Celtic Trail - Hengoed
Go to online mappingFrom - To: Hengoed Viaduct to Parc Taf Bargoed
Type: Traffic-free
Access: Nearest rail station is Hengoed
Surface: Tarmac and gravel
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Starting from the impressive Hengoed Viaduct which spans the Rhymney River, this green, traffic-free path through the valleys connects country parks and heritage sites. At Hengoed you pass the magnificent ‘Wheel of Drams' artwork, an eight-metre high sculpture, constructed from old coal carts, known as ‘drams'. The route also takes you through two country parks: Parc Penalta Country Park and Parc Taf Bargoed.
The area has a rich industrial heritage with large areas of newly landscaped land, regenerated from old industrial workings. This regeneration of this post-industrial landscape has been successful - woodlands and wildlife are now returning to an area once black with coal dust and littered with waste from the mines.
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