Change region

Have an account?

Sign in

Have an account?

Sign in
Join the Ramblers Make a donation
    ...
  1. Home
  2. Go walking
  3. Group walks
  4. Machen Rudry Circular.

Machen Rudry Circular.

Start:
Estimated Finish:
Cardiff group logo.

Cardiff Group

We are the Cardiff Ramblers. We open the way for everyone in our local community to enjoy the pleasures of walking.

Email

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 £3.75 per month
Register for an account for FREE
1 of 0

Overview

Circular walk with terrain will mainly be fields and woodland.
Meet Machen Village Hall car park, Machen CF83 8ND

W3W: stapled.alarm.tickling.

 https://what3words.com/stapled.alarm.tickling 

Machen is also easily accessible by bus from Newport and Caerphilly with train/ bus services from Cardiff to either town.

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

 

Wednesday, 11 March 2026
Start time:
11:00 am
Estimated finish time:
2:00 pm
Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
8km / 5.0mi
Ascent:
N/A
Type:
circular
Website:
https://www.cardifframblers.org.uk/walks

Local Grade: C

Starting point

Grid reference:
ST 20962 89098
Nearest postcode:
CF83 8NA
what3words:
stapled.alarm.tickling
Start time:
11:00 am

Machen Village car park

Upcoming walks with Cardiff Group

Join the walk.

Barry Cold Knap - Jackson's Bay Circular.

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
6.0 miles
Join the walk.

Tidenham Chase and Two Rivers. Please register with walk leader.

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
10.0 miles
Join the walk.

Across the Afon Ebbw

Start:

Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
12.0 miles
Parc Cefn Onn

Claire's Friday Morning Parc Cefn Onn Walk: up and over to Coed y Werin.

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.0 miles
Cardiff Central Bus Interchange

Cardiff Central Strollers: Linear to ASDA Coryton. Led by Wendy Wd.

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
5.0 miles
Mynydd Illtud

Mynydd Illtud and Libanus

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
8.0 miles
Join the walk.

Bedwas to Llanbradach circular. Please register with Walk Leader.

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
10.0 miles
Bus Interchange

CBI: Linear to Roath Recreation Ground via Taff Trail & Cathays Cemetery.

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
6.0 miles
Rail Ramble

Linear: Machen to Caerphilly

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
8.0 miles
View

Cockit Hill & Mynydd Llangorse. Please register with Walk Leader

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
12.0 miles
Placeholder image

Friday Morning Parc Cefn Onn Walk led by Jean B.

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.0 miles
Cardiff Central Bus Interchange

Cardiff Central Strollers: Pontcanna & Llandaf Fields Circular

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
5.0 miles
Join the walk.

Hailey Park Circular

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
6.0 miles
Placeholder image

Rudry Mountain and the Ridge Way.

Start:

Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
11.0 miles
Placeholder image

The Llantrisant Forest

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
10.0 miles
Cardiff Central Bus Interchange

CBI Walk: ASDA Mountain, Barrage , Bay

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
7.0 miles
Join the walk.

Margam Circular. Please Register with Walk Leader.

Start:

Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
12.0 miles
Placeholder image

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

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.0 miles
Join the walk.

Cardiff Central Strollers: City 4-sided clocks walk. Linear

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
5.0 miles
One of the many waterfall on route.

Sgwd Gwladys & Horseshoe Falls

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
7.0 miles
Placeholder image

Skenfrith - Three Churches walk.

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
10.0 miles
Join the walk.

HENSOL FOREST CIRCULAR (Vale Trails No 8 Magical Forest Walk)

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
7.0 miles
Join the walk.

Castell Coch and Fforest Fawr Circular

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
6.0 miles
Placeholder image

Winter Walk in Hills North of Cardiff

Start:

Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
10.0 miles
Rail Ramble

Rail Ramble: Pen Garnbugail and Kite country

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
Placeholder image

Cardiff Central Strollers: Guest Leader

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
5.0 miles
Placeholder image

Langstone & Penhow

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
8.6 miles
Miners memorial in Senghenydd

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

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
11.2 miles
Placeholder image

Goodrich Castle and Welsh Bicknor.

