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- 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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Walks coming soon …
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Bargoed & Gelligaer common
Date: Saturday, 18 May 2024
Walk type: Circular
Start time: 10:00 am.
Estimated finish time: 14.30
Distance: 9 miles / 14.5 km
Walk difficulty: Moderate
Booking is essential
Walk description: We walk through Bargoed woodland park following the Rhumney river, until we reach the outskirts of Bargoed. We follow a track for a short while and come out in the town centre, skirt the edge of town where there are a few short steep climbs to take us to the edge of the golf course. We go around the edge of the course with lovely views of the hillside to our right. This bring us onto Gelli-gaer common which we follow to the end. (Cows present) We then drop down into Penpedairheol following footpaths through an estate and into the centre where we will have lunch at the church. From there it is mostly country footpaths to Tir-y-berth, we join the Rhumney river once more, then back to the car park.
Walk classification:
Suitability: Dog friendly
Surroundings: Town, river, Moor, heath. Country park. Woodland
Facilities: Parking.
The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain
Date: Saturday, 25 May 2024
Walk type: Circular
Start time: 10:00 am
Estimated finish time: 15:30 pm
Distance: 7.5 miles / 12.1 km
Ascent: 1100 ft / 335.3 m
Walk difficulty: moderate
Booking is essential
Walk description: For those not on the Ramblers weekend, John has put on this walk so no one misses out. From the start point, Heol Yr Ynys Car park, Gwaelod y Garth, after a short section on the road we take the path into Garth Wood which takes us into Coed y Bedw nature reserve we then join the Taff Ely Ridgway to the top of Garth Hill , the inspiration for the book and the film The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain. Here we can enjoy the panaromic views while we have our coffee break. We than take the easy descent through fields and woodland to the River Taff. We folllow the river until we reach the footbridge which leads into the park where Taffs Well is situated. Then we pick up the Taff trail which takes us back to the start.
Start Place: Heol Yr Ynys Car park, Gwaelod y Garth.
Grid Ref: ST 12635 82407
What3Words: clean.fats.alert
Walk classification:
Suitability: Dog friendly.
Surroundings: River, Village, Mountain, Woodland, Farmland.
Facilities: Parking.
To be announced …
Date: Saturday, 01 June 2024
Walk leader: Christine Gibbon
Date: Saturday, 08 June 2024
Walk leader: Morfydd Jenkins
Date: Saturday, 15 June 2024
Walk leader: Paddy Kelly
Date: Saturday, 22 June 2024
Walk leader: Alan Hancox