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Coed Gwernau

Wood, Forest in Monmouthshire

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Coed Gwernau

Hengoed viaduct The Hengoed to Maesycwmmer viaduct opened in 1858 and was last used in June 1964 when the line fell to the Beeching axe. It is now part of the National Cycle Route network. <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hengoed_Viaduct" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hengoed_Viaduct">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Hengoed viaduct Credit: Alan Hughes

Coed Gwernau, located in Monmouthshire, is a scenic woodland area known for its tranquil ambiance and natural beauty. Covering a vast area, the forest is a haven for both wildlife and visitors seeking to immerse themselves in nature.

Featuring a diverse range of tree species, Coed Gwernau offers a stunning display of colors throughout the year, from the vibrant greens of spring and summer to the rich oranges and reds of autumn. The forest also boasts a variety of flora and fauna, including native plants, wildflowers, and numerous species of birds and mammals.

The woodland is crisscrossed with well-maintained footpaths and trails, allowing visitors to explore its wonders by foot, bike, or even horseback. With its rolling hills and gentle slopes, Coed Gwernau offers a pleasant and accessible experience for nature enthusiasts of all ages and abilities.

In addition to its natural beauty, Coed Gwernau is also home to a number of historical and cultural sites. Visitors may stumble upon ancient ruins and archaeological sites, adding an extra layer of intrigue to their woodland adventure.

Coed Gwernau is a popular destination for outdoor activities such as picnicking, hiking, and wildlife spotting. Its peaceful surroundings make it an ideal spot for relaxation and contemplation, providing a much-needed escape from the hustle and bustle of daily life.

Whether exploring the forest's hidden gems or simply taking in the breathtaking scenery, a visit to Coed Gwernau promises an enriching and rejuvenating experience for all who venture into its serene embrace.

