The Gymro

Heol Cymro

Troedyrhiw

Old pathway leading to Pendducae Farm and beyond.

HEOL CYMRO

Length 0.66 miles

Heol Cymro was first used in the 1945 Mitchell Trial, there were two 'cleans':- 1st J Blackwell, runner up Bert Perrigo.

Alan Rees 'Cleaned' the Cymro on December 2nd 1999, the 54th anniversary of the first 'clean'.

Alan Rees 'Cleaned' the Cymro on January 1st 200, the first 'clean' of the Millenium.

Between September 9th 1999 and January 6th 2004, Alan completed 3138 Climbs of which 3111 were Cleans, a total of 2071 miles

Alan Rees

	From the Merthyr Express December 23rd 2004 (courtesy of Alan Rees)		Heol Cymro (Photograph courtesy of Alan Rees)

Alan and Anthony Rees, Heol Cymro, 1991.

(Photograph by Bob Wilding, courtesy of Alan Rees)

Hillclimb up the Gymro in the 1950's.

The meadows in the middle of the photo are now the site of Afon Taf School.

(Photograph courtesy of Terry Robbins)