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Glamorganshire Canal

1.9 miles (3 km)

Ordnance Survey Map Open Streetmap This walk takes you along the old Glamorganshire Canal in Cardiff. The canal forms part of a local nature reserve in Whitchurch, on the north western fringes of the city.
You can start the walk from the car park at the adjacent Forest Farm Country Park. Head east from here to pick up the public footpaths along the canal. On the way you can look out for birdlife including kingfishers, herons and the rare Eurasian bittern. There's also the old locks and other relics of the once important waterway. 
The area also includes peaceful woodland trails and more waterside paths along the Melingriffith Feeder.

Glamorganshire Canal OS Map Ordnance survey map - Mobile GPS OS Map with Location tracking

Glamorganshire Canal Open Street Map Open Streetmap - Mobile GPS Map with Location tracking

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Photos

Lock on the Glamorganshire Canal - geograph.org.uk - 2708260

Lock on the Glamorganshire Canal

Glamorganshire Canal - Whitchurch, Cardiff - geograph.org.uk - 2240417

Glamorganshire Canal - geograph.org.uk - 2707153

Towpath Bridge of Glamorganshire Canal about 50m north of junction with Forest Farm Road, Whitchurch, Cardiff, August 2020

Towpath Bridge of Glamorganshire Canal about 50m north of junction with Forest Farm Road, Whitchurch, Cardiff

Glamorganshire Canal, Whitchurch, Cardiff - geograph.org.uk - 2691380

Sunny Bank Weir Bridge, Glamorganshire Canal, Cardiff - geograph.org.uk - 2691364

Sunny Bank Weir Bridge

Glamorganshire Canal near Cardiff - geograph.org.uk - 2691396

Glamorganshire Canal, Tongwynlais - geograph.org.uk - 2746013

Tongwynlais at the northern end of the canal.

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