Cefn-coed Viaduct

One of the Best Places To Visits in Trefechan Frequently mentioned in reviews: Top-rated.online cuts through the clutter, highlighting only the reviews that are most helpful, earn the most likes, or come from the most active contributors. Small free car park on high street. Cefn is the third largest in Wales and is a Grade II* listed building. It was designed by Alexander Sutherland in conjunction with Henry Conybeare and partly built by Thomas Savin and John Ward. In early 1866, the project faced disaster when Savin and Ward suffered serious financial and legal difficulties. It was eventually completed with the assistance of Alexander Sutherland. He produced an alternative route into Merthyr, curving the viaduct, so that the railway line avoided property owned by ironmaster Robert Thompson Crawshay. It cost £25,000 to build (equivalent to £2.6 million in 2019). It consists of 15 arches, each one 39 feet 6 inches wide, and is 770 ft. long with a maximum height of 115 ft. It was planned to be constructed entirely of limestone like the nearby Pontsarn but a trade union strike by stonemasons in February 1866 caused the company to buy 800,000 bricks and use bricklayers to complete the 15 arches. It was completed on 29 October 1866, three years after the main line which linked it with Brecon. The last trains travelled over the in the mid 1960s and it subsequently fell into disrepair. It was refurbished by Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council with assistance from a grant from the National Lottery. It has now become part of the Taff Trail, route 8 of the National Cycleway. A tremendous feat of Victorian engineering, and it's a marvel to view. However, the from above are just ok. It connects well to the Taff Trail Absolutely fantastic, it's breathtaking and you can over and under the viaduct. You can see for miles and it's so tall and well constructed. I walked this once in the snow as you can park up in a layby on the A470 which is normally fairly passable in snow. The snow transformed the and it felt you could be in an Alpine scene, not looking over various parts of Merthyr Tydfil. An impressive structure and part of a much larger part of trails and cycle paths this is definitely one of the high points - literally and figuratively - of the Taff Trail. If you get the chance to visit in the snow then take it. Just one of the many historical landmarks along the Taff Trail. The down the valley are glorious and a credit to the men and women who built it. It's a historical and visually impressive which has now been abandoned, but still is a tourist attraction. The massive archs and the architecture of the is very imposing. It was built more than a century ago at a cost of 25,000 pounds. It's very easily accessible if you want to on the viaduct. However, for the best photographs, I would recommend going to a road bridge parallel to the (easily accessible from Cefn-coed village). This is a lovely bridge to across with super views. We went to see it because it features as one of the locations in the BBC drama "The Pact" which I loved. Stayed near the viaduct. Lovely through the woods and over the top Sympa à visiter, parking facile, une belle promenade Je recommande Nice Looking Strong Structure The is part of a disused railway, and forms part of NCN8 / The Taff Trail. It is breaktaking to travel on top of. It is well-paved and very wide. The over Merthyr Tydfil are great in both directions. Easy to reach after a short from Cyfarthfa Castle Very smooth walking surface over the entire length of the viaduct, high enough side walls to prevent falling over and down but still afford stunning across the 2 sides Informative tablets embedded into the structure are a bonus Once across you can negotiate a steepish down an the entire length below the being aware of the awesome civil engineering that went into its construction Then either retrace your steps or take an easy into the town centre via little known short streets This doesn’t take long but what a great feeling of marvelling at the viaduct’s construction and ticking off another from the bucket list - we’ve both seen it from afar over many many years but this was the first time of walking it Brilliant adventure 👍 Fantastic bit of local history with some fantastic A well preserved example of Victorian railway infrastructure. Great over the Taf Fawr river and surrounding countryside. I parked in the lay-by on the A470 and walked to the viaduct- about 10 mins. Not easily accessible for those with limited mobility from this point, but you may be able to park at the town end of the viaduct. No entry fees. A fantastic place to get some awesome photos from the ground but especially from the air on those beautiful sunny days Absolutely stunning piece of historical architecture. Beautifully preserved old that you can or cycle over. For free! Also, excellent of the new Heads of the Valleys viaducts. Nice addition to a hiking weekend in Wales. Worth seeing and taking a few lovely pics. No need to book or buy tickets. It was really amazing to visit such an old structure and to enhance the knowledge about history. Additionally it gives a better view of the whole Merthyr Town which was amazing. You won't be disappointed by the beauty of this place... 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