Upgraded Cycle Trail Cardiff

[Banjo]

Had a pleasant surprise this morning. The Cardiff Bay end of the Ely Trail cycle/walking path has been tarmaced between Dunleavy Drive and Penarth Road. Last time I looked in there it was axle deep in mud but now nice smooth tarmac.There is a short section by Penarth road that is gravel but it is small tightly packed stuff ,I easilly rode it on a roadbike with 23c tyres.

Havent ridden the rest lately. Last time I tried the path is great from Penarth road to Sanatorium road but you then have to ride on some busy roads to get back on it at Ely Bridge to continue to St Fagans.

Eventually it will be a great assett linking the bottom of the Taff Trail to St Fagans .Like most things its probably suffering from tight budget syndrome but its good to know that some improvements are occurring.

There are some pleasant picnic areas with benches by the river if anyone wanted to take the family or whatever,

The blue line is the newly tarmaced bit.

 

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My sister is just in the process of moving to Penarth and intending to cycle to work from there - would that be on her route into central Cardiff?

 

[Banjo]

My sister is just in the process of moving to Penarth and intending to cycle to work from there - would that be on her route into central Cardiff?

Depending on where in Penarth she may be able to use it .Theres a new foot/cycle bridge across the River Ely now from close to Tescos.From there there are cycle paths into Cardiff Bay .She could then get into the City center via the Taff Trail which as the name suggests runs alongside the river Taff right through Cardiff City.
Probably take about half an hour.

If she is a cyclist I think she will enjoy sussing it all out.You can also cycle across the barrage to get from Penarth to Cardiff Bay.This is a pleasant ride but possibly not great for commuting to work though as you may get delayed 10 or 20 minutes by boats using the locks to get in and out of the Bay.