Penultimate Leg from Brecon to Pontypridd

Daffy is special and just too many things, a fellow Traveller, great fun, a lovely Singer, a real Comedian, keen Runner, sexy Swimmer, fit Cyclist, an ex Bog-Snorkelling World Champion, Linguist, Geologist, Business Women, Eye Specialist, Charitable Fund Raiser, Cook, Stage Producer, Mother, Event Organiser, Hero, Friend and Soul Mate is to join me in Brecon for the New Years Eve leg of Lon Las Cymru De back to her home in Ponty.... Lets just say, that if I were too plan another cycle ride say through Cambodia, it is Daffy I would want on my cross bar or at least cycling besides me.

So we plan to leave Brecon on my 198th mile and cycle out alongside the Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal, then join the B4558 through Pencelli, then before Talibont-on-Usk on the 203rd mile we turn on up into the Brecon Beacons National Park, climbing up past Llyn Talibont (Reservoir) through forest, past Llyn Pentwyn and Llyn Taf Fechan. Then alongside the Brecon Mountain Railway and Pontsticill we cycle besides Taf Fechan to pass through Merthyr Tydfil in the Taff Vale to Pentrebach for a glass of beer to celebrate some 224 miles from Holyhead only 12 miles of Taff Trail out of Pontypridd and a New Years celebration with my best mate.

This is the plan and come snow, sleet and rain I intend to make it!

Cardiff centre will be the 249th mile, then on to Newport and Chepstow to cycle over the tidal rivers Wye and Severn towards home.