Taff trail Merthyr to Brecon westerly route
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 20.92 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,991 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 1,998 ft
- Max elevation
- 1,451 ft
- TrailRank
- 28
- Min elevation
- 360 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Time
- 9 hours 4 minutes
- Coordinates
- 2618
- Uploaded
- February 13, 2017
- Recorded
- February 2017
near Merthyr Tydfil, Wales (United Kingdom)
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Itinerary description
This section of the Taff Trail starts at Merthyr railway station and ends at Brecon. It is the westerly route via Storey Arms that is for walkers only. It passes a number of historic sites near Merthyr before climbing up the Taff valley passing three reservoirs, woods and moors to reach Storey Arms. From there it is downhill to Brecon mainly along single track roads. A blog of the route can be found here http://johnpontafftrail.blogspot.co.uk/2017/02/merthyr-tydfil-to-brecon-via-storey-arms.html
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