The way points of this bicycle route:
Slight drag
Top of first pitch - warm up needed
Start of descent
Bridge - jumping possible for mountain bikers and loony roadmen
Top of climb
Move onto busier road
Start of first long climb
Nearly at the top - tailwind not uncommon on this portion of climb
Watch for cars on opposite side of road on descent as you may be doing 45+ mph by here and the corner tightens a little.
Moving back onto busier roads (left at the junction)
Turn left at lights (watch for traffic)
Start of rhigos mountain.
Enjoy the scenery - great on a clear day up and down the valley
Top of climb - ice cream van in summer
Watch the roundabout
Right at the junction
Llywn-on Reservoir
Turn left here
Resident areas
Roundabout - CAUTION speeding traffic
Welcome to Bikely, take a step by step tour of this path:
Press Start Tour - then use the navigation buttons below to move along the path.
Some high traffice areas (Pontypridd centre, Merthyr Tydfil). Major climbs long, not particularly steep. Penycoedcae is a steep climb at the end of a few hours in the saddle - be warned.
Tagged with: Recreational, Training, Onroad, Intermediate, Rural, Scenic
