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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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Aberdare - Cwmbach circular
Date: Saturday, 18 Jan 2025
Walk type: Circular
Start time: 10 am
Estimated finish time: 3:30 pm
Distance: 8.5 miles / 13.7 km
Walk difficulty: Easy
Booking is essential
Walk description: Starting at the Dare Valley Country Park visitor centre, we follow a sealed tramway towards Aberdare Library, before cutting through Aberdare Park and down to the Cynon to start a gentle climb to the Abernant Tramway (unsealed). We stop for morning tea near an old bridge, then head towards Cwmbach following another tramway path. After lunch, we head through Cwmbach to the Aberdare Canal, before passing Aberdare school and the leisure centre. We cross Aberdare to make our way back into the Country Park and our start point.
Start Place: Dare Valley Country Park main car park (Free parking)
Grid Ref: SN 98630 02571
What3Words: superbly.corded.crumbles
Walk classification:
Suitability: Dog friendly.
Surroundings: Town, Woodland, River, National Park
Facilities: Free Parking.
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Last update: Sunday, 03 Nov 24
A walk through Quakers Yard, llanfabon, Nelson & Trelewis
Date: Saturday, 1 February 2025
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.
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Last update: Sun, 12 Jan 25
To be announced …
Date: Saturday, 25 Jan 2025
Walk leader: Xmas Party
Date: Saturday, 1 Feb 2025
Walk leader: Peter Cawley
Date: Saturday, 8 Feb 2025
Walk leader: Morfydd Jenkins
Date: Saturday, 15 Feb 2025
Walk leader: John Holloway