Explore Hengoed and Penallta area

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Overview

Variety of paths and tracks from Hengoed viaduct, Gren's Way, Rhymney Valley Ridgeway towards Nelson, returning on cycle track (cafe stop can be considered at Colliers) before following paths through Parc Penallta to Ystrad Mynach Railway station. Rough ground which can be wet following rain but excellent views in good weather. Parc Penallta, a former coal tip. transformed into a maturing countryside park and known for Sultan the Pit Pony a large earth sculpture.

Linear walk from Hengoed Railway Station to Ystrad Mynach Railway station

Start Hengoed Railway station

ST 15309 94961

CF82 7LT

what3words: seasons.frost.radiated

Catch Cardiff Central Train - 0922 to Hengoed 09.57.

Leader joins from Heath HL 09.30. Buy return ticket to Hengoed.

Need to confirm train times and joining the walk with Walk Leader Claire (029 2075 6493).

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

Wednesday, 3 September 2025

Start time:: 10:00 am
Estimated finish time:: 2:30 pm

Difficulty:: Moderate
Distance:: 12.9km / 8.0mi
Ascent:: N/A
Type:: linear

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

Local Grade: C

Starting point

Grid reference:: ST 15309 94961
Nearest postcode:: CF82 7LT
what3words:: seasons.frost.radiated

Start time:: 10:00 am

Hengoed Railway station

Finishing point

Grid reference:: ST 14169 94271
Nearest postcode:: CF82 7BQ
what3words:: digestion.gliders.topped

Estimated finish time:: 2:30 pm

Ystrad Mynach Railway station

Upcoming walks with Cardiff Group

Wenallt and Forest Fawr

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Vale of Henllys. Please register with walk leader.

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Rail Ramble: Exploring Rhymney and Bryn Bach Parc area

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Crai Reservoir

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 14.0 miles

Tongwynlais - Nantgarw Circular.

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Claire's Friday Morning Parc Cefn Onn Walk: ascend to Rhymney Ridgeway return via John Hampton stile

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Cardiff Central Strollers: Bute Park.

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Skirrid from Llanvihangel Crucorney

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.5 miles

Little Skirrid and big Skirrid (please register with walk leader, text prefered)

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.2 miles

Cancelled: CANCELLED: Cotswold Way Villa and Hillforts. Note - there is a replacement walk.

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 12.4 miles

Cancelled: CANCELLED: Penarth

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 1.0 miles

Monmouth to Welsh Newton circular walk. Please register with walk leader.

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 miles

Glangrwyney to Crug Mawr in the Black Mountains. Please register with walk leader.

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 14.2 miles

Cardiff City Parks & Gardens

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Cardiff Central Strollers: Guest Leader

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Longwood Drive, Coryton Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 6.0 miles

The Garth and Creigiau from Pentyrch

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.0 miles

Rail Ramble. Dinas Powys to Penarth via Cosmeston

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Cefn Coed y Cymmer to Pontsticill Reservoir via Morlais Quarry. Please register with walk leader.

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 miles

Llanbedr Horseshoe. Numbers limited, please register with Walk Leader.

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 18.0 miles

Roath Park Amble and Picnic (weather dependent)

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Guest Leader Carol B. Friday Morning Parc Cefn Onn Walk (woods, hills, countryside)

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Cardiff Central Strollers: Pentyrch to Tongwynlais downhill. Linear.

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Porthkerry Country Park and hamlet

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Usk Circular. Please register with Walk Leader.

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 miles

CBI Linear: Rumney Hill Gardens to Pontprennau (along Rhymney Trail)

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Skirrid from Llanvihangel Crucorney

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.5 miles

Rhoose via Aberthaw Nature Reserve to Barry

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 miles

North Gower

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 15.0 miles

Taff Trail and Fforest Fawr

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

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

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Cardiff Central Strollers: Linear to Insole Court. Catching bus back to City Centre.

