

Lowest point (240 m)

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