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Castell Coch – Fforest Fawr Information Board loop from Tongwynlais

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Castell Coch – Fforest Fawr Information Board loop from Tongwynlais

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(12)

149

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Castell Coch – Fforest Fawr Information Board loop from Tongwynlais

01:39

5.67km

150m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: August 20, 2026

Waypoints

A

Start point

Restaurant

1

915 m

Castell Coch Car Park

Highlight • Parking

2

994 m

Castell Coch

Highlight • Castle

Castell Coch is a 19th-century castle overlooking the village of Tongwynlais. Whilst there has been a castle on the site since the Norman period, architect William Burges transformed the crumbling …

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3

1.27 km

Fforest Fawr Information Board

Highlight • Rest Area

4

1.34 km

Picnic Bench and Stick Shelter in the Woods

Highlight • Rest Area

Great little place to have a break and enjoy nature.

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5

2.25 km

Three Bears Cave and Bear Sculpture

Highlight • Natural

6

2.95 km

Dragon Sculpture at the Sculpture Trail Entrance

Highlight • Monument

Great sculpture, beginning of the sculpture trail. Great place to visit.

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7

3.51 km

Fforest Fawr Sculpture Trail

Highlight • Structure

Lots of sculptures to be seen here on the Fforest Fawr Circular walk.

There are three heritage trails to choose from, a Sculpture Trail with wood carvings along the route, …

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8

3.94 km

View of Taffs Well from Fforest Fawr

Highlight • Viewpoint

Enjoy wonderful vistas of Taffs Well and beyond toward Garth Mountain at the viewpoint with a bench in Fforest Fawr.

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4.48 km

Fforest Fawr

Forest

B

5.67 km

End point

Restaurant

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.32 km

1.51 km

578 m

201 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

1.72 km

1.65 km

1.60 km

578 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

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Friday 9 October

14°C

7°C

11 %

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