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Cwmbran_to_Garn 7mi 2 Jun 2022
Merchant Hill to Garndiffaith 3mi 2 Jun 2022
Pontnewynydd Car Park to cycle path, via Merchant Hill 300m 2 Jun 2022
Pontypool 5mi 5 Aug 2019
Pontypool 5mi 5 Aug 2019
Mamhilad track 0mi 5 Sep 2015
Iron Mountain Part 4 600m 20 Apr 2015
Blaenavon Ironworks 7mi 3 Mar 2014

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Days Out

Weekend rides

Find somewhere to cycle this weekend. Here’s our route-planner’s top picks around Pontypool:

Tredegar House · 14mi one-way
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Tretower Castle and Court · 41mi round-trip
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National Cycle Network

Cycle routes in Pontypool

The National Cycle Network is a great way to find traffic-free routes and quiet lanes. These routes pass through Pontypool:

To Newport / Casnewydd and Cwmbran.

To Cwmbran, Blaenavon and Ebbw Vale / Glyn Ebwy.

Knowledge

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What are the roads like? Which are the most cycle-friendly cafés? Where’s your favourite place for a Saturday afternoon spin? Share your knowledge with other local cyclists.

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A note on our PDF maps

30 Oct 2022 · 2

When you’re planning a route, cycle.travel has always offered the option to export a print-ready PDF in one of several scales. PDF maps are great as a fallback for electronic…

cycle.travel now has Ordnance Survey maps

2 Apr 2021 · 3

Ordnance Survey maps are justly famed for their clear, detailed coverage of the British countryside. Generations of cyclists have planned their adventures with an OS map or two stuffed in…

Plan multi-day adventures easily

22 Mar 2021 · 13

Dreaming of getting away on a bike trip this summer? cycle.travel’s new multi-day planning feature is here for you! For any journey of 50km or more, you can simply add…