Forest of Dean Rail Ramble from Lydney

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Overview

Train 08.10 from Cardiff to Lydney, arrives 08.53 (this is the train to Cheltenham).

Circular walk through Aylburton Common, Old Bargains Wood, Norchard Rail Centre, Purton and the remains of the old Severn Railway bridge, along the Severn and through Historic Lydney Harbour. Regular return trains.

Starting point Lydney Rail Station

Grid reference: SO 63405 01839

Nearest postcode: GL15 5ER

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If you wish to drive please be at Lydney station for 09.00 start walking.

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

Wednesday, 19 March 2025

Start time:: 9:00 am
Estimated finish time:: 4:30 pm

Difficulty:: Strenuous
Distance:: 24.1km / 15.0mi
Ascent:: 533.4m / 1750ft
Type:: circular

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

Local grade: B

Features

Accessible by public transport
Car parking available
Car sharing available

Starting point

Grid reference:: SO 63405 01839
Nearest postcode:: GL15 5ER
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Start time:: 9:00 am

Lydney Rail Station

Upcoming walks with Cardiff Group

Barry

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Circular from Cefn Onn to Black Cock, Nant y Brynau, Taff Trail & Fforest Fawr

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

LlandogoRiver Wye Walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 14.0 miles

Llandogo River Wye Walk. Register with Walk Leader Rob S. 07590 570445.

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 14.0 miles

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

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Cardiff Central Strollers: Penarth. Linear. Led by Wendy Wood.

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Craig yr Allt via the Ridgeway

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Pontypridd Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Whitchurch to Wenallt Woods looking for bluebells

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Coed y Bwnydd Hillfort from Clytha

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.5 miles

Llynfi and Garw Valleys

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 12.0 miles

Cancelled: The Daffodil walk around Sugar Loaf

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 13.7 miles

A wander through the Woods around Castell Coch

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Guest Leader Digna: Friday Morning Parc Cefn Onn Walk (woods, hills, countryside)

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Cardiff Central Strollers: Linear to Whitchurch.

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Cefn Llechid.

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Clytha and Bettws Newydd. Please register with walk leader.

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.0 miles

HaileyPark, Llandaff North

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Dowards, the Wye, and King Arthur’s cave. Please register with walk leader.

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Central Beacons

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 14.0 miles

Caerphilly Mountain

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Guest Leader Rob J. Friday Morning Parc Cefn Onn Walk (woods, hills, countryside)

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Cardiff Central Strollers: Cardiff Wetlands & beyond.

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

The 'Old Place' - an Elizabethan mansion.

Historic Llantwit Major and the Heritage Coast

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

A visit to Allt Lwyd. Please register with walk leader.

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 13.0 miles

Wenvoe Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Machen and Mynydd Machen to Lisvane.

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 miles

Gwent Valleys. Contact Walk Leader Rob S. (Text 07590 570445) to REGISTER and for walk info.

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 12.0 miles

Roath Park

Start:

Difficulty:: Easy

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Guest Leader Jean B. 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

Coed y Bwnydd Hillfort from Clytha

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.5 miles

Cancelled: Waterfall Country from Pontneddfechan. Please Register with Walk Leader

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 miles

CBI Linear: Pentyrch to Tongwynlais

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Bargoed Woodland Park. Grasslands and Bedwellte church

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Llangenny, Llanbedr and Table Mountain. Please register with walk leader.

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Longtown circular via 2 Darrens and Crib y Garth. Numbers limited, please register with Walk Leader

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 14.0 miles

Radyr and Whitchurch Circular

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: Pumping Station & Back

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Barry Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Blaen y Glyn, Central Beacons. Please register with walk leader in advance.

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 12.0 miles

Brian Minshall Memorial Walk: Pontypridd - Rhondda Heritage Centre

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 6.0 miles

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

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.2 miles

Penallt,near Monmouth. Register with Walk Leader George S. 07722 656016.

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

Gwaelod (Not 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: Linear to Penarth Pier.

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Glyn Tarell

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.0 miles

Circular walk from Crickhowell, below Table Mountain and across the Usk-Please register with leader.

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 12.0 miles

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 (woods, hills, countryside)

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

Cotswold Way Villa and Hillforts. Please register with walk leader. ( text preferred)

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 12.4 miles

Penarth

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 6.0 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

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: Llandaff Cathedral Circular.

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

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