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B Gwersyll / Golygfan 4 Dinas Powys 2 6 Barry/ 7 Based on Ordnance Survey map with permission of the Controller of Her Majesty’s Miles Milltiroedd 50 40 Stationery Office. Crown Copyright 2008. 0 1 2 3 A Y Barri Welsh Assembly Government. Licence Number: 100017916 A 42 31 5 Yn seiliedig ar fap Arolwg Ordnans gyda chaniatâd Rheolwr Llyfrfa Ei Mawrhydi 5 0 4 Hawlfraint y Goron 2008. 0 1 2 3 4 5 A Llywodraeth Cynulliad Cymru. Rhif Trwydded: 100017916 Kilometres Cilomedrau

B Cadoxton/ 4 B 2 42 6 65 Tregatwg 7 Taith Taf Mae Taith Taf yn brosiect partneriaeth rhwng Awdurdod Parc The Taff Trail Teithio i’r Llwybr ac yn ôl Rhagor o Wybodaeth Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog, Cyngor Sir Caerdydd, Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Merthyr Tudful, Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Rhondda Taith 55 milltir / 88 km wedi ei marcio ar gyfer cerddwyr Cynon Taf, Cyngor Sir Powys, , a Groundwork Merthyr a The Taff Trail is a 55 mile / 88 km way-marked route for Trên Canolfan Groeso Aberhonddu Y Mart, Aberhonddu a beicwyr, o dref marchnad Aberhonddu i Gaerdydd, . walkers and cyclists, from the market town of Brecon, to www.arrivatrainswales.co.uk 0845 606 16 60 01874 622 485 www.visitbreconbeacons.com Prifddinas Cymru yw Taith Taf. Cardiff, the Capital City of The Taff Trail is a partnership project between The [email protected] Bws Mae Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog yn rhoi National Park Authority, Cardiff County Council, Merthyr Tydfil County The Brecon Beacons National Park provides a fine start (or Borough Council, Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council, Powys Taith Taf www.pticymru.com/popular.htm Canolfan Groeso Caerdydd dechrau (neu ddiwedd) da i’ch siwrnai, gan ddechrau’n finish) to your journey, starting gently alongside the canal, Yr Hen Lyfrgell, Yr Ais, Caerdydd CF10 1AH County Council, Sustrans, and Groundwork Merthyr & Rhondda Cynon 0871 200 22 33 hamddenol wrth ochr y gamlas, ymlaen i lonydd gwledig followed by country lanes and onto the disused Merthyr 0870 121 1258 www.visitcardiff.com Taff. Mae Bws y Bannau yn rhedeg o Gaerdydd i Aberhonddu ar ddyddiau ac yna ar reilffordd segur Merthyr, gan ddringo’n raddol i Railway, climbing steadily up to Torpantau pass. The market The Taff Trail Sul a Gwyliau Banc, gan dynnu trelar sy’n cludo 24 beic. Groundwork Merthyr a Rhondda Cynon Taf fwlch Torpantau. Mae gan dref farchnad Aberhonddu nifer o town of Brecon offers many attractions including a cathedral, 01873 853 254 01685 883 880 www.loopsandlinks.co.uk atyniadau sy’n cynnwys eglwys gadeiriol, amgueddfa, basn museums, canal basin, and a theatre. [email protected] Canolfan Groeso Merthyr Tudful camlas a theatr. MAP BEICIO / ROUTE www.visitbreconbeacons.com As one of the towns forming the Heads of the Valleys, 14a Stryd Glebeland, Merthyr Tudful CF47 2AB Fel un o’r trefi sy’n llunio Blaenau’r Cymoedd, mae Merthyr Sustrans a’r Rhwydwaith Beicio Cenedlaethol Merthyr Tydfil is rich in culture and landscape. Once the 01685 379 884 www.visitmerthyr.co.uk [email protected] Tudful yn gyfoethog o ran diwylliant a thirwedd. Ar un adeg Sustrans yw elusen cludiant cynaliadwy flaenaf y DU, yn gweithio ar Caerdydd i Aberhonddu iron capital of the world, life is breathed into Merthyr Tydfil’s Travel to and from the Route Canolfan Ymwelwyr y Parc Cenedlaethol Merthyr oedd prif dref haearn y byd, a daw hanes y dref yn brosiectau ymarferol fel bod pobl yn dewis teithio mewn ffyrdd sydd o history at Cyfarthfa Castle Museum & Art gallery, Joseph Libanus, Aberhonddu fyw yn Amgueddfa ac Oriel Gelf Castell Cyfarthfa, Bwthyn fudd i’w hiechyd a’r amgylchedd. Mae’r elusen yn gyfrifol am nifer o Cardiff to Brecon Parry’s Cottage & the Brecon . 