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CBI Linear Walk: Newton - Porthcawl.

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Overview

Linear Bus Ramble: Newton - Porthcawl. (Note: lengthy bus journeys involved)

Meet 9.45am at Bay 2 Cardiff Central Bus Interchange to catch X2 Porthcawl bus to Newton.

Or, catch bus on route.

Start walk 11.20am approx at Heol y Graig bus stop, Newton.

Finish Porthcawl. Catching bus back to Cardiff.

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

 

Wednesday, 1 October 2025
Meeting time:
9:45 am
Start time:
11:20 am
Estimated finish time:
3:00 pm
Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
9.7km / 6.0mi
Ascent:
N/A
Type:
linear
Website:
https://www.cardifframblers.org.uk/walks

Local Grade: D

Meeting point

Grid reference:
ST 18231 75932
Nearest postcode:
CF10 1PN
what3words:
other.reject.candy
Meeting time:
9:45 am

Bay 2 Cardiff Central Bus Interchange

Starting point

Grid reference:
SS 83615 77760
Nearest postcode:
CF36 5NY
what3words:
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Start time:
11:20 am

Heol y Graig bus stop, Newton

Finishing point

Grid reference:
SS 81568 76671
Nearest postcode:
CF36 3YW
what3words:
gems.shippers.losses
Estimated finish time:
3:00 pm

Porthcawl Esplanade

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Coach Trip. Booking early essential.

Coach Trip Ludlow & Mortimer Forest

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
10.0 miles
Parc Cefn Onn

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Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
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Cardiff Central Strollers: Rumney Hill Gardens to St Mellons Garden Centre. Linear. Led by Wendy Wd.

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
5.0 miles
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Radyr Circular

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Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
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Hatterrall Hill and Garn Wen. Please register with walk leader in advance.

Start:

Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
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Exploring Porthkerry and Cwm Ciddy

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
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Southerndown Ogmore circular.

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
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Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
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Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
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Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
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Llanthony and its Hills Contact Jim 07397 276530

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Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
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Barry Waterfront

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
6.0 miles
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Defynnog to Fforest Fach and Crai. Please register with walk leader.

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
10.0 miles
Join the walk.

Walk from Upper Blaen y Glyn

Start:

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

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.0 miles
Cardiff Central Bus Interchange

Cardiff Central Strollers: Linear to Penylan Library.

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
5.0 miles
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Southerndown - Ogmore Circular

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
8.0 miles
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Chepstow, Tidenham tunnel and the Devils Pulpit. Please register with walk leader. (Text preferred)

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
11.8 miles
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Llandaff to Cardiff Castle

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
6.0 miles
Bus Interchange

CBI Linear Walk: Newton - Porthcawl.

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
6.0 miles
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Garth Circular

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
10.0 miles
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Hills around Blaengarw. Please register with Walk Leader

Start:

Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
14.0 miles
Cardiff Central Bus Interchange

Cardiff Central Strollers: Bute Park

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
5.0 miles
Cowbridge town hall meeting place

Hanging around Cowbridge

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
7.0 miles
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The River of Two Kingdoms. Please register with walk leader.

Start:

Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
13.7 miles
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Hailey Park - Tongwynlais Circular.

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
6.0 miles
Pistyll-goleu waterfall

St Gwynno Forest and Cwm Clydach from Llanwonno. Please register with walk leader.

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
10.0 miles
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Mountain Centre circular. Please register with Walk Leader.

Start:

Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
16.0 miles
Cardiff Central Bus Interchange

Cardiff Central Strollers: Whitchurch or Bust. Linear.

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
5.0 miles
View looking towards the Skirrid & Sugarloaf.

Monmouth, Kings Wood and Wonastow . Please register with walk leader.

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
7.0 miles
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Machen to Bassaleg.

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
12.0 miles
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Nantgarw - Taffs Well Circular,

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
6.0 miles
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Manmoel Circular from Pen y Fan Pond. Please Register with Walk Leader

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
11.0 miles
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Llangattock Lingoed and Llanvihangel Crucorney. Register with Walk Leader.

