National Cycle Route 8

Route of the National Cycle Network in Wales

Route 8 sign near Harlech, North Wales

National Cycle Route 8 (or NCR 8) is a route of the National Cycle Network, running from Cardiff to Holyhead. The route passes through the heart of Wales, and is also known as Lôn Las Cymru (Welsh for 'Wales' blue lane'). It is largely north–south from Holyhead to Cardiff or Chepstow, and in total measures some 400 km (250 mi) in length. Some of its route follows the trackbed of former railway lines, such as Lôn Las Menai, Lôn Eifion, the Mawddach Trail and the Taff Trail; in other places, the route is on public highways.

Both ends are easily accessible via the rail network.

## Route[edit]

Cast iron Millennium Milepost, Lloyd George Avenue, Cardiff

### Cardiff to Brecon[edit]

This largely follows the Taff Trail:

Cardiff | Pontypridd | Abercynon | Merthyr Tydfil | Brecon

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### Alternative: Chepstow to Glasbury[edit]

Lon Las Cymru provides an alternative south route for those coming into Wales from the Severn Bridge, following Route 42 from Chepstow to Glasbury, where it joins Route 8:

Chepstow | Usk | Abergavenny | Glasbury

There is also a small loop at the top of Route 42 providing links to Hay-on-Wye.

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### Brecon to Machynlleth[edit]

Brecon | Talgarth | Glasbury | Erwood | Builth Wells | Newbridge on Wye | Llanwrthwl | Rhayader | Llangurig | Llanidloes | Staylittle | Machynlleth

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### Machynlleth to Porthmadog[edit]

Machynlleth | Dolgellau | Trawsfynydd | Penrhyndeudraeth | Porthmadog

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### Porthmadog to Holyhead[edit]

Porthmadog | Penygroes | Caernarfon | Bangor | Holyhead

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## External links[edit]

* Sustrans map and description - north section
* Sustrans map and description - south section
* Wales Trails
* A map of the route

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Sustrans' National Cycle Network

List of routes

Main routes|

* 1
* 2
* 3
* 4
* 5
* 6
* 7
* 8
* 9

National
routes|

* 10
* 11
* 12
* 13
* 14
* 15
* 16
* 17
* 18
* 20
* 21
* 22
* 23
* 24
* 25
* 26
* 27
* 28
* 32
* 33
* 34
* 41
* 42
* 43
* 44
* 45
* 46
* 47
* 48
* 50
* 51
* 52
* 53
* 54
* 55
* 56
* 57
* 60
* 61
* 62
* 63
* 64
* 65
* 66
* 67
* 68
* 69
* 70
* 71
* 72
* 73
* 74
* 75
* 76
* 77
* 78
* 81
* 82
* 84
* 85
* 88
* 91
* 92
* 93
* 94
* 95
* 96

Regional
routes|

* 125
* 136
* 137
* 141
* 151
* 155
* 162
* 164
* 165
* 166
* 167
* 168
* 169
* 172
* 174
* 177
* 178
* 179
* 195
* 196
* 207
* 208
* 212
* 221
* 222
* 223
* 224
* 231
* 232
* 235
* 236
* 244
* 246
* 248
* 250
* 253
* 254
* 255
* 256
* 264
* 267
* 270
* 272
* 273
* 274
* 275
* 276
* 277
* 278
* 305
* 326
* 334
* 338
* 339
* 341
* 344
* 403
* 410
* 413
* 416
* 423
* 425
* 426
* 436
* 437
* 438
* 439
* 440
* 442
* 446
* 447
* 448
* 451
* 455
* 461
* 465
* 466
* 467
* 468
* 469
* 475
* 476
* 477
* 478
* 481
* 482
* 485
* 492
* 523
* 524
* 525
* 526
* 533
* 534
* 535
* 536
* 539
* 544
* 547
* 548
* 549
* 550
* 552
* 554
* 555
* 558
* 559
* 561
* 562
* 566
* 568
* 573
* 576
* 577
* 585
* 622
* 627
* 633
* 636
* 645
* 646
* 647
* 648
* 656
* 657
* 658
* 665
* 668
* 672
* 674
* 677
* 680
* 688
* 689
* 696
* 697
* 699
* 700
* 715
* 725
* 753
* 754
* 756
* 764
* 765
* 766
* 767
* 768
* 775
* 776
* 777
* 780
* 810
* 811
* 818
* 819
* 820
* 822
* 825
* 862
* 881
* 882
* 883
* 884
* 885
* 887

Named
routes|

* C2C
* Celtic Trail
* Clyde to Forth
* Colliers Way
* Cornish Way
* Darent Valley Path
* Forth and Clyde Canal Pathway
* Hadrian's Cycleway
* Heron Trail
* Keelmans Way
* Lon Cambria
* Lôn Las Ogwen
* Pennine Cycleway
* Mercian Way
* The North West Trail
* Salmon Run cycle route
* Scunthorpe Ridgeway
* Sheerness Way
* Trans Pennine Trail
* Viking Coastal Trail
* Way of the Roses
* White Rose cycle route
* W2W
* Yorkshire Wolds cycle route

