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Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal – Pontsticill Reservoir loop from Pontsticill

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Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal – Pontsticill Reservoir loop from Pontsticill

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Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal – Pontsticill Reservoir loop from Pontsticill

04:50

62.6km

710m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: February 5, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 29.7 km for 116 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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4.66 km

Taf Fechan Forest

Forest

5.80 km

Taf Fechan Forest gravel track

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

A fantastic climb on a very good surface... I can imagine the descent being epic!

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7.15 km

View of the Peaks in Bannau Brycheiniog National Park

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7.57 km

Talybont Reservoir Gravel Climb

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This gravelly climb is a great alternative to the road if you’re riding larger wheels. The trail itself is fine for road bikes with larger wheels or gravel bikes (I …

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18.3 km

Canal Drawbridge on the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal

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A must for every canal drawbridge fan!

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20.4 km

Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal

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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 …

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26.0 km

Brynich Aqueduct

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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 …

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27.6 km

Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal

Highlight • Structure

This is the canal tunnel that goes underneath the A40 dual carriageway. It is quite a length and the footway is narrow, so if you are on a bicycle I …

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29.7 km

Brecon Canal Basin

Lake

44.5 km

Talybont Reservoir Nature Reserve

Nature Reserve

57.6 km

Pontsticill Reservoir

Lake

59.7 km

Pontsticill Reservoir

Highlight • Structure

Built in 1927, the Pontsticill Reservoir is a large reservoir in the Brecon Beacons National Park that can hold 3400 million gallons (14,460 million liters) of water. The beautiful reservoir …

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62.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

28.3 km

27.4 km

4.80 km

1.24 km

886 m

Surfaces

26.9 km

18.3 km

13.5 km

1.98 km

1.43 km

522 m

Elevation

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Highest point (440 m)

Lowest point (120 m)

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Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal – Pontsticill Reservoir loop from Pontsticill

Taf Fechan Forest gravel track

View of the Peaks in Bannau Brycheiniog National Park

Talybont Reservoir Gravel Climb

Canal Drawbridge on the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal

Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal

Brynich Aqueduct

Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal

Pontsticill Reservoir

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