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Talybont Reservoir – Talybont-on-Usk Lifting Bridge loop from wild camp

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Talybont Reservoir – Talybont-on-Usk Lifting Bridge loop from wild camp

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Talybont Reservoir – Talybont-on-Usk Lifting Bridge loop from wild camp

01:40

23.7km

440m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 10, 2026

Tips

Includes movable bridges

Check opening times.

After 11.5 km for 9 m

After 12.3 km for 9 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.07 km

View of the Peaks in Bannau Brycheiniog National Park

Highlight • Viewpoint

6.76 km

Talybont Reservoir Nature Reserve

Nature Reserve

7.27 km

Talybont Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

The largest still water reservoir in the Brecon Beacons, Talybont Reservoir is a beautiful spot just downstream from Talybont-on-Usk. The reservoir has been supplying water to Newport since 1939.

Tip by

11.4 km

Talybont-on-Usk Lifting Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

Beautiful little draw bridge on the canal.

Tip by

11.8 km

The White Hart Inn, Talybont-on-Usk

Highlight • Pub

Good pub and a great location to finish your bike ride or hike at.

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11.9 km

Talybont-on-Usk Aqueduct

Highlight • Bridge

One of the many sights to see in Talybont on the canal.

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12.1 km

Talybont Stores & Canalside Café

Highlight • Cafe

Stop in this little cafe all the time when I am hiking or biking. In fact I think I have invested enough in the place to have a shares dividend, …

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23.7 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

23.4 km

103 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

22.1 km

1.28 km

136 m

103 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (440 m)

Lowest point (120 m)

Weather

Saturday 27 June

18°C

10°C

46 %

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Max wind speed: 21.0 km/h

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Talybont Reservoir – Talybont-on-Usk Lifting Bridge loop from wild camp

View of the Peaks in Bannau Brycheiniog National Park

Talybont Reservoir

Talybont-on-Usk Lifting Bridge

The White Hart Inn, Talybont-on-Usk

Talybont-on-Usk Aqueduct

Talybont Stores & Canalside Café

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