- National Cycle Route 8
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Coordinates: 53°18′32″N 4°37′59″W / 53.309°N 4.633°W
National Cycle Route 8 (or NCR 8) is a route of the National Cycle Network, running from Cardiff to Holyhead. The route passes through the heart of Wales, and is also known by its Welsh name Lôn Las Cymru (Welsh: Wales' Blue Lane). It is largely north-south from Holyhead to Cardiff and Chepstow, and in total measures some 400 km (250 mi) in length. Some of its route follows the trackbed of former railway lines, such as Lôn Las Menai, Lôn Eifion, the Mawddach Trail and the Taff Trail.
Contents
Route
Cardiff to Brecon
This largely follows the Taff Trail:
Cardiff | Pontypridd | Abercynon | Merthyr Tydfil | Brecon
Alternative: Chepstow to Glasbury
Lon Las Cymru provides an alternative south route for those coming into Wales from the Severn Bridge, following Route 42 from Chepstow to Glasbury, where it joins Route 8:
Chepstow | Usk | Abergavenny | Glasbury
There is also a small loop at the top of Route 42 providing links to Hay-on-Wye.
Brecon to Machynlleth
Brecon | Talgarth | Glasbury | Erwood | Builth Wells | Newbridge on Wye | Llanwrthwl | Rhayader | Llangurig | Llanidloes | Staylittle | Machynlleth
Machynlleth to Porthmadog
Machynlleth | Dolgellau | Trawsfynydd | Penrhyndeudraeth | Porthmadog
Porthmadog to Holyhead
Porthmadog | Penygroes | Caernarfon | Bangor | Holyhead
External links
- Sustrans map and description - north section
- Sustrans map and description - south section
- Sustrans Routes2Ride: Cycling Lôn Las Cymru
- A map of the route
Sustrans' National Cycle Network Main routes: Other routes: 11 · 12 · 13 · 14 · 15 · 16 · 17 · 18 · 20 · 21 · 22 · 23 · 24 · 25 · 26 · 27 · 28 · 32 · 33 · 41 · 42 · 43 · 44 · 45 · 46 · 47 · 48 · 50 · 51 · 52 · 53 · 54 · 55 · 56 · 57 · 61 · 62 · 63 · 64 · 65 · 66 · 67 · 68 · 69 · 71 · 72 · 73 · 74 · 75 · 76 · 77 · 78 · 79 · 81 · 82 · 83 · 84 · 85 · 88 · 91 · 92 · 93 · 94 · 95 · 96Transport in Powys Road Footpaths Beacons Way · Cambrian Way · Epynt Way · Glyndŵr's Way · Marches Way · Offa's Dyke Path · Sarn Helen · Severn Way · Usk Valley Walk · Wye Valley WalkCycle routes Celtic Trail · Elan Valley Trail · Lake Vyrnwy Road Circuit · Lon Cambria · Lôn Las Cymru · Radnor Ring · Taff TrailRailway stations Cambrian Line Heart of Wales Line Builth Road · Cilmeri · Dolau · Garth (Powys) · Knucklas · Llanbister Road · Llandrindod · Llangammarch · Llangynllo · Llanwrtyd · Pen-y-Bont · Sugar Loaf
Welshpool and Llanfair
Light RailwayCastle Caereinion · Cyfronydd · Heniarth · Llanfair Caereinion · Sylfaen · Welshpool Raven Square
Transport in Rhondda Cynon Taf Road Bus National Cycle Network Railway lines Railway stations Abercynon · Aberdare · Cwmbach · Dinas Rhondda · Fernhill · Llanharan · Llwynypia · Merthyr Tydfil · Merthyr Vale · Mountain Ash · Penrhiwceiber · Pontyclun · Pontypridd · Porth · Quakers Yard · Taffs Well · Ton Pentre · Tonypandy · Treforest · Treforest Estate · Trehafod · Treherbert · Treorchy · Troed-y-rhiw · Ynyswen · Ystrad Rhondda
Road Bus National Cycle Network Railway lines Railway stations Waterways Categories:- National Cycle Routes
- Cycleways in Wales
- Transport in Anglesey
- Transport in Gwynedd
- Cycleways in Powys
- Transport in Merthyr Tydfil
- Transport in Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Transport in Cardiff
- Transport in Monmouthshire
- Elenydd
- Brecon Beacons
- United Kingdom road stubs
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