Pontypool to Blaenavon Cycle Route
11.81 miles (19 km)
This route follows National Cycle Network Route 492 from Pontypool to Blaenavon via Abersychan.
The ride follows a dismantled railway north from the town of Pontypool to the Blaenavon World Heritage Site.
It's a traffic free ride with some pleasant woodland and fine views of the Afon Llwyd valley.
The route runs for about 12 miles and is slightly uphill going from Pontypool to Blaenavon.
Route highlights include the interesting Big Pit National Mine Museum and the Blaenavon World Heritage site at the end of the route. Here you'll find a heritage steam railway and an industrial museum where you can learn all about the Welsh heritage of coal mining through a multi-media tour of a modern coal mine.