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Overview

Gently up through the Mynydd Hugh windfarm and along to Mynydd y Gaer, then down to Cwm Ogwr Fach. Up to Glynogwr and then to Mynydd Maendy, and back down past Gilfach Goch. This walk includes a long descent on a stony uneven path.

Start walk from Wilfred Way park at the end beside Ensinger. CF39 8JQ

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Register with Walk Leader Sue J. tel: 07709 050800

Walkers are asked to carry In Case of Emergency information, this might be on a card, key fob or on their smartphone.

 

Wednesday, 2 October 2024
Start time:
9:30 am
Estimated finish time:
4:00 pm
Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
17.7km / 11.0mi
Ascent:
518.2m / 1700ft
Type:
circular
Website:
https://www.cardifframblers.org.uk/walks

Local Grade: B

 

Features

  • Car parking available
  • No Stiles

Starting point

Grid reference:
SS 98922 87492
Nearest postcode:
CF39 8JQ
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Start time:
9:30 am

Wilfred Way, park at the end beside Ensinger.

Upcoming walks with Cardiff Group

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Tongwynlais and Forest Farm

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Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
6.0 miles
Rail Ramble

Train Ramble: Gren's Way, Llancaiach Mawr & Penallta explore. Linear.

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
11.0 miles
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Ystradfellte Circular via Fan Gyhirych & Fan Nedd. Need to Register with Walk Leader.

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Difficulty:
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Distance:
14.0 miles
Bus Ramble

Cardiff Central Strollers: Bus Ramble Ely to Pumping Station led by Wendy Wood. Linear walk.

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Leisurely
Distance:
5.0 miles
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Wentwood and Gray Hill

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Moderate
Distance:
8.0 miles
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Autumnal colour - Erwood and Wye Valley. Please register with walk leader

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Strenuous
Distance:
12.0 miles
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Nantgarw Circular

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Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
6.0 miles
Rail Ramble

Rail Ramble: Part 1. Rhymney Valley Riverside walk. Rhymney to Pontlottyn. Linear.

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
8.0 miles
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Not the Garth

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Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
10.0 miles
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A Ramble in the Rhondda

Start:

Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
14.0 miles
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Claire's Friday Morning Parc Cefn Onn Walk (woods, hills, countryside)

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.0 miles
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Cardiff Central Strollers: Cardiff Wetlands.

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
5.0 miles
Clifton Suspension Bridge

Rail Ramble: Clifton Down to Bristol Temple Meads

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Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
8.0 miles
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Fan Dringarth and Fan Frynach. Please reister with walk leader

Start:

Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
10.0 miles
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Whitchurch Circular in Memory of Beattie.

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
6.0 miles
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Lasgarn Woods and Pontypool Folly

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
10.0 miles
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Craig yr Allt via Ridgeway

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
9.0 miles
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South West of Garwnant. Register Interest with Walk Leader.

Start:

Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
12.0 miles
Cancelled Walk

Cancelled: Claire's Friday Morning Parc Cefn Onn Walk (woods, hills, countryside)

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
1.0 miles
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Cardiff Central Strollers: Sports Village & ASDA Mountain

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
5.0 miles
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The Blorenge (Version 2)

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
8.0 miles
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Chepstow and the English bank of the Wye. Please text leader to register for the walk.

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
10.6 miles
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Roath Park Circular

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
6.0 miles
Rail Ramble

Part 2: Rhymney Riverside walk: Pontlottyn to Pengam. Linear

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
8.0 miles
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Wentwood Forest

Start:

Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
10.0 miles
Llwyn-Onn reservoir

Cefn Coed y Cymmer to Llwyn Onn. Please register with walk leader.

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
10.6 miles
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Claire's Friday Morning Parc Cefn Onn Walk (woods, hills, countryside)

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.0 miles
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Cardiff Central Strollers: Cardiff Parks & Gardens.

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
5.0 miles
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Rhymney River Circular

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
7.0 miles
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Monmouth. Please register with Walk Leader.

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
10.0 miles
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Longwood Drive Circular

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
6.0 miles
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Nant Fawr Trail - Roath Park to Parc Cefn Onn. Linear walk.

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
8.0 miles
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The Skirrid and Bryn Arw.

Start:

Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
13.0 miles
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Cwm Colliery

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
12.0 miles
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Cardiff Central Strollers tackle Penarth Heights. Linear.

