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Penyrheol Trecenydd & Energlyn

Wheel o Drams Sculpture – Hengoed Viaduct loop from Energlyn & Churchill Park

Routes
Road cycling routes
United Kingdom
Wales
South Wales
Penyrheol Trecenydd & Energlyn

Wheel o Drams Sculpture – Hengoed Viaduct loop from Energlyn & Churchill Park

Moderate

18

riders

Wheel o Drams Sculpture – Hengoed Viaduct loop from Energlyn & Churchill Park

02:20

44.1km

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: March 4, 2026

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Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 658 m for 67 m

After 8.43 km for 72 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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8.62 km

Wheel o Drams Sculpture

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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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2

8.88 km

Hengoed Viaduct

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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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19.1 km

Coed Groes-faen

Forest

4

30.5 km

View from Heol Adam

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Views from Heol Adam. Bargoed on one side, Treharris on the other.

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44.1 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

33.3 km

6.62 km

2.39 km

1.27 km

385 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

41.5 km

2.11 km

481 m

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Highest point (430 m)

Lowest point (80 m)

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Tuesday 26 May

29°C

17°C

44 %

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