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Rail Ramble: Fernhill to Abercynon

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Overview

Join us on a walk along hills and through forestry in Rhondda Cynon Taf.  We climb from the station onto the hills above Fernhill with lovely views over the Rhondda. Then we take a path through St Gwynno Forest then further forestry to reach Abercynon Station.

Saturday, 18 May 2024
Meeting time:
9:35 am
Start time:
10:06 am
Estimated finish time:
4:00 pm
Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
13.7km / 8.5mi
Ascent:
487.7m / 1600ft
Type:
linear

Local Grade: B. Meet 9.35 at Abercynon Railway Station to catch 9.49 train to Fernhill.  

Features

  • Car parking available
  • Car sharing available

Meeting point

Grid reference:
ST 08177 94653
Nearest postcode:
CF45 4SE
what3words:
prouder.norms.accented
Meeting time:
9:35 am

Abercynon Railway Station to catch 9.49 train to Fernhill.

Starting point

Grid reference:
ST 03601 99570
Nearest postcode:
CF45 3DG
what3words:
goose.knees.alas
Start time:
10:06 am

Fernhill Railway Station, Mountain Ash.

Finishing point

Grid reference:
ST 08206 94673
Nearest postcode:
CF45 4SH
what3words:
spit.sofas.weds
Estimated finish time:
4:00 pm

Abercynon Railway Station.

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

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Crickhowell to Pen Cerrig Calch and Tretower. Please register with walk leader (text preferred)

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Difficulty:
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Distance:
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Strenuous
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Penarth Circular

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Wenallt Woods and the Ridgeway

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Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
9.0 miles
On the Cefn Manmoel ridge

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Moderate
Distance:
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Gwaelod (not the Garth)

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Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
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Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
1.0 miles
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Cardiff Central Strollers circle the Bay.

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Difficulty:
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Distance:
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View from Cefn Llechid

Cefn Llechid

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Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
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