CYCLISTS have expressed their frustration at the continued closure of part of the Cardiff Bay trail due to ongoing building maintenance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Bay Trail is a 10km circular trail for cyclists and walkers around Cardiff Bay.\u00a0A section of the trail next to Ferry Court, which is a flats complex, has been closed since 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pedal Power, a Cardiff-based accessible cycling charity with a popular bike rental service at Cardiff Bay, now no longer recommends the Cardiff Bay trail loop to visitors who hire their bikes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBecause of the closure and because it is generally not the most accessible route, we do not tend to encourage people to do the loop now,\u201d said Sam Farnfield, senior executive at Pedal Power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There is an impact when a section of a route is closed for that length of time. It has been such a long time now.”<\/p>Sam Farnfield, Pedal Power<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n \u201cFrom our perspective we need to make sure that routes are safe and also quite straightforward to use. There is an impact when a section of a route is closed for that length of time. It has been such a long time now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cUltimately, we don\u2019t want people to go in the wrong direction or end up riding on the road.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cyclists travelling along the trail are now diverted onto a route alongside Ferry Road and then the busy A4232, before rejoining the trail path. <\/p>\n\n\n\t\t