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{{Short description|Cycle route in Wales}}
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[[File:National Cycle Network 47.jpg|thumb|Marker on the Celtic Trail cycle route (National Cycle Network 47)]]

The '''Celtic Trail''' is a network of dedicated cycle routes in the [[National Cycle Network]], crossing [[West Wales|West]], [[South Wales|South]] and [[Mid Wales]], and covering 377 miles in total. It is divided into east and west sections. The west section links [[Pembroke, Pembrokeshire|Pembroke]] and [[Fishguard]] on the west coast to [[Swansea]], and the east section covers the area from Swansea to [[Chepstow]], [[Abergavenny]] and [[Hay-on-Wye]] in the east. It is largely traffic free but sections along the route are still being upgraded and improved. In some places there is a choice of a low-level route, or a high-level route for mountain bikes.

The network includes [[National Cycle Route 42|Route 42]] ([[Glasbury]], [[Mid Wales]] to [[Gloucester]], England), [[National Cycle Route 43|Route 43]] ([[Swansea]] to [[Builth Wells]]), [[National Cycle Route 46|Route 46]] ([[Hereford]] to [[Newport, Wales|Newport]]), Route 47 (Newport to [[Fishguard]]), [[National Cycle Route 49|Route 49]] ([[Abergavenny]] to Newport), and [[National Cycle Route 492|492]] ([[Cwmbran]] to [[Brynmawr]]), the Welsh section of [[National Cycle Route 4|Route 4]] ([[London]] to [[Fishguard]]), a large part of [[National Cycle Route 8|Route 8]] (''Lon las Cymru'', [[Cardiff]] to [[Holyhead]]), and other short links.

[[File:Celtic Trail.jpg|thumb|right|A view of Bedwas and Caerphilly from a side path through Ynys Hywel Activity Centre, which diverts from the main NCN 47 just before Cwmfelinfach.]]

Places along Route 47 (from west to east) include:
*[[Fishguard]]{{coord|51.993|-4.975|display=inline|region:GB_scale:5000}}
*[[Pembrokeshire Coast National Park]]
*[[National Botanic Garden of Wales]]
*[[Carmarthen]]
*[[Pembrey Country Park]] ([[Millennium Coastal Path]])
*[[Llanelli]]
*[[Swansea]]
*[[Neath]]
*[[Pontypridd]]
*[[Merthyr Tydfil]]
*[[Caerphilly]]
*[[Newport, Wales|Newport]]
*[[Chepstow]]
*[[Severn Bridge]]{{coord|51.609|-2.639|display=inline|region:GB_scale:5000}}

==Further reading==
* [[Robert Penn (writer)|Penn, Robert]] (2008). ''The Celtic Trail: The Official Guide to National Cycle Network Routes 4 and 47 from Fishguard to Chepstow''. Pocket Mountains Ltd. {{ISBN|978-0-9554548-6-8}}

==External links==
* [http://www.sustrans.org.uk/what-we-do/national-cycle-network/long-distance-rides/wales/celtic-trail-east Sustrans map and description - east section]
* [http://www.sustrans.org.uk/what-we-do/national-cycle-network/long-distance-rides/wales/celtic-trail-west Sustrans map and description - west section]
* [http://www.routes2ride.org.uk/wales/routes2ride/celtic_trail/ Sustrans Routes2Ride: Cycling the Celtic Trail]
* [http://www.sustrans.co.uk/default.asp?sID=1126539229671&pID= Celtic Trail Project]
* [http://www.cycling.visitwales.com/ Cycling Wales]
* [http://www.wales-trails.co.uk/ Wales Trails]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070209140310/http://www.cycle-n-sleep.co.uk/rinfo/map%20celtic.htm UK Cycle Map: Map of Celtic Trail]

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[[Category:Cycleways in Wales]]
[[Category:National Cycle Routes]]

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