01874 623 366 Train broseictau arloesol, yn cynnwys y Rhwydwaith Beicio Cenedlaethol, dros [email protected] Joseph Parry a Rheilffordd Fynyddig Aberhonddu. www.arrivatrainswales.co.uk ddeuddeg milltir o lwybrau cerdded a beicio di-draffig, ar lonydd tawel ac The trail in Rhondda Cynon Taf follows former railway 0845 606 16 60 Canolfan Groeso Pontypridd Mae’r daith yn Rhondda Cynon Taf yn dilyn hen linellau ar ffyrdd ledled y DU. lines with gentle gradients through attractive countryside. Amgueddfa Pontypridd, Stryd y Bont, Pontypridd, CF37 4PE rheilffordd gyda graddiannau graddol drwy gefn gwlad Bus Sustrans and the National Cycle Network Pontypridd is a hub of other cycling routes, including the 01443 490 748 www.destinationrct.co.uk godidog. Mae Pontypridd yn ganolbwynt i lwybrau beicio www.pticymru.com/popular.htm Sustrans is the UK’s leading sustainable transport charity, working on Celtic Trail. Visit the museum and distinctive old bridge, [email protected] 0871 200 22 33 eraill, yn cynnwys y Lôn Geltaidd. Beth am ymweld â’r practical projects so people choose to travel in ways that benefit their Ynysangharad War Memorial Park, or take a short detour amgueddfa a’r hen bont nodedig, Parc Coffa Ynysangharad, health and the environment. The charity is behind many groundbreaking to Rhondda Heritage Park. Beacons Bus runs from Cardiff to Brecon on summer Sundays and neu beth am ddargyfeirio ychydig i ymweld â Pharc projects including the National Cycle Network, over twelve thousand Bank Holidays, towing a 24 bike trailer. Treftadaeth y Rhondda? miles of traffic-free, quiet lanes and on-road walking and cycling routes In Cardiff the Taff corridor extends 8 miles, from , 01873 853 254 Further information around the UK. through parks and green spaces, via the city centre to Cardiff [email protected] Brecon Tourist Information Centre Yng Nghaerdydd mae coridor Taf yn ymestyn am 8 milltir, Bay’s waterfront. Many of Cardiff’s premier attractions, www.visitbreconbeacons.com o Dongwynlais, drwy barciau a gofodau gwyrdd, drwy The Cattle Market, Brecon Ymunwch â Sustrans. Ymunwch â’r mudiad including Cardiff Castle, , , the 01874 622 485 www.visitbreconbeacons.com ganol y ddinas i Fae Caerdydd. Mae llawer o brif atyniadau and Millennium Centre are located in the [email protected] Caerdydd, yn cynnwys Castell Caerdydd, Castell Coch, I gael rhagor o wybodaeth am lwybrau yn eich ardal chi, cysylltwch â’ch canolfan groeso leol, neu i gael rhagor o wybodaeth am Sustrans ewch Taff Corridor. Techniquest, Stadiwm y Mileniwm a Chanolfan Mileniwm Cardiff Tourist Information Centre i’r wefan neu ffoniwch: Cymru wedi eu lleoli ar goridor Taf. The Old Library, , Cardiff CF10 1AH Support Sustrans. Join the movement. 0870 121 1258 www.visitcardiff.com For more information on routes in your area please contact the local Groundwork Merthyr & Rhondda Cynon Taff tourist information centres, or to find out more about Sustrans visit or call: 01685 883 880 www.loopsandlinks.co.uk

Merthyr Tydfil Tourist Information Centre www.sustrans.org.uk 14a Glebeland Street, Merthyr Tydfil CF47 2AB 01685 379 884 www.visitmerthyr.co.uk [email protected]

0845 113 00 65 National Park Visitor Centre Libanus, Brecon. Sustrans is a Registered Charity in the UK No 326550 (England and Wales), SC039263 (Scotland) Mae Sustrans yn Elusen Gofrestredig yn y DU Rhif 326550 (Cymru a Lloegr), SC039263 (Yr Alban) 01874 623 366 Front cover: Castell Coch © Crown copyright (2008) Visit Wales [email protected]

Pontypridd Tourist Information Centre Pontypridd Museum, Bridge Street, Pontypridd CF37 4PE 01443 490 748 www.destinationrct.co.uk [email protected] Beicio ger Cycling near Cilfynydd Camlas Munwy ac Aberhonddu Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal Cyfarthfa Castell CYMRU / WALES CYMRU / WALES