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Llanfihangel Cwmdu With Bwlch And Cathedine

Brynich Aqueduct – Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal loop from Bwlch

Mountain biking trails

Llanfihangel Cwmdu With Bwlch And Cathedine

Brynich Aqueduct – Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal loop from Bwlch

Moderate

4.7

(6)

49

riders

Brynich Aqueduct – Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal loop from Bwlch

02:40

41.3km

340m

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: August 27, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 20.1 km for 104 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

1

8.26 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.

Tip by

2

8.84 km

Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal Towpath

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

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

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3

15.6 km

Stone Bridge Over the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal

Highlight • Structure

Pretty stone bridge over the canal near the River Usk.

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4

15.7 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 …

Tip by

5

15.9 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.

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20.2 km

Brecon Canal Basin

Lake

7

29.4 km

Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal

Highlight • Trail

The Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal meanders through the Welsh countryside through the Usk Valley and the Brecon Beacons National Park. Built at the end of the 18th century, the canal …

Tip by

8

31.6 km

The White Hart Inn, Talybont-on-Usk

Highlight • Pub

Good pub and a great location to finish your bike ride or hike at.

Tip by

9

32.5 km

Talybont Tramway Bridleway

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

felt like I was cycling on broken bricks

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B

41.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

30.0 km

5.75 km

2.41 km

1.61 km

1.36 km

239 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

26.7 km

7.16 km

4.53 km

1.50 km

1.17 km

159 m

< 100 m

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Tuesday 13 October

16°C

8°C

21 %

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