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Hengoed viaduct The Hengoed to Maesycwmmer viaduct opened in 1858 and was last used in June 1964 when the line fell to the Beeching axe. It is now part of the National Cycle Route network. <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hengoed_Viaduct" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hengoed_Viaduct">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Hengoed viaduct
The Hengoed to Maesycwmmer viaduct opened in 1858 and was last used in June 1964 when the line fell to the Beeching axe. It is now part of the National Cycle Route network. LinkExternal link
NCN47 south of Wyllie in Sirhowy Valley Country Park A 26 mile walk in the west of the former county of Gwent from the Aneurin Bevan Memorial, Tredegar to Tredegar House, Newport. The route follows the ridgeways and valley floors through three counties, mainly off road and never far from the Sirhowy or Ebbw Rivers or the Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal (Crumlin Arm). The route has been extended from Tredegar House south eastwards to join the Wales Coast Path at Lighthouse Road and follows the Path on the Wentlooge Levels as far as West Usk Lighthouse.
NCN47 south of Wyllie in Sirhowy Valley Country Park
A 26 mile walk in the west of the former county of Gwent from the Aneurin Bevan Memorial, Tredegar to Tredegar House, Newport. The route follows the ridgeways and valley floors through three counties, mainly off road and never far from the Sirhowy or Ebbw Rivers or the Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal (Crumlin Arm). The route has been extended from Tredegar House south eastwards to join the Wales Coast Path at Lighthouse Road and follows the Path on the Wentlooge Levels as far as West Usk Lighthouse.
NCN47 north of Wyllie in Sirhowy Valley Country Park A 26 mile walk in the west of the former county of Gwent from the Aneurin Bevan Memorial, Tredegar to Tredegar House, Newport. The route follows the ridgeways and valley floors through three counties, mainly off road and never far from the Sirhowy or Ebbw Rivers or the Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal (Crumlin Arm). The route has been extended from Tredegar House south eastwards to join the Wales Coast Path at Lighthouse Road and follows the Path on the Wentlooge Levels as far as West Usk Lighthouse.
NCN47 north of Wyllie in Sirhowy Valley Country Park
A 26 mile walk in the west of the former county of Gwent from the Aneurin Bevan Memorial, Tredegar to Tredegar House, Newport. The route follows the ridgeways and valley floors through three counties, mainly off road and never far from the Sirhowy or Ebbw Rivers or the Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal (Crumlin Arm). The route has been extended from Tredegar House south eastwards to join the Wales Coast Path at Lighthouse Road and follows the Path on the Wentlooge Levels as far as West Usk Lighthouse.
The Halfway House, Gelligroes
The Halfway House, Gelligroes
Cycle route NCN47 by A472 north of Gelligroes The National Cycle Network is a network of cycle routes. It was created by the charity Sustrans <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.sustrans.org.uk/what-we-do/national-cycle-network" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.sustrans.org.uk/what-we-do/national-cycle-network">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> (Sustainable Transport), aided by a National Lottery grant. Many routes aim to minimise contact with motor traffic, though 70% of them are on roads. In some cases the NCN uses pedestrian routes, disused railways, minor roads, canal towpaths, or traffic-calmed routes in towns and cities.
Cycle route NCN47 by A472 north of Gelligroes
The National Cycle Network is a network of cycle routes. It was created by the charity Sustrans LinkExternal link (Sustainable Transport), aided by a National Lottery grant. Many routes aim to minimise contact with motor traffic, though 70% of them are on roads. In some cases the NCN uses pedestrian routes, disused railways, minor roads, canal towpaths, or traffic-calmed routes in towns and cities.
Footbridge over A472
Footbridge over A472
Village sign for Maesycwmmer The sign represents the disused railway viaduct across the valley
Village sign for Maesycwmmer
The sign represents the disused railway viaduct across the valley
Village map on west of Maesycwmmer Map of the village highlighting the shared path on the disused railway viaduct
Village map on west of Maesycwmmer
Map of the village highlighting the shared path on the disused railway viaduct
Shared path in woodland in Maesycwmmer The National Cycle Network is a network of cycle routes. It was created by the charity Sustrans <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.sustrans.org.uk/what-we-do/national-cycle-network" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.sustrans.org.uk/what-we-do/national-cycle-network">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> (Sustainable Transport), aided by a National Lottery grant. Many routes aim to minimise contact with motor traffic, though 70% of them are on roads. In some cases the NCN uses pedestrian routes, disused railways, minor roads, canal towpaths, or traffic-calmed routes in towns and cities.
Shared path in woodland in Maesycwmmer
The National Cycle Network is a network of cycle routes. It was created by the charity Sustrans LinkExternal link (Sustainable Transport), aided by a National Lottery grant. Many routes aim to minimise contact with motor traffic, though 70% of them are on roads. In some cases the NCN uses pedestrian routes, disused railways, minor roads, canal towpaths, or traffic-calmed routes in towns and cities.
Wheel of Drams artwork, Maesycwmmer The National Cycle Network is a network of cycle routes. It was created by the charity Sustrans <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.sustrans.org.uk/what-we-do/national-cycle-network" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.sustrans.org.uk/what-we-do/national-cycle-network">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> (Sustainable Transport), aided by a National Lottery grant. Many routes aim to minimise contact with motor traffic, though 70% of them are on roads. In some cases the NCN uses pedestrian routes, disused railways, minor roads, canal towpaths, or traffic-calmed routes in towns and cities.
Wheel of Drams artwork, Maesycwmmer
