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Blaenavon / Blaenafon

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Slow Ways linking Blaenavon and Abergavenny - Y Fenni, Abersychan, Abertillery, Blaina, Brynmawr, Nantyglo

Wales / Torfaen / Blaenavon

Blaenavon’s six Slow Ways are 50% checked

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

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Walk to Blaenavon from further afield

Slow Way Route To do
Abertillery—Blaenavon
Abebla one

Double check Distance 8km/5mi Ascent 464m Descent 373m
Blaina—Blaenavon
Blabla one Review me Distance 7km/4mi Ascent 279m Descent 308m
Blaenavon—Abersychan
Blaeabe one Verify me Distance 7km/4mi Ascent 86m Descent 218m
Blaenavon—Abergavenny - Y Fenni
Blaenabe one Verify me Distance 10km/6mi Ascent 255m Descent 508m
Brynmawr—Blaenavon
Brybla one Pioneer me Distance 9km/5mi Ascent 249m Descent 298m
Brynmawr—Blaenavon
Brybla two Verify me Distance 8km/5mi Ascent 120m Descent 167m
Nantyglo—Blaenavon
Nantbla one

Double check Distance 7km/5mi Ascent 264m Descent 319m
Nantyglo—Blaenavon
Nantbla two Review me Distance 7km/4mi Ascent 283m Descent 225m

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Collective progress

47% of Blaenavon’s six route options are drawn, reviewed, surveyed and/or verified

8/8

drawn

7/8

reviewed

0/8

surveyed

0/8

verified

3 people have contributed to Blaenavon’s Slow Ways

0 people have pledged to walk and review a route

0 people have surveyed a route in Blaenavon

54km out of 63km have been walked and reviewed

79km of reviews have been shared in Blaenavon

Latest Updates

Also, leaving the open moor, to enter the fields heading towards Blaen yr Ystruth, the gate is tied, so a little gate jumping is needed here....

Paul Chilcott

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Nantyglo—Blaenavon

Paul Chilcott added Nantbla two, a new walk from Nantyglo to Blaenavon

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Paul Chilcott took this photo on Blabla one

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The path from the top down towards Blaenavon is initially through bracken, and even at this time of year was still a little overgrown, but at least it was a definite path underneath. However, it may be a little difficult to pick out coming up from Blaenavon, even more so in the summer and early autumn, but worth spending a little time trying to find the right path rather than a yomp through the virgin bracken. Photo 2 - Views across to Cwmcelyn from the Blaina mountain path...

Paul Chilcott

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I have drawn up another route, Nantbla2 to avoid this and the minor point below. The route into Blaenavon is not very well drawn and there is an access issue on the edge of Forgeside. The route is not clear, but it looks like it indicates a path through some land that is barred, but there is a path through the backs of Forgeside, which takes you through the rugby field and then out onto a track into Blaenavon, but just a minor diversion....

Paul Chilcott

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Very usable route with a pleasant mix of scenery....

Steven Coombs

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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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There are some great views over the Usk Valley from here (Photo 5) as the road steadily climbs up towards the crest. If a yomp through the mountain heather is not your thing, you can follow the mountain road to the end and walk down into Blaenavon. Photo 5 - The Usk Valley from the mountain road...

Paul Chilcott

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A steep and rocky path to the right then leads on to a track and somewhere shortly after, there is another turn off onto the mountain track (which I missed). Instead, I continued along the track and followed the contoured path around the side of the mountain overlooking the Cwmtillery valley. I eventually stumbled on another path heading in the right direction, but it veered away and rather than face another yomp, I followed it, but came out above Blaenavon further south than the planned track....

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Blaenavon

Paul Chilcott surveyed Blaenavon

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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....

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It follows the old railway line up to the point where it meets the Blaenavon Heritage Railway, which the path then runs parallel to as it nears Blaenavon....

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Paul Chilcott took this photo on Brybla two

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Less enjoyable (but acceptable) tarmac alternative to the toughest section for those less mobile exists - carrying on the road past Middle & Upper Ninfa towards Cefn-y-Coed then heading back towards route on road...

Sam Richards

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Abertillery—Blaenavon

Roger Webster added Abebla one, a new walk from Abertillery to Blaenavon

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Blaenavon—Abergavenny - Y Fenni

fatwelshbuddha added Blaenabe one, a new walk from Blaenavon to Abergavenny - Y Fenni

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Blaina—Blaenavon

Slow Ways added Blabla one, a new walk from Blaina to Blaenavon

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Blaenavon—Abersychan

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

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Brynmawr—Blaenavon

Slow Ways added Brybla one, a new walk from Brynmawr to Blaenavon

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Brynmawr—Blaenavon

Slow Ways added Brybla two, a new walk from Brynmawr to Blaenavon

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Nantyglo—Blaenavon

Slow Ways added Nantbla one, a new walk from Nantyglo to Blaenavon

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Blaenavon, Fri 29 March

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Blaenavon’s Slow Ways starting point

Grid ref

SO2521808610

Lat / Lon

51.77115° / -3.08519°

Easting / Northing

325,218E / 208,610N

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Facilities

Users have reported that the following facilities can be found within 1km of Blaenavon'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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