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
10.0 miles
Join the walk.

Penarth: Heights, Barrage, Pier, Promenade

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
6.0 miles
Cardiff Central Bus Interchange

Cardiff Central Strollers: visit Insole Court. Linear.

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
5.0 miles
Waymark

Lisvane to Cefn Mabley Circular. Please register with Walk Leader.

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
8.0 miles
Placeholder image

Ogmore by Sea: Pants, Quarries and Coasts. Please register with Walk Leader.

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
9.0 miles
Join the walk.

Barry Cold Knap - Rhoose Circular

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
6.0 miles
View

Llantrisant Forest. Please register with Walk Leader

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
10.5 miles
Join the walk.

Penallt near Monmouth. Register with Walk Leader.

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
7.0 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: International Sports Village & ASDA Mountain. Circular.

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
5.0 miles
Sugar Loaf

Sugarloaf from Abergavenny

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
9.0 miles
Placeholder image

Fan y Big from Pencelli. Please register with Walk Leader.

Start:

Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
10.0 miles
Rail Ramble

Rail Ramble. Dinas Powys to Penarth via Cosmeston

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
6.0 miles
Join the walk.

Chepstow and surrounding area

Start:

Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
13.0 miles
Join the walk.

The 2 Ogwrs

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
10.0 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: Pontcanna & Llandaf Fields. Circular

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
5.0 miles
Join the walk.

Raglan Circular - Please Register with Walk Leader

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
8.0 miles
Join the walk.

The Crickhowell Skyline and Grwyne Valley. Please Register with Walk Leader Jim Bradley 07397276530

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
11.5 miles
Join the walk.

Machen Rudry Circular.

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
5.0 miles
lonely shepherd

Lonely Shepherd from Crickhowell

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
10.0 miles
Placeholder image

Friday Morning Parc Cefn Onn Walk led by Jean B.

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.0 miles
Join the walk.

Cardiff Central Strollers: Glamorgan Canal Nature Reserve. Circular.

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
5.0 miles
Join the walk.

Penarth Circular from Penarth railway station

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
6.0 miles
Join the walk.

Chartist's Cave. Please Register with Walk Leader.

Start:

Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
12.0 miles
Dr Price

Rail Ramble Llanharan to Taffs Well

Start:

Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
12.0 miles
Rail Ramble

Rail Ramble: Rhoose via Aberthaw Nature Reserve to Barry in Springtime

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
11.0 miles
Join the walk.

Forest of Dean Nigel Clifton 07968724078

Start:

Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
12.0 miles
Placeholder image

Claire's Friday Morning Parc Cefn Onn Walk TBA

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.0 miles
Cardiff Central Bus Interchange

Cardiff Central Strollers: checking for Any Signs of Spring in Bute Park. Circular.

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
5.0 miles
Join the walk.

The Blorange

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
7.0 miles
Join the walk.

Caerleon and Wentwood. Please Register with Walk Leader.

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
11.8 miles
Join the walk.

Dinas Powys circular

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.0 miles
Join the walk.

SOUTHERN DOWN- COED YR BWL- OGMORE

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
9.0 miles
Join the walk.

Tintern, Angiddy Valley and Beacon Hill. Please Register with Walk Leader.

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
11.5 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
lake

Llandegfedd countryside

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
9.0 miles
Join the walk.

Taff's Well & Ridgeway. Please Register with Walk Leader.

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
11.5 miles
Join the walk.

The Kymin from Monmouth. Register with Walk Leader.

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
7.5 miles
Placeholder image

Blaen Llia circular. Please register with Walk Leader.

Start:

Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
15.4 miles
Rail Ramble

Rail Ramble - Neath to Port Talbot

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
11.0 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 £3.75 per month
Register for an account for FREE