The National Cycle Network is a network of cycle routes. It was created by the charity Sustrans LinkExternal link (Sustainable Transport), aided by a National Lottery grant. Many routes aim to minimise contact with motor traffic, though 70% of them are on roads. In some cases the NCN uses pedestrian routes, disused railways, minor roads, canal towpaths, or traffic-calmed routes in towns and cities.
Maesycwmmer Viaduct, Maesycwmmer Shared path across the viaduct. The railings have been designed to prevent people climbing on the parapet of the bridge
Maesycwmmer Viaduct, Maesycwmmer
Shared path across the viaduct. The railings have been designed to prevent people climbing on the parapet of the bridge
Maesycwmmer Viaduct, Maesycwmmer The National Cycle Network is a network of cycle routes. It was created by the charity Sustrans <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.sustrans.org.uk/what-we-do/national-cycle-network" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.sustrans.org.uk/what-we-do/national-cycle-network">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> (Sustainable Transport), aided by a National Lottery grant. Many routes aim to minimise contact with motor traffic, though 70% of them are on roads. In some cases the NCN uses pedestrian routes, disused railways, minor roads, canal towpaths, or traffic-calmed routes in towns and cities.
Maesycwmmer Viaduct, Maesycwmmer
The National Cycle Network is a network of cycle routes. It was created by the charity Sustrans LinkExternal link (Sustainable Transport), aided by a National Lottery grant. Many routes aim to minimise contact with motor traffic, though 70% of them are on roads. In some cases the NCN uses pedestrian routes, disused railways, minor roads, canal towpaths, or traffic-calmed routes in towns and cities.
Hengoed, from Maesycwmmer Viaduct
Hengoed, from Maesycwmmer Viaduct
Sustrans sign by NCN47, Hengoed The National Cycle Network is a network of cycle routes. It was created by the charity Sustrans <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.sustrans.org.uk/what-we-do/national-cycle-network" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.sustrans.org.uk/what-we-do/national-cycle-network">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> (Sustainable Transport), aided by a National Lottery grant. Many routes aim to minimise contact with motor traffic, though 70% of them are on roads. In some cases the NCN uses pedestrian routes, disused railways, minor roads, canal towpaths, or traffic-calmed routes in towns and cities.
Sustrans sign by NCN47, Hengoed
The National Cycle Network is a network of cycle routes. It was created by the charity Sustrans LinkExternal link (Sustainable Transport), aided by a National Lottery grant. Many routes aim to minimise contact with motor traffic, though 70% of them are on roads. In some cases the NCN uses pedestrian routes, disused railways, minor roads, canal towpaths, or traffic-calmed routes in towns and cities.
Shared path in woodland south of Hengoed on NCN47 The National Cycle Network is a network of cycle routes. It was created by the charity Sustrans <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.sustrans.org.uk/what-we-do/national-cycle-network" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.sustrans.org.uk/what-we-do/national-cycle-network">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> (Sustainable Transport), aided by a National Lottery grant. Many routes aim to minimise contact with motor traffic, though 70% of them are on roads. In some cases the NCN uses pedestrian routes, disused railways, minor roads, canal towpaths, or traffic-calmed routes in towns and cities.
Shared path in woodland south of Hengoed on NCN47
The National Cycle Network is a network of cycle routes. It was created by the charity Sustrans LinkExternal link (Sustainable Transport), aided by a National Lottery grant. Many routes aim to minimise contact with motor traffic, though 70% of them are on roads. In some cases the NCN uses pedestrian routes, disused railways, minor roads, canal towpaths, or traffic-calmed routes in towns and cities.
Penallta Road bridge over cycle track, Hengoed
Penallta Road bridge over cycle track, Hengoed
Sustrans milepost in Penallta Country Park The National Cycle Network is a network of cycle routes. It was created by the charity Sustrans <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.sustrans.org.uk/what-we-do/national-cycle-network" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.sustrans.org.uk/what-we-do/national-cycle-network">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> (Sustainable Transport), aided by a National Lottery grant. Many routes aim to minimise contact with motor traffic, though 70% of them are on roads. In some cases the NCN uses pedestrian routes, disused railways, minor roads, canal towpaths, or traffic-calmed routes in towns and cities.
Sustrans milepost in Penallta Country Park
The National Cycle Network is a network of cycle routes. It was created by the charity Sustrans LinkExternal link (Sustainable Transport), aided by a National Lottery grant. Many routes aim to minimise contact with motor traffic, though 70% of them are on roads. In some cases the NCN uses pedestrian routes, disused railways, minor roads, canal towpaths, or traffic-calmed routes in towns and cities.
Road bridge over NCN47, corner of Penallta Country Park The National Cycle Network is a network of cycle routes. It was created by the charity Sustrans <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.sustrans.org.uk/what-we-do/national-cycle-network" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.sustrans.org.uk/what-we-do/national-cycle-network">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> (Sustainable Transport), aided by a National Lottery grant. Many routes aim to minimise contact with motor traffic, though 70% of them are on roads. In some cases the NCN uses pedestrian routes, disused railways, minor roads, canal towpaths, or traffic-calmed routes in towns and cities.
Road bridge over NCN47, corner of Penallta Country Park
The National Cycle Network is a network of cycle routes. It was created by the charity Sustrans LinkExternal link (Sustainable Transport), aided by a National Lottery grant. Many routes aim to minimise contact with motor traffic, though 70% of them are on roads. In some cases the NCN uses pedestrian routes, disused railways, minor roads, canal towpaths, or traffic-calmed routes in towns and cities.
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Coed Gwernau is located at Grid Ref: ST1594 (Lat: 51.640544, Lng: -3.2183503)

Unitary Authority: Caerphilly

Police Authority: Gwent

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