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Pontrhydyfen Viaduct – Rhigos Climb Viewpoint loop from Ammanford

Pontrhydyfen Viaduct – Rhigos Climb Viewpoint loop from Ammanford

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Pontrhydyfen Viaduct – Rhigos Climb Viewpoint loop from Ammanford

05:50

117km

1,640m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 19, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Bannau Brycheiniog National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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31.4 km

Sardis Hill

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Heading east to west on the B4287 from Pontrhydyfen to Neath, Sardis Hill kicks up from the junction with Ton Mawr Road and within a hundred metres hits around 14%. …

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34.1 km

Pontrhydyfen Viaduct

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Pontrhydyfen is a small former coal mining community at the confluence of the River Afan and the Afon Pelenna. It is distinguished by two large 19th-century bridges that span the …

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43.6 km

Bwlch Mountain Climb from Treorchy

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Think this is my favourite way up the Bwlch. There's pretty much always a view. Road surface is good. Drivers give space. Sheep tend to stay out of the road. …

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52.7 km

View of Bwlch from Bwlch Summit

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Great climb with a nice view and maybe some ice-cream

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52.7 km

Bwlch Mountain Climb from Treorchy

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Climbing the Bwlch Mountain southwards from Treorchy (A4061) is a classic South Wales Valleys experience, offering a long, steady ascent. The road winds up from the Rhondda valley onto open …

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66.1 km

View of Hirwaun Common from Rhigos Climb

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Really nice view after a really nice climb. Perfect reward on a summers day

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67.7 km

Rhigos Climb Viewpoint

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This is the ‘classic’ way to climb Rhigos, riding north to south as it treats you to two fantastic hairpin bends that could have been plucked direct from the Alps. …

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117 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

81.3 km

19.4 km

13.8 km

2.14 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

104 km

12.2 km

393 m

Elevation

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Highest point (530 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

Weather

Tuesday 26 May

27°C

16°C

68 %

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Pontrhydyfen Viaduct – Rhigos Climb Viewpoint loop from Ammanford

Sardis Hill

Pontrhydyfen Viaduct

Bwlch Mountain Climb from Treorchy

View of Bwlch from Bwlch Summit

Bwlch Mountain Climb from Treorchy

View of Hirwaun Common from Rhigos Climb

Rhigos Climb Viewpoint

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