Porthcawl — Bridgend (Wales)
Portbrid one
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By a Slow Ways Volunteer on 07 Apr 2021
Description
This is a Slow Ways route connecting Porthcawl and Bridgend (Wales).
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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Porthcawl and Bridgend (Wales).
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Is this route good enough? - Yes (1)
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Geography information system (GIS) data
Total length
Maximum elevation
Minimum elevation
Start and end points
Porthcawl
Grid Ref
SS8186777074
Lat / Lon
51.48025° / -3.70257°
Easting / Northing
281,867E / 177,074N
What3Words
blaring.steam.crusaders
Bridgend (Wales)
Grid Ref
SS9075879851
Lat / Lon
51.50700° / -3.57545°
Easting / Northing
290,758E / 179,851N
What3Words
follow.junior.exile
Portbrid One's land is
| Porthcawl | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | SS8186777074 |
| Lat / Lon | 51.48025° / -3.70257° |
| Easting / Northing | 281,867E / 177,074N |
| What3Words | blaring.steam.crusaders |
| Bridgend (Wales) | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | SS9075879851 |
| Lat / Lon | 51.50700° / -3.57545° |
| Easting / Northing | 290,758E / 179,851N |
| What3Words | follow.junior.exile |
| Arable | 5.1% |
| Intertidal flats | 3.1% |
| Natural grass | 8.8% |
| Pasture | 27.6% |
| Urban | 37.5% |
| Woods | 17.8% |
Data: Corine Land Cover (CLC) 2018
review
Paul Chilcott
24 Jul 2024July 2024. Direction: Porthcawl to Bridgend.
I wanted to walk from Porthcawl to Bridgend and Portbrid2 had already got a snail, so I decided to pioneer Portbrid1. A little longer, but well worth the extra effort for the additional bits it takes in such as Porthcawl Esplanade, the suburb of Newton (with its village green, at least one nice pub and picturesque church) and Ogmore castle over the Ewenny river.
Only one negative, where the route through Merthyr Mawr turns sharply south, the path was well overgrown, so rather than a battle with above head height bracken and himalayan balsam, I elected to take the easy way out along the path leading down towards Candleston Farm and then south along the sandy bridleway, meeting up with the original route near the Candleston Castle car park. The other potential down side to this route is the stepping stones over the Ewenny River - if the water is high, they can be underwater, but no problem on the day of my walk.
Photo 1 - A sandy path through Merthyr Mawr sand dunes
Photo 2 - The River Ogmore from the bridge near Merthyr Mawr
Photo 3 - The Ewenny River (and Ogmore Castle in the background).
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