View of Castell Coch – Blue Bridge, Radyr loop from Radyr
View of Castell Coch – Blue Bridge, Radyr loop from Radyr
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View of Castell Coch – Blue Bridge, Radyr loop from Radyr
01:09
18.4km
210m
Mountain biking
Easy mountain bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: June 21, 2026
Tips
Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps
You may need to carry your bike.
After 37 m for 12 m
After 18.3 km for 12 m
Waypoints
Start point
Train Station
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407 m
Pathway Behind the Sports Pavilion
Highlight • Trail
Tip by
500 m
Bramble Path
Highlight (Segment) • Natural
Tip by
1.68 km
View of the River Taff from the Bridge
Highlight • River
Tip by
7.23 km
Ganol Skills Area
Highlight • MTB Park
7.73 km
Alternative Ganol Skills Area
Highlight • Trail
Tip by
14.6 km
Walnut Tree Viaduct Remaining Brick Pillar
Highlight • Monument
Tip by
15.7 km
View of Castell Coch
Highlight • Viewpoint
Given free rein by the third Marquess of Bute, architect William Burges didn’t hold back. The highly decorated interiors and rich furnishings of Castell Coch make it a dazzling masterpiece of the High Victorian era.
But it’s no exotic folly. Underneath the mock-medieval trappings you can still trace the impressive remains of a 13th-century castle, once used as a hunting lodge by the ruthless Marcher lord Gilbert de Clare.
Castell Coch has been a plaything of the rich and powerful for over 700 years. Having lavished huge sums on it neither Gilbert de Clare nor the Marquess of Bute spent much time here.
cadw.gov.wales/more-about-castell-coch
Tip by
18.2 km
Blue Bridge, Radyr
Highlight • Bridge
Becareful of other users.
Tip by
18.4 km
End point
Train Station
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
7.78 km
6.48 km
1.92 km
754 m
716 m
653 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
10.5 km
6.67 km
712 m
301 m
236 m
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Elevation
Highest point (200 m)
Lowest point (20 m)
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Weather
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Monday 31 August
19°C
9°C
28 %
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Max wind speed: 19.0 km/h
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