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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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Penderyn Circular via Sgwd yr Eira water fall.
Date: Saturday, 17 Jan 2026
Walk type: Circular
Start time: 10:00 am
Estimated finish time: 2:30 pm
Distance: 6.5 miles / 10.5 km
Walk difficulty: Moderate
Booking is essential
Walk description: Starting at the car park, we will walk over the old drovers path overlooking the Neath valley. This will take us down towards the Dinas Rock. We will proceed up the valley towards the fall. Time will be taken for those who wish to descend to view the water fall. Lunch will then be taken.We will return to Penderyn where those of us who wish can part take in the Red Lion.
Start Place: St. Cynogs Church car park, Penderyn
Grid Ref: SN 94533 08502
What3Words: microchip.tickling.influence
Walk classification:
Suitability: Dog friendly,
Surroundings: Mountain, River, National Park.
Facilities: Parking.
A walk through Quakers Yard, llanfabon, Nelson & Trelewis
Date: Saturday, 31 January 2026
Walk type: Circular
Start time: 10:00 am.
Estimated finish time: 3:00 pm
Distance: 7 miles / 11.3 km
Walk difficulty: Moderate
Booking is essential
Walk description: From the water board in Quakers Yard we walk through the woods to Fiddlers elbow roundabout then up through Cynon cemetery and follow a track which takes us past Whitehall golf club, down into Llanfabon. We walk up the road until we pick up the Rhumney valley ridgeway path which takes us down into Nelson. We cross the railway line onto the cycle path 47 which takes us into Trelewis, then through some fields (cows present) and back to Quakers Yard. Dogs will need to be on leads a lot of the time due to walks on lanes and live stock present.
Start Place: Meet on Pentwyn Road, Opposite water board, Quakers Yard
Grid Ref: ST 10358 95687
GPS: 51.6528, -3.297163
What3Words: texted.deflection.regarding
Walk classification:
Suitability: Dog friendly
Surroundings: Farmland. Hill. Village. Woodland.
Facilities: Parking.
To be announced …
Date: Saturday, 24 Jan 2026
Walk leader: N/A
Walk Title: Xmas Party
Date: Saturday, 31 Jan 2026
Walk leader: Peter Cawley
Walk Title: A walk through Quakers Yard, Llanfabon, Nelson & Trelewis.
Date: Saturday, 7 Feb 2026
Walk leader: Jenny Edwards
Walk Title: Aberdare to Mountain Ash and return
Date: Saturday, 14 Feb 2026
Walk leader: Morfydd Jenkins
Walk Title: TBA