Tonyrefail — Porth
Tonpor two
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By MaddyT on 05 Feb 2022
Description
This route is nearly the same as Tonpor1. Walking towards Porth, I couldn't find the most direct-looking path on the OS map (used in Tonpor1). Instead, I continued down the track and then onto a footpath just below the houses, heading down the hillside. There are several paths on this hill; if walking towards Porth, join the road near the top of the school car park. If leaving Porth, turn left just before the "Trebanog" sign/Chinese takeaway; the path starts from the side street. Head towards the houses up high
This route is nearly the same as Tonpor1. Walking towards Porth, I couldn't find the most direct-looking path on the OS map (used in Tonpor1). Instead, I continued down the track and then onto a footpath just below the houses, heading down the hillside. There are several paths on this hill; if walking towards Porth, join the road near the top of the school car park. If leaving Porth, turn left just before the "Trebanog" sign/Chinese takeaway; the path starts from the side street. Head towards the houses up high
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Is this route good enough? - Yes (1) No (1) Maybe (1)
Problems reported - Access (2)
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Geography information system (GIS) data
Total length
Maximum elevation
Minimum elevation
Start and end points
Tonyrefail
Grid Ref
ST0098288200
Lat / Lon
51.58393° / -3.43054°
Easting / Northing
300,982E / 188,200N
What3Words
reporters.crush.sample
Porth
Grid Ref
ST0262791318
Lat / Lon
51.61224° / -3.40767°
Easting / Northing
302,627E / 191,318N
What3Words
gladiator.teeth.drama
| Tonyrefail | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | ST0098288200 |
| Lat / Lon | 51.58393° / -3.43054° |
| Easting / Northing | 300,982E / 188,200N |
| What3Words | reporters.crush.sample |
| Porth | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | ST0262791318 |
| Lat / Lon | 51.61224° / -3.40767° |
| Easting / Northing | 302,627E / 191,318N |
| What3Words | gladiator.teeth.drama |
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reviews
Paul Chilcott
29 Sep 2022September 2022. Direction: Tonyrefail to Porth.
Couldn`t find the way past the farms after trying several possibilities. The names of the farms didn`t tie up with anything on my OS map, so in the end I gave up and took a footpath across the moor leading into Trebanos, then down the main road into Porth, which is not an acceptable alternative route.
Fiona Davies
30 May 2022 (edited 02 Jun 2022)I walked this from Porth. It's a big climb but the views from the top, before descending into Tonyrefail, are amazing. The left turn off the main road through Cymmer is beside the Trebanog roadsign/Chinese takeaway; go slightly left to find the path - look for the green railings (see pictures). Look for the large cairn in picture as you get toward the top of the hill, and turn right on the smaller path, keeping the cairn on your left and the housing estate to your right. The farm road which the route follows led to a farm gate with a notice saying this is private property, so I turned back along the road to where I had joined it, and continued on the path I had been following (i.e. crossing directly over the farm road). This took me to the marked footpath leading to Tonyrefail. I would advise going this way which is easy to follow and avoids the farms.
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MaddyT
05 Feb 2022This route is OK, but it could be better-marked between the farms at Glyn and Rhiw-garn. Walking from Tonyrefail, there’s an automatic gate at the entrance to Glyn Farm; if it doesn’t open, there’s a stile and a permissive path sign. From here onwards it was less clear; the stiles corresponded with the right of way on the OS map but there were no markers. I went off-course and ended up in the farmyard of Rhiw-garn-fach; the farmer was friendly and pointed out the access point at the north-end of his field which was “blocked off but you can climb over it”. (It was easy to climb over the low metal barrier.)
Near Trebanog, there are several paths crossing the hillside; the route I’ve marked is roughly the one I took (the most direct one I could find). Make sure you pass just below the houses at the top.
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