Bute Park to the Bay to Cosmeston

Starting from the Summerhouse Cafe in Bute Park, which is just across the river from the car park at Sophia Gardens, we'll follow the river Taff all the way down to Penarth, zig-zag up the wiggles and head through quieter streets in the centre of Penarth and down the hill to Penarth Pier. There's a gentle climb back up the other side and we'll join the cycle path and follow it through the trees all the way down to Cosmeston.

We can stop for a coffee and a cake and a lap of the lake before returning along the cycle path, choosing a fairly flat return route across Penarth, where we will cross a couple of busy roads. After gliding back down the wiggles and zooming across the barrage, we'll follow the Cardiff Bay Trail back around through the Wetlands Reserve and Hamadryad Park, and rejoin the Taff Trail to get back up to Bute Park and the Summerhouse Cafe.