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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Treorchy and Tonypandy.
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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Treorchy and Tonypandy.
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Geography information system (GIS) data
Total length
Maximum elevation
Minimum elevation
Start and end points
Treorchy
Grid Ref
SS9603396733
Lat / Lon
51.65974° / -3.50447°
Easting / Northing
296,033E / 196,733N
What3Words
hardly.double.unit
Tonypandy
Grid Ref
SS9940992470
Lat / Lon
51.62203° / -3.45446°
Easting / Northing
299,409E / 192,470N
What3Words
booklets.enjoys.powers
Treton One's land is
| Treorchy | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | SS9603396733 |
| Lat / Lon | 51.65974° / -3.50447° |
| Easting / Northing | 296,033E / 196,733N |
| What3Words | hardly.double.unit |
| Tonypandy | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | SS9940992470 |
| Lat / Lon | 51.62203° / -3.45446° |
| Easting / Northing | 299,409E / 192,470N |
| What3Words | booklets.enjoys.powers |
| Moors | 13.3% |
| Natural grass | 14.4% |
| Urban | 61.9% |
| Woods | 10.4% |
Data: Corine Land Cover (CLC) 2018
review
Paul Chilcott
09 Sep 2022September 2022. Direction: Treorchy to Tonypandy.
The route was straight forward until leaving the Nant-y-Gwyddon Road just after Gelli, for the mountain path. It was signed clearly (Photo 3) and for the first 100 metres or so all was well, but the path then disappeared into the bracken. it was a wet day and after spending 3/4 hour trying to find a way through, I gave up and headed back to the Nant-y-Gwyddon Road (B4223) and headed towards Tonypandy. The path maybe much better to walk in winter and spring, but totally overgrown at this time of year, so I`ll flag it as a "maybe".
However, after about a half a mile detour along the road, there is an alternative path which goes through the Glyncornel Nature Reserve, a Woodland Trust site. It then goes on past the Glyncornel Environmental Centre and meets up with the original path just as it enters the village of Llwynypia.
Photo 1 - Bute Street, Treorchy
Photo 2 - A local eatery in Ton Pentre
Photo 3 - The footpath leading onto the mountain from Nant-y-Gwyddon Road, Gelli
Photo 4 - The Rhondda Valley, looking towards Gelli, Ton Pentre and Ystrad Rhondda.
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