Taff Trail

The Taff Trail is a 55 mile / 93 km waymarked route for walkers and cyclists from the market town of Brecon to the City of Cardiff. The Trail links parts of the historic transport network to form a continuous route.

Traffic Free Cycling

The Taff Trail passes through some of the most beautiful and varied landscapes in South Wales.

Over half the Taff Trail is traffic-free or on quiet access roads with the remainder on country lanes and minor roads offering pleasant cycling on gentle gradients with a few short, steeper sections. The surface varies from tarmac to prepared dust and good-quality forest track. Please note that a section that has previously been on road between Cilfynydd and Abercynon will shortly be diverted to a new purpose built traffic free path.

Explore the industrial revolution on foot or by bike

The scars of the iron and coal industry that made Merthyr Tydfil and the Taff Valley famous throughout the world have mostly healed. But the legacy of abandoned canal towpaths, tramroads and railway lines enables you to follow a green corridor full of historic interest through former mining communities and industrial towns.

A fairytale castle

The fairytale castle of Castell Coch guards the narrow Taff Gorge and another change in landscape. From here the Trail drops down to the Taff river and follows a riverside path to the heart of Cardiff, ending at the prestigious modern waterfront of Cardiff bay.

Click this link to download a copy of the Taff Trail leaflet from the Sustrans website.

The website Waterways.com has a very good description of the Taff Trail from Pontypridd to Cardiff. Click here to find out more.

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