Llanfoist to Clydach Gorge
A well surfaced section of traffic free cycle path that can be ridden in its entirety from Llanfoist to Clydach. Follows the course of an old railway line, views from the canal on the lower section and across the Clydach Gorge are spectacular.
Start: Llanfoist Crossing OS reference: SO286132
Distance: 7.5km (5 miles) each way
Gradient: Long, steady climb with one very steep
section near the end
Time: Allow an hour and a half outward and an hour
back
Suitable for: Most pedal bikes, not suitable for
bike trailers, tandems and other long/wide bikes.
Car Parking: Large car park at start
Public Toilets: Abergavenny
Other facilities: None
Directions
Head through the gate at the top of the car park and follow the well-marked trail upwards, passing close to the canal. Keep ahead at Govilon, where the trail passes through houses and crosses a public road and then passes the Forge car Park before starting to climb steeply up towards Clydach. There’s a section on public roads before the railway climbs to Brynmawr.
