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Slow Ways linking Abersychan and Abergavenny - Y Fenni, Abertillery, Blaenavon, Newbridge (Wales), Pontypool, Usk

Wales / Torfaen / Abersychan

Abersychan’s six Slow Ways are 50% checked

Drawn: 6/6
reviewed: 6/6
verified: 0/6
and surveyed: 0/6

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Slow Way Route To do
Abersychan—Pontypool
Abepon one

Review me Distance 3km/2mi Ascent 66m Descent 29m
Abertillery—Abersychan
Aberabe one Review me Distance 6km/4mi Ascent 279m Descent 328m
Abersychan—Abergavenny - Y Fenni
Abersaber one Review me Distance 18km/11mi Ascent 371m Descent 490m
Abersychan—Usk
Aberusk one Review me Distance 15km/9mi Ascent 339m Descent 491m
Blaenavon—Abersychan
Blaeabe one Verify me Distance 7km/4mi Ascent 86m Descent 218m
Newbridge (Wales)—Abersychan
Newbraber one Pioneer me Distance 14km/8mi Ascent 647m Descent 578m
Newbridge (Wales)—Abersychan
Newbraber two

Double check Distance 12km/8mi Ascent 486m Descent 418m

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Collective progress

54% of Abersychan’s six route options are drawn, reviewed, surveyed and/or verified

7/7

drawn

6/7

reviewed

2/7

surveyed

0/7

verified

2 people have contributed to Abersychan’s Slow Ways

0 people have pledged to walk and review a route

2 people have surveyed a route in Abersychan

62km out of 75km have been walked and reviewed

71km of reviews have been shared in Abersychan

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There were around 5 sections where the footpath was either overgrown, just disappeared into nothing or access just wasn`t there. I will propose an alternative, but it will probably involve a lot of lane walking, as I`m not seeing an easy way around some of the troublesome sections! The green lane leaving Abersychan down to Gypsy Lane...

Paul Chilcott

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Paul Chilcott took this photo on Aberusk one

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A fine walk through varied countryside including woodland, fields, country lanes, the Mon & Brec Canal and the River Usk. After the initial woods on leaving Abersychan, the route follows Folly Lane (with the Pontypool Folly close by on the top of the ridge), before descending down the old roman road (there are some stretches with cobble stones still in place, but in most places the stones are loose and it can be tricky under foot) into Mamhilad. After a short section along the Mon & Brec Canal, the path then led through fields, although some of the styles here were not easy to locate, and some were in poor condition....

Paul Chilcott

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Start of the route could possibly head up to the old railway path a little earlier, but difficult to fault a pleasant, interesting route that climbs up into the heads of the valleys....

Steven Coombs

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More road walking than really necessary with walking on roads minus pavements in a few sections. A route sticking to the cycle path would be a little longer but make for a more enjoyable walk. Will suggest a new route....

Steven Coombs

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The path then leads slowly up into the Sychan valley, a steady plod uphill following the upper side of a fence (Photo 1), but as the path deviates and goes up the hill side, there are lots of criss-crossing paths, so some care is needed to keep the heading. Again some great views looking down towards Six Bells in the Ebbw Fach valley (Photo 3). Photo 1 - The path leading up the Sychan Valley...

Paul Chilcott

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The path then leaves the "upper" railway path, which goes on all the way to Blaenavon and Brynmawr, and follows the road to the "lower" railway path that takes you into Abersychan....

Paul Chilcott

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The path then follows the roman road and joins up with a lane that takes you into the village of Mamhilad. The path leaves the canal at bridge 91 and heads downhill through the fields into Llanellen, where it follows the main road into Abergavenny. A more peaceful alternative, although a couple of miles longer is to carry on along the canal path to Llanfoist at bridge 95A, turn right down the steps on to the lane, cross the main road at the bottom, follow the lane through the tunnel under the A465 Heads of the Valleys road, straight on up the footpath and turn right on to the lane that goes down past the cemetery to the main A4143 road into Abergavenny....

Paul Chilcott

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The walk starts off on the main A4043 road, but soon switches to the less busy Ffrwd Road before the steep incline up Lower Harpers Road that takes you on to the railway path....

Paul Chilcott

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Paul Chilcott surveyed Abepon one

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Abersychan

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Abersychan—Pontypool

Slow Ways added Abepon one, a new walk from Abersychan to Pontypool

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Abertillery—Abersychan

Slow Ways added Aberabe one, a new walk from Abertillery to Abersychan

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Abersychan—Abergavenny - Y Fenni

Slow Ways added Abersaber one, a new walk from Abersychan to Abergavenny - Y Fenni

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Abersychan—Usk

Slow Ways added Aberusk one, a new walk from Abersychan to Usk

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Blaenavon—Abersychan

Slow Ways added Blaeabe one, a new walk from Blaenavon to Abersychan

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Newbridge (Wales)—Abersychan

Slow Ways added Newbraber one, a new walk from Newbridge (Wales) to Abersychan

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Newbridge (Wales)—Abersychan

Slow Ways added Newbraber two, a new walk from Newbridge (Wales) to Abersychan

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Abersychan, Fri 29 March

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Abersychan’s Slow Ways starting point

Grid ref

SO2694903224

Lat / Lon

51.72296° / -3.05897°

Easting / Northing

326,949E / 203,224N

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Facilities

Users have reported that the following facilities can be found within 1km of Abersychan's meeting point

Public toilet

Wheelchair accessible toilet

Supermarket or convenience shop

Restaurant, cafe or pub

Accommodation

Accommodation for under £50 a night

Campsite

Bothy

Free wifi

Mobility scooter hire

Off-road wheelchair hire

Disabled Parking

Train station

Bus stop

Ferry

Official ‘Walkers are Welcome’ town

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