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Folly Tower (Pontypool) – Pontymoile Basin loop from Torfaen

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Folly Tower (Pontypool) – Pontymoile Basin loop from Torfaen

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Folly Tower (Pontypool) – Pontymoile Basin loop from Torfaen

05:25

19.3km

370m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 17, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Bannau Brycheiniog National Park

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

1

1.02 km

Shell Grotto

Highlight • Structure

2

2.61 km

Folly Tower (Pontypool)

Highlight • Monument

The precise date of construction is unknown but it is generally thought that the original tower was built around 1765 to 1770 by John Hanbury, a local landowner and ironmaster …

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3

4.90 km

Mynydd Garn Wen Trig Point

Highlight • Summit

4

6.65 km

View from Mynydd Garn Clochdy

Highlight • Trail

A steady climb from the canal at Goytre Wharf to the ridge of Mynydd Garn Clochdy wins spectacular views of the Brecon Bacons Black mountains and the Bristol Channel. The …

Tip by

5

6.83 km

Beech Woods Trail

Highlight • Trail

Good level of fitness required, relentless climb.

Tip by

6

11.6 km

Bannau Brycheiniog National Park Marker

Highlight • Bridge

Southern edge of the park, on a bridge over the Brecon & Monmouthshire canal.

Tip by

7

18.1 km

Pontymoile Basin

Highlight • Rest Area

Pontymoile Basin, was originally a toll point where the canal narrows as it approaches the large area expanse of water used for turning narrowboats and filling up with water.

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B

19.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.67 km

4.66 km

3.58 km

1.75 km

678 m

Surfaces

4.89 km

4.55 km

4.34 km

3.78 km

982 m

789 m

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Elevation

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Highest point (430 m)

Lowest point (110 m)

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Comments

April 28, 2024,BRECON BEACONS NP - Mynydd Garn and Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal from Pontypool

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