Pontymoile Basin the Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal Walk Distance 3 Miles (6 Miles Return)
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Step by Step - Pontymoile Basin The Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal Walk Distance 3 miles (6 miles return). This is a linear walk Five Locks Open Hearth Pub Please use the area below Pontymoile Basin The Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal was created when two Canals – the The Five Locks Flight is made Originally called to record your progress. The Basin is home to Brecknock & Abergavenny Canal and up of locks 59 to 63 and is the Railway Inn and Junction Cottage, the Monmouthshire Canal were joined awaiting restoration below frequented by the built in 1812 to house together at Pontymoile in 1812. the Basin. Currently it is the original Canal bargees Name: the Lengthsman end of the navigable section back in the 1800s. who took care of this of the Mon & Brec, 35 miles section of Canal. away from Brecon Basin. Date Stage Time Start Stage4 Solomon’s Bridge, 47 1.1m 1.7km Crown Bridge, 48 The same style of stone arched bridge Rebuilt in 1994 Stage8 Union Bridge, 50 can be seen all along and named 2.5m the canal. Keep an eye out for mile after The 4km markers along this Crown Pub stretch. They helped Stage2 Stage5 above it boatmen calculate how 0.4m far they had travelled. 0.6km 1.4m Station Rd 2.25km A4042 Stage6 A4051 Cwmbran 1.6m 2.5km A472 Stage3 Greenhill Rd 0.7m Pontymoile 1.2km Each Panteg bridge d R has a unique Five Locks Rd Locks Five t Bridge, 49 Mile marker n a Basin name and s Mile marker a e l P Stage1 number t Walking tips n u o Railway Bridge 0.2m Stage7 M • Walk for a longer 0.3km Junction of NCN 2.1m Five Locks amount of time by This is a Great Routes 3.km adding 2-3 minutes Western Cwmbran Tunnel Basin Railway The canal towpath is This tunnel is the End each week. bridge, which part of National Cycle first structure of 3m crosses the Network Route 49. • Challenge yourself by its kind to become Cascades 4.8km canal. They increasing your listed in Wales. It’s took over the 87yds in length. The cascades distance each week. Monmouthshire were constructed • Increase the speed of Canal and Railway in the 1960s, your walk. Company in 1880. replacing Locks 57 & 58. N STEEP INCLINE! Enjoy. Volunteer. Donate. charity number 1146792 Canalrivertrust.org.uk Pontymoile Canal walk pad 2021(3).indd 1 22/02/2021 15:51 Cam wrth Gam - Basn Pont-y-moel Camlas Mynwy ac Aberhonddu Pellter cerdded 3 milltir (6 milltir yn ôl ac ymlaen). Mae hon yn daith gerdded un ffordd Pum Loc Tafarn Open Hearth Crewyd Camlas Mynwy ac Defnyddiwch y blwch isod i Basn Pont-y-moel Aberhonddu pan unwyd dwy Mae’r Pum Loc yn cynnwys Y Railway Inn oedd ei henw gofnodi’ch cynnydd. Mae’r Basn yn gartref i gamlas – Camlas Brycheiniog a’r cyfres o lociau 59 i 63 ac gwreiddiol a byddai’n Fwthyn y Gyffordd, a Fenni a Chamlas Sir Fynwy – ym maen nhw’n disgwyl cael croesawu’r gweithwyr adeiladwyd ym 1812 fel Mhont-y-moel ym 1812. eu hadfer o dan y Basn. Ar cyntaf ar y gamlas yn ôl yn Enw: cartref i bwy bynnag hyn o bryd, dyma ddiwedd yr 1800au. oedd yng ngofal y rhan y rhan o’r gamlas y gellir ei Pont Solomon, 47 Cychwyn hon o’r gamlas. Cam4 mordwyo, 35 milltir i ffwrdd o Dyddiad Cam Amser Fasn Aberhonddu. 1.1m Gellir gweld pontydd 1.7km Pont y Crown, 48 o’r un math gyda Pont yr Union, 50 Ailadeiladwyd bwa carreg ar hyd y Cam8 Cadwch lygad am farcwyr ym 1994 a’i henwi gamlas i gyd. ar ôl Tafarn 2.5m milltiroedd ar hyd y rhan 4km hon. Roedden nhw’n y Crown Cam2 Cam5 uwchlaw. helpu cychwyr i gyfrifo 0.4m Cam6 pa mor bell roedden 1.4m 0.6km 2.25km 1.6m nhw wedi’i deithio. Heol yr Orsaf A4042 2.5km A4051 Cwmbran A472 Cam3 Heol Greenhill 0.7m Basn 1.2km Mae gan Pont bob pont t n a s enw a rhif Loc Pum Heol a Panteg, 49 Mile marker e l Pont-y-moel P Marciwr unigryw t n Milltiroedd u Cyngor ar gerdded Cam1 o M l o Pont y Rheilffordd 0.2m Cam7 e H • Cerddwch rywfaint 0.3km 2.1m Cyffordd Llwybrau 3.km Basn y pellach drwy Pont y Great NCN ychwanegu 2-3 munud Western Twnnel Cwmbrân Pum Loc Railway yw Mae llwybr y gamlas Y twnnel hwn Diwedd yr wythnos. hon, sy’n hon yn rhan o Lwybr yw’r strwythur 3m croesi’r y Rhwydwaith Seiclo • Heriwch eich hun drwy cyntaf o’r fath i Rhaeadrau 4.8km gamlas. Cenedlaethol 49. gynyddu eich pellter gael ei restru yng Nhw wnaeth Nghymru. Mae’n 87 Adeiladwyd y bob wythnos. gymryd drosodd llath o hyd. rhaeadrau yn y Monmouthshire helo • Cerddwch ychydig yn ch i W y 1960au, gan w e Canal and Railway d l e l- gymryd lle Lociau gynt bob tro. B w Company ym 1880. ! D 57 a 58. C ’ h e w g r il a iw h ch rec N ‘canal LLETHR SERTH! Mwynhau. Gwirfoddoli. Cyfrannu. Rhif Elusen 1146792 Canalrivertrust.org.uk CYM Pontymoile Canal walk pad 2021(3).indd 1 22/02/2021 15:51.