The Ramblers
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- A welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our quarterly Walk magazine
- What's more, you'll be a driving force behind increasing access to green spaces, opening up more places to walk and boosting Britain's well-being one step at a time, just by joining the Ramblers
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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A walk through and around Glasfyndd Forest
Date: Saturday, 17 Oct 2026
Walk type: Circular
Start time: 10:00 am
Estimated finish time: 3:00 pm
Distance: 9 miles / 14.4 km
Ascent: 1000 ft / 304.8 m
Walk difficulty: Moderate
Booking is essential
Walk description: Figure of 8 walk, no stiles, dog friendly. Through and around Glasfynydd Forest. Those wishing to do a shorter walk may return to their cars by a different route after coffee break.
Walk classification:
Suitability: Dog friendly, no stiles
Surroundings: Mountain, woodland
Facilities: Parking
Mynydd Machen
Date: Saturday, 31 Oct 2026
Walk type: Circular
Start time: 10:00 am
Estimated finish time: 3 pm
Distance: 6 miles / 9.6 km
Walk difficulty: Strenuous
Ascent: 1748 ft / 533 m
Booking is necassary
Walk description: We leave the car park and start to climb gradually to just over 500ft through the nature reserve. We then drop back down the same amount, and pick up the Rumney Valley Ridgeway walk which will take us up 850 ft to Mynydd Machen which has superb views over the river Severn, flat Holme and steep Holme the severn bridge and beyond. We will stop here for lunch. We then pick up the Cambrian way and make our decent through the forest back towards the Sirhowy reserve. Although this could be graded Moderate +, the final accent to the top of the mountain is quite steep.
Start Place: Sirhowy Valley country car park (free)
Grid Ref: ST 20419 91075
GPS: 51.61286, -3.15070
What3Words: ahead.rocks.slugs
Walk classification(s):
Suitability: Dog friendly.
Surroundings: Moor, farmland, mountain, river.
Theme: Country park.
Facilities: Parking, toilets.
To be announced …
Date: Saturday, 24 Oct 2026
Walk leader: N/A
Walk Title: AGM
Distance: N/A
Grade: N/A
Date: Saturday, 31 Oct 2026
Walk leader: Peter Cawley
Walk Title: Mynydd Machen
Distance: 6 miles
Grade: Strenuous
Date: Saturday, 7 Nov 2026
Walk leader: Jenny Edwards
Walk Title: TBA
Distance: TBA
Grade: TBA
Date: Saturday, 14 Nov 2026
Walk leader: Morfydd Jenkins
Walk Title: TBA
Distance: TBA
Grade: TBA