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Hengoed Viaduct – Hengoed Viaduct loop from Newbridge

Road cycling routes

Hengoed Viaduct – Hengoed Viaduct loop from Newbridge

Moderate

4.6

(5)

147

riders

Hengoed Viaduct – Hengoed Viaduct loop from Newbridge

02:38

55.4km

620m

Road cycling

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

Last updated: November 5, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 7.57 km for 70 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

1

5.83 km

Sirhowy Valley Bike Path

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Lovely path to ride on. A gentle incline and suitable for most abilities

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2

6.91 km

Hengoed Viaduct

Highlight • Viewpoint

Hengoed Viaduct is an old railway viaduct that’s now a walkway and extension of NCN Route 47. It offers a nice view over the valley.

The "Wheel o Drams" sculpture …

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3

6.93 km

Wheel o Drams Sculpture

Highlight • Monument

The Wheel o Drams is a sculpture constructed of connected coal mining drams, designed to represent the industrial history of the region. Known locally as ‘the Stargate', it serves as …

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4

7.19 km

Hengoed Viaduct

Highlight • Monument

The coal mining industry transformed the landscape of South Wales and one of the ways it did that was bringing about the construction of railways and, to span valleys, their …

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23.7 km

Coed y Goitre

Forest

6

32.5 km

Fourteen Locks Pond

Highlight • Lake

a great stop place to rest have a coffe and cake full your bottle of water and enjoy some view ... the old locks serve now as a pond for …

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7

47.4 km

Gelligroes Mill

Highlight • Historical Site

Titanic rescue history linked to this location. Worth a visit if you are in the area.

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B

55.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

46.4 km

3.88 km

3.02 km

1.59 km

422 m

111 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

51.7 km

3.51 km

259 m

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Highest point (170 m)

Lowest point (20 m)

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Comments

June 16, 2023,Green lanes & cycleways

Great route, easy parking quiet country lanes and cycleways. We'll worth the ride. Photo shows a nice place to stop after the hill climb.

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