Cardiff Central Strollers: Do love to be beside the Seaside (Barry Island)

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Overview

Revised Meet/Start Times due to railway timetable changes.

Meet 10.15am Cardiff Central railway station, CF10 1FS to catch 10:29 train to Barry Docks.

Walkers going from: Pontypridd 0954; Taffs Well 1005; Radyr 1009; Llandaf 1011 by train will need to catch train to Queen Street and change for Barry train arriving Barry Docks 1049.

Walk starts 10.50am from Barry Docks railway station.

Returning from Barry Island railway station.

Buy return to Barry Island.

NOTE: earlier meeting time.

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

Friday, 12 July 2024

Meeting time:: 10:15 am
Start time:: 10:50 am
Estimated finish time:: 2:00 pm

Difficulty:: Leisurely
Distance:: 8km / 5.0mi
Ascent:: N/A
Type:: linear

Website:: https://www.cardifframblers.org.uk/walks

Local grade: D

Meeting point

Grid reference:: ST 18154 75819
Nearest postcode:: CF10 1EP
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Meeting time:: 10:15 am

Cardiff Central railway station

Starting point

Grid reference:: ST 12351 67801
Nearest postcode:: CF63 4AE
what3words:: tower.wake.veal

Start time:: 10:50 am

Barry Docks railway station.

Finishing point

Grid reference:: ST 11472 66681
Nearest postcode:: CF62 5TH
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Estimated finish time:: 2:00 pm

Barry Island railway station.

Upcoming walks with Cardiff Group

Claire's Friday Morning Parc Cefn Onn Walk: Circular to Coed y Werin.

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Cardiff Central Strollers: Whitchurch or Bust. Linear.

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Blaencwn Waterfall & Pen-Pych

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

The Garth and Creigiau

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.0 miles

Tongwynlais and Forest Farm

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 6.0 miles

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

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 miles

Ystradfellte Circular via Fan Gyhirych & Fan Nedd. Need to Register with Walk Leader.

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 14.0 miles

Cardiff Central Strollers: Guest Leader

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Wentwood and Gray Hill

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Autumnal colour - Erwood and Wye Valley. Please register with walk leader

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 12.0 miles

Nantgarw Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 6.0 miles

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

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Not the Garth

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

A Ramble in the Rhondda

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 14.0 miles

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

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Cardiff Central Strollers: Cardiff Wetlands.

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Rail Ramble: Clifton Down to Bristol Temple Meads

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Fan Dringarth and Fan Frynach. Please reister with walk leader

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Whitchurch Circular in Memory of Beattie.

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Lasgarn Woods and Pontypool Folly

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Craig yr Allt via Ridgeway

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.0 miles

South West of Garwnant. Register Interest with Walk Leader.

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 12.0 miles

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

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Cardiff Central Strollers: Sports Village & ASDA Mountain

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

The Blorenge (Version 2)

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Chepstow and the English bank of the Wye. Please text leader to register for the walk.

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.6 miles

Roath Park Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 6.0 miles

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

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Wentwood Forest

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 10.0 miles

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

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.6 miles

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

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Cardiff Central Strollers: Cardiff Parks & Gardens.

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Rhymney River Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

Monmouth. Please register with Walk Leader.

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Longwood Drive Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Nant Fawr Trail - Roath Park to Parc Cefn Onn. Linear walk.

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

The Skirrid and Bryn Arw.

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 13.0 miles

Cwm Colliery

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 12.0 miles

Cardiff Central Strollers tackle Penarth Heights. Linear.

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Castleton

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

Ogmore coastal walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 miles

Whitchurch and Tongwynlais

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Wenallt and Forest Fawr

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Twyn y Gaer & Cefn Llechid. Register interest with walk leader.

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 11.5 miles

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

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.0 miles

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

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

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

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Taffs Well and Ridgeway. Please register with Walk Leader

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 12.0 miles

Pentwyn Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 6.0 miles

The Garth and Craig yr Allt. Please register with Walk Leader

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Sirhowy to Mynydd y Lan

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 13.6 miles

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

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Cardiff Central Strollers: Cardiff Canals, Docks and Bay

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Longwood Drive (Coryton) Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Usk Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.3 miles

Nantgarw Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 6.0 miles

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

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.6 miles

Rail Ramble; Hengoed to Lisvane, Cardiff via Machen.

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 14.0 miles

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

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Cardiff Central Strollers visit Billy the Seal.

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Haunted Fields Walk, St Nicholas Vale Trail 7

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Manmoel and Sirhowy Valley. Please register with walk leader

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 12.0 miles

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

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Cardiff Central Strollers Christmas Meal at Morrisons. (TBC)

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Nantgarw Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Llanwonno and Ynysybwl. Please register with Walk Leader

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 miles

Pontypridd - Heritage Park circular (Smiler)

Start:

Difficulty:: Easy

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Barry Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Machen area and Xmas lunch

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Cardiff Central Strollers: Guest Leader

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Llantrisant forest and Taff Ely Ridgeway

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Wenallt and Caerphilly Mountain

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.2 miles

Boxing Day Cardiff Bay Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Cardiff Central Strollers: Bute Park Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Cardiff Bay Trail Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Easy

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Penarth Heights

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 6.0 miles

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

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.4 miles

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

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Cardiff Central Strollers: Cardiff Bay and Wetlands.

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Whitchurch Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Clytha and Bettws Newydd. Please register with walk leader

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

New Year walk - Penarth Cliffs and Cosmeston

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Heritage Coast from Llantwit Major along the coast and back inland. Please register with Walk Leader

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 12.0 miles

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

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Cardiff Central Strollers: Roath Park or Bust. Linear.

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 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