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Walking in Glamorgan, South Wales. Guided walks, routes &
local information
Last updated 16.1.07 Click on any image to enlarge it |
Vale of Glamorgan
These walks show approximate elapsed times for someone walking briskly in fair conditions without stopping. It will take you longer if you stop for breaks, are walking in a group or if it is wet or muddy underfoot. For example the Wick walk can be covered in 3 hours but a group of 12 of us took 4 hours 25 minutes in early March. Cosmeston - walks from ¾ to 12 miles
Llantwit Major circular - 4.5 miles Llantwit Major circular - 6.5 miles Combined Nash Point and Lantwit Major walks - 9 miles Ogmore to Southerndown circular – 6 miles. Porthkerry Park circular - 4/5 miles. Wick to Southerndown circular – 8.5 miles. Cardiff and the Valleys
Abercynon walks - 5 and 13 miles Aberdare walks - 4, 9 and 14 miles Ely/Trelai and Wenvoe circular - 10.3 miles Kenfig to Margam circuit - 15 miles Llanwonno walks - 3.4, 3.7 and 7.5 miles Margam walks - 3, 4 and 12 miles Merthyr Tydfil walks - 2,4
and 12 miles Parc Slip, Bridgend, walks - 3 short and 10 miles Gower and West Glamorgan
Aberdulais walks - 4 and 3.5 miles LLiw Valley walks - 2, 4, 5 and 10 miles Rhossili, Llangennith, Llanmadoc - 7, 11 and 16 miles Worms Head walks - 3 & 4 miles Glamorgan Coast 1 - Gower, Loughor to Mumbles - 52 miles Glamorgan Coast 2 - to follow (Mumbles to Porthcawl) Glamorgan Coast 3 - Porthcawl to Barry Island - 30 miles Glamorgan Coast 4 - Barry Island to
Cardiff - 11 miles
Cliff top near Dunraven passed on the Wick and Ewenny walks
Other on-line routes These walks can be found on the Cardiff Ramblers web site - just click on the walk to be routed direct. Cosmeston to Sully Circuit (Ramblers) – 5 miles. Dinas Powys – Lavernock (Ramblers) Dinas Powys – Michaelstone Le Pit (Ramblers) Wenvoe West Circular (Ramblers) Around Pendoylan (Ramblers) – 4 miles Wenvoe Circular (Ramblers) – 5 miles Cosmeston to Lavernock (Ramblers) – 6 miles
These walks have been published in Bonvilston Circular Llancarfan Circular Pendoylan Circular Cosmeston Circular Highlight Trail Siginstone Triangle Walk The Hidden Vale
Several walks around Llantrisant including Talbot Green, Rhiwsaeson and Pen-y-Coedcae, Groes Faen and Cilely produced by Taff Ely (Llantrisant) Ramblers
6 walks in the Caerphilly area which can be downloaded from here covering the Darran Valley, Pen y Fan pond, Twmbarlwm, Caerphilly/Rudry, Sirhowy Valley, Parc Penallta. Also available as printed leaflets from caerphilly Council
Valeways. Several walks in the Vale.
BBC Online has a walks site with a walk around Oxwich. There is often also other walks information.
The British Walking Federation site includes a walk round Cardiff. For more on the BWF go to the Links page.
The route of the Gower Way which runs the length of the Gower Peninsular can be found by clicking here and following the 'G.WAY' button.
Upland Gower Challenge Walk from the website of the Pontarddulais Walking Club. Description of route along with local information.
5 walks on Gower to download from the National Trust website. Select 'Countryside and Environment', then 'Neptune Walks'. The 5 walks are Bishopston Valley, Penmaen Burrows, Pennard Cliffs, Rhossili Bay, Whiteford Burrows.
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