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WWW.DESTINATIONRCT.CO.UKChurch Village Community RouteRoute: Llantrisant to TontegCategory: Greenway / traffic freeDistance: 4 milesThis community route opened in 2010 andinstantly won approval from walkers,joggers and cyclists. It runs alongside theChurch Village bypass but its clever designmeans the path is surprisingly peaceful andscenic. It is the first traffic-free trail to becompleted under the Valleys Cycle Network,an exciting project by cycle charity Sustransand local authorities to extend the NationalCycle Network in the Valleys by 100 milesover the next two years.The route can be picked up at variouspoints or to travel the whole route can beaccessed at Cross Inn near Llantrisant ornear Cheriton Grove (Powerstation Hill) inTonteg. Information boards along the routeoffer fascinating insights into wildlife,particularly the globally important Rhospasture, renowned for its purple moorgrass, orchids and ivy-leaved bell-flower.The pasture is also the habitat of rarebutterfly species the Marsh Fritillary.Surface: TarmacNearest railway stations:Pontyclun, TrefforestTourist Information: PontypriddThis community route has several picnicspots, eco-benches made from reclaimedwood and even its own artwork, in the formof a six-foot tall Victorian vent incorporatingcheerful paintings of future modes ofsustainable transport designed by localschool children.From Tonteg, where the route comes to anend, walkers can continue along LlantwitRoad, passing the University of Glamorgan,to pick up the Taff Trail to Merthyr Tydfilor Cardiff.The National Cycle Network is coordinated by sustainable transport charity Sustrans.To find out more about the very best if the National Cycle Network in Wales go toSustrans' Routes2Ride website: www.routes2ride.org.uk/wales8