Pencoed — Tonyrefail
Penton two
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By MaddyT on 05 Feb 2022
Description
From Heol-Y-Groes in Pencoed, use the path connecting with Felindre Avenue. From the end of this road there's a footbridge across the river, giving access to a path leading down to Felindre Rd (or walk down Felindre Avenue). Cross the A473 at the roundabout and continue towards Felindre. The main road section has a wide pavement/cycle path and pedestrian crossings at the roundabout.
The footpath between Felindre and Brynnau Gwynion is well-marked, and Brynna Road has a pavement. The footpath/track around the edge of Brynna is fine, but you could also stay on the road (turn onto Gellifedi Rd, which becomes Mynydd Coedbychan).
The track over the hill is fine apart from a couple of waterlogged spots. In hiking boots, resigned to being muddy, it was fairly easy to navigate it
From Heol-Y-Groes in Pencoed, use the path connecting with Felindre Avenue. From the end of this road there's a footbridge across the river, giving access to a path leading down to Felindre Rd (or walk down Felindre Avenue). Cross the A473 at the roundabout and continue towards Felindre. The main road section has a wide pavement/cycle path and pedestrian crossings at the roundabout.
The footpath between Felindre and Brynnau Gwynion is well-marked, and Brynna Road has a pavement. The footpath/track around the edge of Brynna is fine, but you could also stay on the road (turn onto Gellifedi Rd, which becomes Mynydd Coedbychan).
The track over the hill is fine apart from a couple of waterlogged spots. In hiking boots, resigned to being muddy, it was fairly easy to navigate it
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Route status - Live
Reviews - 2
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Is this route good enough? - Yes (1) Maybe (1)
Problems reported - Access (1)
Downloads - 2
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Geography information system (GIS) data
Total length
Maximum elevation
Minimum elevation
Start and end points
Pencoed
Grid Ref
SS9594881629
Lat / Lon
51.52396° / -3.50122°
Easting / Northing
295,948E / 181,629N
What3Words
hazelnuts.lush.nature
Tonyrefail
Grid Ref
ST0098288200
Lat / Lon
51.58393° / -3.43054°
Easting / Northing
300,982E / 188,200N
What3Words
reporters.crush.sample
| Pencoed | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | SS9594881629 |
| Lat / Lon | 51.52396° / -3.50122° |
| Easting / Northing | 295,948E / 181,629N |
| What3Words | hazelnuts.lush.nature |
| Tonyrefail | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | ST0098288200 |
| Lat / Lon | 51.58393° / -3.43054° |
| Easting / Northing | 300,982E / 188,200N |
| What3Words | reporters.crush.sample |
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reviews
Paul Chilcott
18 Feb 2025February 2025. Direction: Pencoed to Tonyrefail.
There was only one problem with this route, i.e. the track running north alongside the Ewenny Fach river now has a No Public Access sign on it and the footpath sign has been removed. I didn`t check it out as there is an easy alternative just the other side of the river, with a signed footpath running round the back of the pub / Travelodge buildings, which joins up with the original path after a couple of fields. Apart from this it was an easy to navigate route with well signed and visible paths and tracks all the way over the mountain and down into Thomastown. Apart from this, it was an excellent walk with excellent views from the mountain down across the Vale of Glamorgan and the Ely Valley. The track over the mountain is very rutted with deep puddles in parts, but with a decent pair of boots it`s ok.
Photo 1 - The road over Mynydd Coedbychan
Photo 2 - Some of the route overlaps with the Great Glamorgan Way
Photo 3 - View back to Brynnau and the Vale of Glamorgan
Photo 4 - Quite an army up on the mountain top !
Photo 5 - The mountain track
Photo 6 - View down into Thomastown and Tonyrefail.
MaddyT
05 Feb 2022This is a good route with varied scenery: flat around Pencoed and hilly north of Brynna. It’s easy to navigate along well-marked paths and tracks, but there were a couple of waterlogged sections on the track between Brynna and Tonyrefail.
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