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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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Aberdare to Mountain Ash and return
Date: Saturday, 07 February 2026
Walk type: Circular
Start time: 10:00 am
Estimated finish time: 3 pm
Distance: 7.2 miles / 12.7 km
Walk difficulty: Moderate
Ascent: 789 ft / 240.5 m
Booking is essential
Walk description: From the Sobell car park, we follow Abernant Road uphill to the Rhoswhenallt Inn, to an old tramway taking us across the top of Cwmbach. We pass Cefn Pennar, going alongside the Mt Ash Golf Club, before heading downhill to Mt Ash School and Ysbyty Cwm Cynon. We stop near Pwll Waun Cynon Nature Reserve for lunch, then go alongside the A4059 before cutting through the old Phurnacite Plant to Cwmbach. We follow the Aberdare canal from Cwmbach before heading back to the Leisure Centre car park. Much of the walk is on sealed pathways and pavements. We have short stretches along roads without pavements or verges.
Start Place: Sobell Leisure Centre car park, Aberdare
Grid Ref: SO 0072 0260
What3Words: resort.slips.slide
Walk classification(s):
Suitability: Dog friendly.
Surroundings: Town, tramway, woodland, farmland, industrial site, canal.
Facilities: Parking (Charged), toilets.
Llanfrynach circular
Date: Saturday, 14 February 2026
Walk type: Circular
Start time: 10:00 am.
Estimated finish time: 02:30 pm
Distance: 7 miles / 11.3 km
Walk difficulty: Moderate
Booking is essential
Walk description: The walk starts from the village with a walk along a country road towards the canal. After joining the canal we will walk towards the Brynich Lock and continue along the canal with views across to the Beacons. After about 3 miles we will arrive at the theatre where we will stop for a coffee break, there are toilet facilities here also. After the break the walk will take us along side the river for a short distance, we will then cross over the bridge onto the other side. The walk will the take us across the meadows, diverting on the way onto a path through woodland after which we will have lunch looking over the fields towards the Black Mountains. After lunch we head back towards the village, passing over a wooden bridge looking at the snow drops on the way. As we head over the fields there are amazing views of the beacons. There are no stiles on this walk and it is flat all the way.
Walk classification:
Suitability: Dog friendly.
Surroundings: River, Canal, farmland.
Facilities: Parking.
To be announced …
Date: Saturday, 21 Feb 2026
Walk leader: Alan Hancox
Walk Title: Llanwonno and St Gwynno.
Date: Saturday, 28 Feb 2026
Walk leader: Paddy Kelly
Walk Title: TBA
Date: Saturday, 7 Mar 2026
Walk leader: Derek Jones
Walk Title: TBA
Date: Saturday, 14 Mar 2026
Walk leader: Morfydd Jenkins
Walk Title: TBA