Pontllan-fraith — Risca
Ponris one
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By a Slow Ways Volunteer on 07 Apr 2021
Description
This is a Slow Ways route connecting Pontllan-fraith and Risca.
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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Pontllan-fraith and Risca.
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Status
This route has been reviewed by 1 person.
This route has been flagged (1 time) for reasons relating to access.
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Information
Route status - Live
Reviews - 1
Average rating -
Is this route good enough? - No (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
Pontllan-fraith
Grid Ref
ST1818095963
Lat / Lon
51.65648° / -3.18419°
Easting / Northing
318,180E / 195,963N
What3Words
hidden.lurching.knots
Risca
Grid Ref
ST2446890212
Lat / Lon
51.60566° / -3.09207°
Easting / Northing
324,468E / 190,212N
What3Words
takers.forest.crinkled
Ponris One's land is
| Pontllan-fraith | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | ST1818095963 |
| Lat / Lon | 51.65648° / -3.18419° |
| Easting / Northing | 318,180E / 195,963N |
| What3Words | hidden.lurching.knots |
| Risca | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | ST2446890212 |
| Lat / Lon | 51.60566° / -3.09207° |
| Easting / Northing | 324,468E / 190,212N |
| What3Words | takers.forest.crinkled |
| Moors | 2.7% |
| Other agricultural land | 8.3% |
| Pasture | 26.7% |
| Urban | 23.7% |
| Woods | 38.5% |
Data: Corine Land Cover (CLC) 2018
review
Paul Chilcott
28 Jan 2024January 2024. Direction: Risca to Pontllanfraith.
There were a couple of access problems along this route, as described below. I will plot a new route to get around them.
The first access problem was at Danygraig Nature Reserve. There is a style leaving the reserve leading on to the mountain area. The path is just about accessible for a while, but runs out into thick undergrowth, brambles and bracken. This is the same problem identified in the review of Caeris1 (Caerphilly to Risca). I also tried to walk this part of the route around a year and a half ago and nothing has changed since then. The alternative route continues up Danygraig Road.
The second access issue is after crossing the A467 at Cross Keys. After going up the steps just after the tunnel, the route joins a footpath to the right, which then appears to follow a right of way (as shown on the OS map) along or near the bottom of the mountain, but the path eventually runs out. The alternative route leads up to the forestry track, which then leads back on to the right of way at the bottom of the mountain before joining the Raven Way, which then goes up the mountain to Mynyddislwyn.
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