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Newport to Abergavenny |
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Description |
Follow NCN routes 47, 49, 492 and 46 from Newport to Abergavenny. You start on the river Usk in Newport and follow NCN routes 47 and 49 along the river and the Monmouthshire and Brecon canal to Cwmbran and then onto Pontypool. Here you join another traffic free section along NCN route 492 which takes you towards Brynmawr via Blaenavon, with splendid views of the Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway. Near Brynmawr you'll join NCN route 46, with views of Clydach gorge and another run along the Monmouthshire and Brecon canal taking you to Abergavenny
   
   
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Distance | 28 miles (45 km) |
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Difficulty | **** |
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Memory Map Route | Newport to Abergavenny.mmo (right click - 'Save As') |
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GPX File | Newport to Abergavenny.gpx (right click - 'Save As')
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Elevation |  Newport Abergavenny |
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Route Photos |  |  |  |  | Along the Monmouthshire and Brecon canal | Canal at Cwmbran 1 | Canal at Cwmbran 2 | |  |  |  |  | Garn Lakes | Clydach Gorge, near Brynmawr | View at Clydach | Canal at Govilon |
Photos are copyrighted by their owners
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Map (Route in Red) Aerial Photo View of this route
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