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{{Short description|Route of the National Cycle Network in Wales}}
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[[File:National Cycle Network sign near Harlech.jpg|right|thumb|Route 8 sign near [[Harlech]], North Wales]]
{{NCR Lead|8|[[Cardiff]]|[[Holyhead]]}} The route passes through the heart of Wales, and is also known as {{langnf|cy|'''Lôn Las Cymru'''|Wales' green lane}}. It is largely north–south from Holyhead to Cardiff or [[Chepstow]], and in total measures some {{convert|400|km|abbr=on}} in length. Some of its route follows the trackbed of former railway lines, such as {{lang|cy|[[Lôn Las Menai]]}}, {{lang|cy|[[Lôn Eifion]]}}, the [[Mawddach Trail|{{lang|cy|Mawddach|italic=no|nocat=y}} Trail]] and the [[Taff Trail]]; in other places, the route is on public highways.

Both ends are easily accessible via the rail network.

==Route==
[[File:Millennium Milepost, Lloyd George Avenue, Cardiff.jpg|thumb|Cast iron [[National Cycle Network#Mileposts|Millennium Milepost]], [[Lloyd George Avenue]], Cardiff]]

===Cardiff to Brecon===
This largely follows the [[Taff Trail]]:

Cardiff | [[Pontypridd]] | [[Abercynon]] | [[Merthyr Tydfil County Borough|Merthyr Tydfil]] | [[Brecon]]

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===Alternative: Chepstow to Glasbury===
Lon Las Cymru provides an alternative south route for those coming into Wales from the [[Severn Bridge]], following [[National Cycle Route 42|Route 42]] from Chepstow to [[Glasbury]], where it joins Route 8:

Chepstow | [[Usk]] | [[Abergavenny]] | Glasbury

There is also a small loop at the top of Route 42 providing links to [[Hay-on-Wye]].

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===Brecon to Machynlleth===
Brecon | [[Talgarth]] | Glasbury | [[Erwood]] | [[Builth Wells]] | [[Newbridge on Wye]] | [[Llanwrthwl]] | [[Rhayader]] | [[Llangurig]] | [[Llanidloes]] | [[Staylittle]] | [[Machynlleth]]

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===Machynlleth to Porthmadog===
Machynlleth | [[Dolgellau]] | [[Trawsfynydd]] | [[Penrhyndeudraeth]] | [[Porthmadog]]

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===Porthmadog to Holyhead===
Porthmadog | [[Penygroes, Gwynedd|Penygroes]] | [[Caernarfon]] | [[Bangor, Gwynedd|Bangor]] | Holyhead

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==External links==
* [http://www.sustrans.org.uk/what-we-do/national-cycle-network/long-distance-rides/wales/lon-las-cymru-north Sustrans map and description - north section]
* [http://www.sustrans.org.uk/what-we-do/national-cycle-network/long-distance-rides/wales/lon-las-cymru-south Sustrans map and description - south section]
* [http://www.wales-trails.co.uk/ Wales Trails]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140706143455/http://www.cycle-n-sleep.co.uk/rinfo/map%20lonlas.htm A map of the route]

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