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Newport Wetlands and Goldcliffe Loop

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 7.0 miles

Picws Du. Please register with Walk Leader.

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 14.0 miles

Whitchurch - Radyr, circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Cefn Onn via Limekilns and Y Van to Caerphilly. Linear.

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Rhymney River Walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Glamorgan Coastline: Bridgend to Llantwit Major. Linear. (Timings TBC)

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 15.0 miles

Cefn Onn Park and Ridgeway

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

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

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Cardiff Central Strollers: TBA

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Penrhys and Rhondda Fach area

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.5 miles

Blorenge from Llanover. Please register with the walk leader

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Exploring the Waterhall Line

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Penrhys and Rhondda Fach area

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.5 miles

Parc Calon Lan to Mynydd Llangeinwyr. Please register with walk leader.

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.5 miles

Rob Smith Gower Walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 14.0 miles

Asda Mountain, Sports Village, Ferry Road

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Cardiff Central Strollers: Do love to be beside the Seaside Linear from Barry Docks railway station

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Roath Park & Reservoirs

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Coach Trip Chipping Sodbury

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 miles

Craig yr Allt

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Cardiff Central Strollers: Guest Leader

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

The Blorange and the Punch Bowl

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Pontlottyn via Bedlinog to Bargoed

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 miles

Llangiby near Usk Register with Walk Leader George S. 07722 656016.

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

Black Mountains Northern Escarpment above & below. Numbers limited, please register with Walk Leader

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 15.3 miles

Nant Fawr and the Reservoirs

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.0 miles

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

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Cardiff Central Strollers Barrage and Back

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Craig Cerrig Gleisiad.

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.0 miles

View of the Skirrid from Mynydd Garn Wen

Lasgarn Woods and Pontypool Folly - Please register with Walk Leader

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Wenallt Woods and the Ridgeway

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.0 miles

Linear Rail Ramble - Rogerstone to Cross Keys

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.0 miles

CBI Linear: Bridgend to Porthcawl

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

Pontsticill, Pentwyn and Talybont reservoirs. Please register with walk leader.

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.2 miles

Barry

Start:

Difficulty:: Easy

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Cardiff Central Strollers: Cardiff City Parks & Gardens..

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Dinas Powy area

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Pontyclun to Llantrisant circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Wenvoe Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

Circular from Parc Cefn Onn to Craig y Alt

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Penarth Sully circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

A Stroll up the Garth

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

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

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Cardiff Central Strollers: Roath Park - Waterloo Gardens Circular.

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Brecon Town to Y Gaer via Battle

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.0 miles

Toward Carreg Yr Ogof. Please register with walk leader.

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 14.0 miles

Coach Trip Laugharne

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Cardiff Bay & Docks

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.0 miles

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

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Cardiff Central Strollers: Guest Leader

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Penarth Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Newport Ridgeway, The Gaer, Tredegar Park, Bassaleg, High Cross, reservoirs and back via Allt-yr-yn

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

CBI Linear: Penarth railway station to City Centre

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Llanthony circular via Twmpa & return. Numbers limited, please register with Walk Leader.

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 16.0 miles

Penarth to Lavernock Point and Return

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Cardiff Central Strollers: Visit Billy the Seal (Victoria Park) & Back.

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Cosmeston and Sully Island

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

Llangorse Lake and Mynydd Llangorse from Bwlch. Please register with Walk Leader

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.5 miles

Dinas Powy area

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

View from Coety mountain across Garn Lakes to Table mountain, Skirrid and Blorenge.

Varteg, Coety Mountain, Garn Lakes, Big Pit and the Dog Stone. Please register with walk leader.

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 miles

Erwood, Wye Valley (Register with Walk Leader)

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 15.0 miles

Cardiff Bay

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Cardiff Central Strollers: Glamorgan Canal Nature Reserve.

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Fan Frynach

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

Botany Bay and Barbadoes. Please register with the walk leader

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 miles