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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Walks coming soon …
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Wye Valley Bluebell Wander
Date: Saturday, 27 April 2024
Walk type: Circular
Start time: 10:00 am
Estimated finish time: 16:00 pm
Distance: 10 miles / 16.1 km
Walk difficulty: moderate
Booking is essential
Walk description: From the Old Station at Tintern we will head north on the path of the Wye Valley Walk, through deciduous woodland that “hopefully” will be carpeted with bluebells. We will make our way through Coed Beddick toward Bargain Wood, where we will have a tea break before heading toward Cleddon and it's wonderful waterfall. The trail then continues downward through Cuckoo Wood to Bigsweir Bridge, where we pick up the flat level path along the banks of the Wye back to the car park.
Start Place: Tintern Old Station Car Park (£4 all day cash or card)
Grid Ref: SO 53729 00686
GPS: 51.702957, -2.670951
What3Words: notices.stop.vowed
Walk classification:
Suitability: Dog friendly.
Surroundings: Hill/Mountain, Woodland, Green Spaces
Special Status: National Park.
Facilities: Parking, Toilets.
Ynys Owen - Merthyr Vale hidden gem
Date: Saturday, 04 May 2024
Walk type: Circular
Start time: 10:00 am.
Estimated finish time: 3:00 pm
Distance: 8 miles / 12.8 km
Walk difficulty: Moderate
Booking is essential
Walk description: We start off leisurely along the banks of the river taff to Quakers Yard station. We then do a dogleg through Quakers Yard to Treharris Park onto the drovers road up to and through Penbwlcha and Ynys Owen with its amazing low level views. This area is heavily wooded with various traditional long house farms and was known as Owain Glyndwr's riverside meadow. We turn the corner here and make our way back via a footpath that runs along side Tir Lan farm and back to Parc Taf Bargoed car park.
One fairly steep climb through Treharris Park
Whilst walking over Ynys Owen, dogs will need to be kept on a lead as last time there were loads of cows, but it is open land.
There is a coffee shop, if wanted 1 mile along the banks of the lake.
Start Place: Parc Taff Bargoed car park, Treharris
Grid Ref: ST 10224 97632
What3Words: timidly.will.truckload
Contact Details:
Walk Leader: Christine and Carol
07733 545834
Walk classification:
Suitability: Dog friendly
Surroundings: City, town. Hill. Lake, pond, reservoir. Moor, heath. Park green space. Woodland
Theme: History, heritage. Wildlife, nature.
Special Status: Historic park / garden. National Park
Facilities: Parking. Toilets.
To be announced …
Date: Saturday, 11 May 2024
Walk leader: Derek Jones
Date: Saturday, 18 May 2024
Walk leader: Peter Cawley
Date: Saturday, 25 May 2024
Walk leader: John Holloway
Date: Saturday, 1 June 2024
Walk leader: Christine Gibbon