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Members Notice
Merthyr Ramblers Social Evening
Join us every first Monday of each month at 6pm in Merthyr Wetherspoons (Y Dic Penderyn) for our monthly social evening. Everyone welcome - come and meet the Merthyr Valley Ramblers. Good company and a quiz to boot. Downstairs in the old library.
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Keepers Pond Blaenavon
Date: Saturday, 14 March 2026
Walk type: Circular
Start time: 10:00 am
Estimated finish time: 2.30 pm
Distance: 7 miles / 11.3 km
Walk difficulty: Easy
Booking is necassary
Walk description: From the car park we have a slight rise onto the rim of the ridge of the industrial waste from the Blaenavon ironworks, this is a protected national heritage site. From the top on a fine day we will be able to see the channel. We will walk along the ridge with views over the Usk valley and the Black Mountains beyond. Descending from the ridge we will stop for a break by the ruins of an old farm, which overlooks the heads of the valley road. The walk will then take us along a road which is now closed to traffic onto the quarry entrance. We will then follow the old tramway path at the end of which we will have lunch. Continuing our walk we will have spectacular views towards the Malvern Hills. We will be walking over 1000ft, if it is cold warm clothes are recommended and good walking boots. There are no stiles dogs must be kept on leads. The walk is mainly flat.
Start Place: Car park Keepers Pond Blaenavon.
Grid Ref: SO 25400 10701
GPS: 51.78997, -3.08299
What3Words: asserts.upsetting.anchorman
Walk classification(s):
Suitability: Dog friendly.
Surroundings: Hills, Farmland, Woodland, Lake.
Facilities: Parking.
Dinas Rock / Foel circular
Date: Saturday, 21 March 2026
Walk type: Circular
Start time: 10:00 am
Estimated finish time: 3.30 pm
Distance: 6.3 miles / 10 km
Ascent: 1726 ft / 526 m
Walk difficulty: Moderate
Booking is necassary
Walk description: From Dinas Rock, we pass the ‘Waterfall Country Pods’ to join a path taking us over a tributary of the River Mellte before a steady climb towards Moel Penderyn (the Foel). A visit to the trig point is not planned. From the stile at the Foel, we follow a fairly steep, and possibly muddy, slope down to join a farm track where we stop for morning tea. We then follow a ‘waterfall country’ path, taking in an optional view of Sgwd y Eira, before passing through moorland and trees, to then drop down to the River Mellte and the Gunpowder Works for lunch. It is then an easy walk back to Dinas Rock. If the weather is very poor two short, linear walks may be followed instead.
Start Place: Dinas Rock Car park, Pontneathvaughn
Grid Ref: SN 91197 07940
GPS: 51.75955, -3.57784
What3Words: seeing.waving.sprawls
Walk classification:
Suitability: Dog friendly.
Surroundings: Hills, moorland, forest, river, waterfall.
Facilities: Parking.
To be announced …
Date: Saturday, 28 Mar 2026
Walk leader: Alan Hancox
Walk Title: TBA
Date: Saturday, 4 Apr 2026
Walk leader: Morfydd Jenkins
Walk Title: TBA
Date: Saturday, 11 Apr 2026
Walk leader: Peter Cawley
Walk Title: Bargoed & Gelligaer common
Date: Saturday, 18 Apr 2026
Walk leader: Caroline Kelly
Walk Title: TBA