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
7.0 miles
Eastnor Obelisk

Southern Malvern Hills

Start:

Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
12.0 miles
Placeholder image

Friday Morning Cefn Onn Park Walk led by Carol B. 07968 649627

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.0 miles
Placeholder image

Cardiff Central Strollers: Guest Leader

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
5.0 miles
hills

Abersychan

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
8.0 miles
Placeholder image

Cefn Eglwysilan and Mynydd Meio. Please Register with Walk Leader.

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
11.2 miles
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Sneaking up on Lisvane Reservoir from Roath Park.

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
6.0 miles
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Circular to Craig Ruperra from Parc Cefn Onn

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
11.0 miles
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The Sirhowy Valley

Start:

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

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.0 miles
Cardiff Central Bus Interchange

Cardiff Central Strollers: Cardiff Wetlands Circular

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
5.0 miles
Rail Ramble

Rail Ramble: Exploring Abergavenny

Start:

Difficulty:
Easy
Distance:
4.0 miles
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Merthyr Heritage Walk. Please register with the walk leader

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
9.0 miles
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Penarth Heights & Barrage Circular

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
6.0 miles
Memorial Plaque to William Edwards

Rail ramble (Energlyn to Pontypridd) - footsteps of William Edwards bridge builder

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
10.0 miles
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Defynnog Circular

Start:

Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
13.5 miles
Placeholder image

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

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.0 miles
Bus Interchange

Cardiff Central Strollers: Sports Village & ASDA Mountain Circular

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
5.0 miles
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Newport Wetlands and Goldcliffe Loop

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
7.0 miles
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Margam Circular. Please Register with Walk Leader.

Start:

Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
12.0 miles
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Allt-yr-yn Nature Reserve and Fourteen Locks canal.

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.0 miles
Cardiff Central Bus Interchange

CBI Linear: Rhiwbina Hill - Wenallt - Tongwynlais

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
6.0 miles
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Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
10.0 miles
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Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.0 miles
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Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
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Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
8.5 miles
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Soar over the Garth

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Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
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Whitchurch to Wenallt Woods

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.0 miles
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Penallta Explore. Linear.

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
8.0 miles
Placeholder image

Cwm Colliery

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
10.0 miles
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The Skirrid and Bryn Arw. Please register with Walk Leader.

Start:

Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
13.0 miles
Placeholder image

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

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.0 miles
Placeholder image

Cardiff Central Strollers: Guest Leader

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
5.0 miles
Placeholder image

Glamorgan Area AGM

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
6.0 miles
Newly painted bridge in Newbridge

Newbridge to Mynydd Maen

Start:

Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
12.0 miles
Rail Ramble

Rail Ramble: from Taff's Well to Llandaf North

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
6.0 miles
Join the walk.

Pontycymer and Blaengarw. Please register with Walk Leader

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
11.0 miles
Cardiff Central Bus Interchange

Cardiff Central Strollers: Penarth Heights. Linear.

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
5.0 miles
Join the walk.

Longwood Drive, Coryton Circular

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
6.0 miles
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Machen, Mynydd Machen and Draethen. Please register with walk leader.

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
10.0 miles
Placeholder image

Dolygaer Circuit

Start:

Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
13.5 miles
Placeholder image

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

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.0 miles
Cardiff Central Bus Interchange

Cardiff Central Strollers: Cardiff Canals, Docks & Bay Circular

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
5.0 miles
Join the walk.

Craig yr Allt & Caerphilly

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
9.0 miles
Placeholder image

Fan Frynach and Maen Llia

Start:

Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
10.0 miles
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Parc Cefn Onn to Caerphilly. Linear.

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
8.0 miles
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WENALLT AND FOREST FAWR

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
8.0 miles
Rail Ramble

Rail Ramble; Hengoed to Lisvane, Cardiff via Machen. Please register with Walk Leader.

Start:

Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
14.0 miles
Craig Pant-glas

Above Abercarn and Cwmcarn. Please register with walk leader.

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
11.0 miles
Placeholder image

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

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.0 miles
Cardiff Central Bus Interchange

Cardiff Central Strollers: Llandaff Fields & Beyond. Circular.

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
5.0 miles
Join the walk.

Magical Forest Walk, Hensol and Pendoylan. Vale Trails 8.

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
7.0 miles
Placeholder image

A Visit to Caerphilly Mountain. Please register with walk leader

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
10.0 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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