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Transport in Powys

Road|

* A40
* A44
* A438
* A458
* A470
* A479
* A481
* A483
* A487
* A488
* A489
* A490
* A495
* A4059
* A4113
* A4221
* B4574

Footpaths|

* Beacons Way
* Cambrian Way
* Epynt Way
* Glyndŵr's Way
* Marches Way
* Offa's Dyke Path
* Sarn Helen
* Severn Way
* Usk Valley Walk
* Wye Valley Walk

Cycle routes|

* Celtic Trail
* Elan Valley Trail
* Lake Vyrnwy Road Circuit
* Lon Cambria
* Lôn Las Cymru
* Radnor Ring
* Taff Trail

Railway
stations|

| Cambrian Line|

* Caersws
* Dovey Junction
* Machynlleth
* Newtown (Powys)
* Welshpool

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Heart of Wales line|

* Builth Road
* Cilmeri
* Dolau
* Garth (Powys)
* Knucklas
* Llanbister Road
* Llandrindod
* Llangammarch
* Llangynllo
* Llanwrtyd
* Pen-y-Bont
* Sugar Loaf

Welshpool and Llanfair
Light Railway|

* Castle Caereinion
* Cyfronydd
* Heniarth
* Llanfair Caereinion
* Sylfaen
* Welshpool Raven Square

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Transport in Rhondda Cynon Taf

Roads|

* M4 motorway
* European route E30
* A465
* A468
* A470
* A473
* A4054
* A4058
* A4059
* A4061
* A4093
* A4107
* A4109
* A4119
* A4222
* A4223
* A4225
* A4233

Bus|

* Stagecoach South Wales
* First Cymru
* NAT Group
* Fflecsi (TfW)

Cycling|

* NCR 4
* Taff Trail
* Lôn Las Cymru
* Celtic Trail

Railway lines|

* ■ Maesteg Line
* ■ Merthyr line
* ■ Rhondda line
* South Wales Main Line

Railway stations|

* Abercynon
* Aberdare
* Cwmbach
* Dinas Rhondda
* Fernhill
* Llanharan
* Llwynypia
* Mountain Ash
* Penrhiwceiber
* Pontyclun
* Pontypridd
* Porth
* Quakers Yard
* Taffs Well
* Ton Pentre
* Tonypandy
* Treforest
* Treforest Estate
* Trehafod
* Treherbert
* Treorchy
* Troed-y-rhiw
* Ynyswen
* Ystrad Rhondda

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Transport in Cardiff

Motorways and A roads|

* M4 motorway
* European route E30
* A48(M) motorway
* A48 road
* A470 road
* A469 road
* A4054 road
* A4119 road
* A4160 road
* A4161 road
* A4232 road

Pedestrian precincts
and commercial streets|

* Bute Street
* Caroline Street
* Cathedral Road
* City Road
* Cowbridge Road East
* Cowbridge Road West
* St Mary Street & High Street
* Lloyd George Avenue
* Newport Road
* West Grove
* Womanby Street

Bus|

* Bus transport in Cardiff
* Cardiff Bus
* Baycar
* Capital City Green
* Capital City Red
* Iff card
* Cardiff Central bus station (demolished)
* Cardiff Bus Interchange (in construction)
* Fflecsi
* First Cymru
* Adventure Travel
* Stagecoach South Wales

Cycling|

* Cycling in Cardiff
* Taff Trail
* Lôn Las Cymru
* Ely Valley Trail
* NCR 88
* Pont y Werin

Railway lines|

* Rail transport in Cardiff
* South Wales Main Line
* Valley lines
* ■ Butetown branch
* ■ City Line
* ■ Coryton Line
* ■ Maesteg Line
* ■ Merthyr line
* ■ Rhondda line
* ■ Rhymney line
* ■ Vale of Glamorgan Line

Railway operators|

* CrossCountry
* Great Western Railway
* Transport for Wales

Major railway stations|

* Cardiff Central
* Cardiff Queen Street

Other city
railway stations|

* Birchgrove
* Cardiff Bay
* Cathays
* Coryton
* Danescourt
* Fairwater
* Grangetown
* Heath High Level
* Heath Low Level
* Lisvane & Thornhill
* Llandaf
* Llanishen
* Ninian Park
* Radyr
* Rhiwbina
* Ty Glas
* Waun-gron Park
* Whitchurch
* List of railway stations in Cardiff

Air|

* Cardiff Airport
* Cardiff Heliport

Water|

* Cardiff Bay Barrage
* Cardiff Waterbus
* River Taff
* River Ely
* Tiger Bay

Proposed transport
network|

South Wales Metro

* Proposed South Wales Metro stations in Cardiff
* Butetown
* Cardiff Parkway
* Crwys Road
* Gabalfa

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Transport in Monmouthshire

Road|

* M4 motorway
* European route E30
* M48 motorway
* A40 road
* A449 road
* A465 road
* A472 road
* A4042 road
* A4136 road
* A48 road

Bus|

* Stagecoach South Wales
* Stagecoach West
* Newport Bus

National Cycle Network|

* Celtic Trail
* National Cycle Route 4
* National Cycle Route 47
* National Cycle Route 42

Railway lines|

* South Wales Main Line
* Gloucester–Newport line
* Welsh Marches line

Railway stations|

* Abergavenny
* Caldicot
* Chepstow
* Severn Tunnel Junction

Waterways|

* Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal
* River Wye

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