#CardiffTrails
I’ve been sharing my trail runs on Instagram for a while but I always wanted to publish them on their own site.
My typical runs are between three and thirteen miles. I run from home around the hills of North Cardiff.
I do the occasional road run into the city centre but I don’t log these runs.
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26 April 2026
I wanted to push the distance a bit more today. I only did one hill so the elevation was a bit lower. The forecast wasn’t as good as yesterday but it turned out very nice. There were lots of runners out, families on the Taff Trail and people up the Garth. I felt good all…
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23 April 2026
I went out for a short lunchtime run to see if the bluebells were still out. Greenmeadow Wood looked amazing. I stopped to take a few photos then headed back to Castell Coch to check out the scaffolding.
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21 April 2026
This was a rare evening run that I just managed to get in before it got dark. I saw a group of runners heading up the hill towards Castell Coch. I wondered if it was the White Rock Runners, as I know that’s where they do their hill rep sessions. I pootled around the forest,…
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19 April 2026
I’d been planning this run all week and really wanted to do 15 miles. I set out a bit earlier than normal but I was feeling good and the weather was perfect. I hadn’t really planned a route but I decided in Pentyrch to head down to Tyn y Coed woods and stay around the…
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15 April 2026
I told someone I was a train spotter the other day.
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12 April 2026
The weather wasn’t as nice as the photo would suggest but it was great to be out. The views on the hills were quite grey so I didn’t stop to take any more shots. This is the longest I’ve run for ages and it felt OK.
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10 April 2026
It was wet and grey so I took another photo of a train! I always cross Taff’s Well using this bridge and I just happened to see a couple of trains at the station. Some of the trails in Coed y Bedw are still closed so I had to do a bit of back-tracking, which…
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8 April 2026
The colourful wrap has been removed from Castell Coch! I went up for a walk this morning and actually saw the removal. I grabbed this photo on my run after waiting for some visitors to move out of frame. There were lots of people enjoying picnics in the grounds.
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6 April 2026
It was a gorgeous day so I had to get out and make the most of the bank holiday. I wanted to do 12 miles and I planned a route to perfection. After descending Craig yr Allt I decided to head left and come back on the faster Taff Trail segment.
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4 April 2026
It was very overcast today so I headed into the woods to try and find a nice shot. I was planning to do a slightly longer run today but I wasn’t feeling great so I didn’t push it.