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
5.0 miles
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Castleton

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
7.0 miles
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Ogmore coastal walk

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
11.0 miles
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Whitchurch and Tongwynlais

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
6.0 miles
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Wenallt and Forest Fawr

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
8.0 miles
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Twyn y Gaer & Cefn Llechid. Register interest with walk leader.

Start:

Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
11.5 miles
Caerphilly station

Rail ramble: Risca to Caerphilly. Please register with leader in case of changes to train journey

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
9.0 miles
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Claire's Friday Morning Parc Cefn Onn Walk (woods, hills, countryside)

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.0 miles
Rail Ramble

Cardiff Central Strollers Rail Ramble: Porth to Pontypridd. Linear.

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
5.0 miles
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Taffs Well and Ridgeway. Please register with Walk Leader

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
12.0 miles
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Pentwyn Circular

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
6.0 miles
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The Garth and Craig yr Allt. Please register with Walk Leader

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
10.0 miles
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Sirhowy to Mynydd y Lan

Start:

Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
13.6 miles
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Claire's Friday Morning Parc Cefn Onn Walk (woods, hills, countryside)

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.0 miles
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Cardiff Central Strollers: Cardiff Canals, Docks and Bay

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
5.0 miles
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Longwood Drive (Coryton) Circular

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
6.0 miles
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Usk Circular

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
9.3 miles
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Nantgarw Circular

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
6.0 miles
Blorenge

Blorenge and part of the Iron Mountain Trail. Please register with walk leader.

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
10.6 miles
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Rail Ramble; Hengoed to Lisvane, Cardiff via Machen.

Start:

Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
14.0 miles
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Claire's Friday Morning Parc Cefn Onn Walk (woods, hills, countryside)

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.0 miles
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Cardiff Central Strollers visit Billy the Seal.

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
5.0 miles
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Haunted Fields Walk, St Nicholas Vale Trail 7

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
8.0 miles
Reservoir

Manmoel and Sirhowy Valley. Please register with walk leader

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
12.0 miles
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Claire's Friday Morning Parc Cefn Onn Walk (woods, hills, countryside)

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.0 miles
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Cardiff Central Strollers Christmas Meal at Morrisons. (TBC)

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
5.0 miles
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Nantgarw Circular

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
6.0 miles
Car park

Llanwonno and Ynysybwl. Please register with Walk Leader

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
11.0 miles
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Pontypridd - Heritage Park circular (Smiler)

Start:

Difficulty:
Easy
Distance:
5.0 miles
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Barry Circular

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
6.0 miles
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Machen area and Xmas lunch

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.0 miles
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Cardiff Central Strollers: Guest Leader

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
5.0 miles
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Llantrisant forest and Taff Ely Ridgeway

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
8.0 miles
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Wenallt and Caerphilly Mountain

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
11.2 miles
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Boxing Day Cardiff Bay Circular

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
6.0 miles
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Cardiff Central Strollers: Bute Park Circular

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
5.0 miles
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Cardiff Bay Trail Circular

Start:

Difficulty:
Easy
Distance:
6.0 miles
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Penarth Heights

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
6.0 miles
Pontsticill reservoir

Cefn-coed-y-cymmer to Pontsticill. Please register with walk leader,

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
10.4 miles
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Claire's Friday Morning Parc Cefn Onn Walk (woods, hills, countryside)

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.0 miles
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Cardiff Central Strollers: Cardiff Bay and Wetlands.

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
5.0 miles
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Whitchurch Circular

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
6.0 miles
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Clytha and Bettws Newydd. Please register with walk leader

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
10.0 miles
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New Year walk - Penarth Cliffs and Cosmeston

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
8.0 miles
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Heritage Coast from Llantwit Major along the coast and back inland. Please register with Walk Leader

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
12.0 miles
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Claire's Friday Morning Parc Cefn Onn Walk (woods, hills, countryside)

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.0 miles
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Cardiff Central Strollers: Roath Park or Bust. Linear.

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
5.0 miles
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Magical Forest Walk, Hensol and Pendoylan. Vale Trails 8.

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
7.0 miles
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Radyr Woods, Morganstown, Glamorgan Canal

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
9.0 miles

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking
Join now for just £3.58 per month
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