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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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Walking Historical Trails.

Date: Saturday, 16 Nov 2024

Walk type: Circular

Start time: 10 am

Estimated finish time: 3 pm

Distance: 7 miles / 11.3 km

Walk difficulty: Easy

Booking is not essential

Walk description: The circular walk starts from the car park through a residential area, crossing a bridge over looking the A465 then for a short distance along the road onto the old tramroad. Climbing over a style the track will take us up to a now disused reservoir, which was built during the 18 hundreds to provide clean water for the people of Brynmawr during a cholera epidemic. We will follow a sheep trail up to a trig point and cairn. Here we will have a tea break when we can enjoy the amazing 360 degree view over the moors and Usk valley. From the point we will follow another sheep trail will take us across the moorland, and before us we will see the lonely shepherd. Lunch will be taken here. After lunch we branch right onto a smooth grass path walking beneath the ridge of the gorge. This will lead us onto a down ward path where we will join the tramroad which we will follow back to Brynmawr, as we walk along we will be looking over the Clydach Gorge and heads of the valley road. there will be sheep around and dogs must be on a lead.

Start Place:  Car park behind the Brynmawr Museum, Market Square ,Brynmawr

Grid Ref:  SO 1915 1175

GPS:  51.798529 , -3.1738354

What3Words: moods.rarely.pouch

Walk Leader: Morfydd Jenkins

 07949 950018

 Walk leader

Walk classification:

Suitability: Dog friendly.

Surroundings: Town, Moorland.

Facilities: Free Parking.

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Last update: Sunday, 07 Nov 24

Aberdare - Cwmbach circular

Date: Saturday, 23 Nov 2024

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

GPS:  51.712681, -3.4686280

What3Words: superbly.corded.crumbles

Walk Leader: Jenny Edwards

 07708 815742

 Walk leader

Walk classification:

Suitability: Dog friendly.

Surroundings: Town, Woodland, River, National Park

Facilities: Free Parking.

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Last update: Sunday, 06 Dec 24

 To be announced …

Date: Saturday, 30 Nov 2024

Walk leader: Geoff Evans

 

Date: Saturday, 7 Dec 2024

Walk leader: John Holloway

 

Date: Saturday, 14 Dec 2024

Walk leader: Geoff Evans

 

Date: Saturday, 21 Dec 2024

Walk leader: Hilda Moriarty

 

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Last updated: 10/11/2024