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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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Cribyn
Date: Saturday, 23 April 2026
Walk type: Circular
Start time: 10:00 am
Estimated finish time: 4 pm
Distance: 9 miles / 14.5 km
Walk difficulty: Strenuous
Ascent: 1105 ft / 336.8 m
Booking is Required
Walk description: We leave from the parking lot in Taf Fechan Forest and pass the empty upper Neuadd reservoir to where we will have coffee at the bottom of Cribyn. We then begin the climb to the top of Cribyn at 795meters. We then take the opposite route down the other side of Cribyn where we join the Beacons Way. We rejoin the Roman Rd and then it’s back past the reservoir to our cars. Weather can be unpredictable at this elevation.
Walk classification(s):
Suitability: Dog friendly (on leads).
Surroundings: Moor, mountain, resovior.
Facilities: Parking.
Llangattog escarpment and lonely shepherd
Date: Saturday, 02 May 2026
Walk type: Circular
Start time: 10:00 am
Estimated finish time: 3:00 pm
Distance: 8 miles / 12.9 km
Walk difficulty: Moderate
No booking is needed
Walk description: From the layby, we walk through the nature reserve beneath the escarpment and then a short climb up to the old tramroad. With views across the valley. After a tea break, we head along a quiet road leading to the footpath and the lonely shepherd, where we will have lunch. We then turn off to a higher tramway, parallel with our track and carry on until we join our original path back to the car park.
Dogs need to be on a lead at all times.
Start Place: Layby on the Beaufort to Llangattog road
Grid Ref: SO18184 16921
GPS: 51.844875, -3.189056
What3Words: senses.detergent.copycat
Walk classification:
Suitability: Dog friendly
Surroundings: Farmland. Hill. Open country. Woodland
Theme: History, heritage
Facilities: Parking
To be announced …
Date: Saturday, 9 May 2026
Walk leader: Derek Jones
Walk Title: TBA
Date: Saturday, 16 May 2026
Walk leader: Paddy Kelly
Walk Title: TBA
Date: Saturday, 23 May 2026
Walk leader: Alan Hancox
Walk Title: Memorial walk for Alistair
Date: Saturday, 30 May 2026
Walk leader: Peter Cawley
Walk Title: Cwmdu, Cefyn Moel, & Bwlch