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Castell Coch – Castell Coch loop from Tongwynlais

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Tongwynlais

Castell Coch – Castell Coch loop from Tongwynlais

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Castell Coch – Castell Coch loop from Tongwynlais

01:36

5.52km

140m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: March 23, 2026

Waypoints

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730 m

Castell Coch Car Park

Highlight • Parking

809 m

Castell Coch

Highlight • Castle

Castell Coch is a 19th-century castle overlooking the village of Tongwynlais. Whilst there has been a castle on the site since the Norman period, architect William Burges transformed the crumbling …

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848 m

Castell Coch

Highlight • Historical Site

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1.39 km

Picnic Bench and Stick Shelter in the Woods

Highlight • Rest Area

Great little place to have a break and enjoy nature.

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2.30 km

Three Bears Cave and Bear Sculpture

Highlight • Natural

2.99 km

Dragon Sculpture at the Sculpture Trail Entrance

Highlight • Monument

Great sculpture, beginning of the sculpture trail. Great place to visit.

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3.56 km

Fforest Fawr Sculpture Trail

Highlight • Structure

Lots of sculptures to be seen here on the Fforest Fawr Circular walk.

There are three heritage trails to choose from, a Sculpture Trail with wood carvings along the route, …

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3.99 km

View of Taffs Well from Fforest Fawr

Highlight • Viewpoint

Enjoy wonderful vistas of Taffs Well and beyond toward Garth Mountain at the viewpoint with a bench in Fforest Fawr.

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4.52 km

Fforest Fawr

Forest

5.52 km

End point

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.24 km

1.19 km

898 m

201 m

Surfaces

1.57 km

1.48 km

1.14 km

898 m

432 m

Elevation

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Saturday 9 May

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Castell Coch – Castell Coch loop from Tongwynlais

Castell Coch Car Park

Castell Coch

Castell Coch

Picnic Bench and Stick Shelter in the Woods

Three Bears Cave and Bear Sculpture

Dragon Sculpture at the Sculpture Trail Entrance

Fforest Fawr Sculpture Trail

View of Taffs Well from Fforest Fawr

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