Cardiff Bay Trail Loop (or two)

We’ll begin this gentle 6 mile ride in the heart of Cardiff Bay, outside the large Atradius building between the Senedd and the Waterguard pub. There's plenty of space outside to gather off the road and while keeping our social distance.

We'll start by heading past the Senedd (home of the Welsh Assembly), Pierhead building, Roald Dahl Plass, and the Wales Millenium Centre, dodge the busy restaurants and use the road as far as Techniquest, then rejoin the path along the waterfront.

From here we'll head for the Cardiff Bay Wetlands Reserve (which includes features such as the sandstone sculpture 'Cader Idris' by William Pye and a seat called 'Ship in a Bottle' by Melissa Gibbs, and a platform with views over the water).

After a route through Hamadryad Park (which takes its name from the seamen's hospital ship HMS Hamadryad which was moored nearby from 1866 until 1905), we cross the river and head down towards Penarth Marina, passing Cardiff International Pool and Cardiff International White Water, crossing the Pont-y-Werin (The People’s Bridge). This bridge was completed at a cost of approx. £4.5 million, opened in 2010 and allows us to access the other side of Cardiff Bay. Sometimes we wait as it lifts up to let the taller boats pass through.

We’ll pass Penarth Marina before cycling across the Cardiff Bay Barrage for our final part of the ride. This tremendous engineering feat was finally completed in 1999 and brings us back past the Norwegian Church to our starting location with stunning views over the Bay!

If everyone fancies it we can repeat the loop for an extra 6 miles, and maybe stop somewhere for a drink or a bite to eat along the way.


IMPORTANT:

To ensure that our rides are as safe as possible please note the following and take action where appropriate.

(1) Please do not book a place on the ride should you, or anyone in your household, be suffering from any of the following symptoms:
- New continuous cough
- High temperature
- Loss of, or change to, your normal sense of smell or taste (anosmia)

(2) When booking your place on the ride, please ensure that you have completed all the contact details. We will need these should anyone who is on the ride subsequently become aware of Covid-19 symptoms so that we can follow the guidelines in the ‘Trace, Test and Protect’ program.

(3) If you, or anyone in your household, develop Covid-19 symptoms after booking, please cancel your place on the ride.

(4) You will need to be self-sufficient on the ride i.e. please bring your own tubes, pump, tools, food and drink etc. as sharing raises the risk of spreading Covid-19

(5) We will keep socially distanced on the ride, so please adhere to this.

(6) Before the ride we will need to confirm that you are not experiencing any Covid19 symptoms.

(7) If you experience symptoms after the ride, you should get a Covid-19 test. If this is positive, you need to contact the ride leader as quickly as possible to enable the Track, Trace and Protect procedure.