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Direction: Risca to Ynysddu, early May 2022

After a short walk through Risca from the station, the path goes under the A467 by-pass to Dan-y-Graig and through a small nature reserve (Photos 1 & 2). However, the path out of the reserve was blocked, so I went back down on to the lane, turned right and followed Tir-y-Cwm Lane right to the end, then turned right at the junction with the lane coming up from Ochrwyth. The idea was to join the Raven Walk footpath as close as possible to the planned route, but this was also blocked, so I continued on up the footpath to the forestry track around half way up Mynnydd Machen and followed it westwards, where there are some great views down into and across the valleys (Photo 3). On reaching a junction with another lane, and turning right to go downhill, I finally joined the Raven Walk, just above Glenside. The path here is a broad forestry track along the hillside until going down the hillside to join the cycle path (National Route 47) route through the Sirhowy Valley Country Park (Photo 4) at the Nine Mile Point picnic site. There is no signage at all after leaving the nature reserve at Risca until reaching the cycle path. The detour added an extra 2 km to the walk.

The walk through the Sirhowy Valley Country Park is a real delight, with plenty of short detours to explore along the way. This takes you all the way into Ynysddu. An excellent walk through varied terrain.

Photos 1 and 2 - Dan-y-Graig Nature Reserve
Photo 3 - View up the Ebbw Valley from the lane on Mynnydd Machen
Photo 4 - Path through the Sirhowy Valley Country Park.

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