Cwmcarn

Cwmcarn Forest is north of Newport and can be reached by bicycle from Cardiff by a route along minor back roads, or by a more direct route with a fairly rocky and steep off-road section between Machen and Cross Keys.
View towards Newport from Twmbarlwm

Left: View from the top of the hill fort at Twmbarlwm towards the Bristol channel.

Below: View in a northerly direction from Twmbarlwm.
Twmbarlwm

Above: View towards Twmbarlwm from the road between Lower Machen and Ochrwyth.
View north from Twmbarlwm
Cwmcarn forest drive
Cwmcarn Forest path to Darran Road

Above: The forest path leading from Darran road in Risca.

Above: Cwmcarn forest drive, viewed from the Twrch trail.

Right and below: The Twrch mountain bike trail in Cwmcarn forest. These sections are fairly gentle, so I was able to easily stop to take photographs. Other sections are steeper and rockier.

The Twrch trail
The Twrch trail
Fire road in Cwmcarn forest

Above: One of the fire roads through the forest.

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