Trails
Beautiful Retreat
If you're looking for breathtaking and extraordinary views, Merthyr Tydfil has these in abundance, with a fifth of the County Borough lying within the Brecon Beacons National Park.
Walkers and cyclists are spoilt for choice with both challenging and gentle routes including the Taff Trail, Trevithick and Celtic Trails.
- Taff Trail

- The Taff Trail is a 55 mile/ 93 km way marked route for walkers and cyclists from the market town of Brecon to the City of Cardiff.
- Trevithick Trail

- Visit the Trevithick Trail and follow the route taken by the first steam engine locomotive to travel on rails pulling a load of 10 tons of iron – and various passengers – on February 21st, 1804.
- Celtic Trail

- The Celtic Trail covers 377 miles, in its entirety of the most diverse scenery in Wales, taking you from the eastern 'Gateway to Wales' at the Severn Bridge, Chepstow, to Pembrokeshire Coast National Park in the West.