Connect Ebbw Vale with Slow Ways
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Give a hike!Ebbw Vale / Glynebwy
Blaenau Gwent
Slow Ways linking Ebbw Vale and Abertillery, Beaufort (Wales), Blaina, Brynmawr, Nantyglo, Tredegar
Wales / Blaenau Gwent / Ebbw Vale
Ebbw Vale’s six Slow Ways are 50% checked
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Walk to Ebbw Vale from further afield
| Slow Way | Route | To do | ||||||||
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Beaufort (Wales)—Ebbw Vale
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Beaebb one |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 3km/2mi | Ascent 82m | Descent 42m | ||
Beaufort (Wales)—Ebbw Vale
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Beaebb two |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 3km/2mi | Ascent 82m | Descent 42m | ||
Ebbw Vale—Abertillery
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Ebbabe one |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 10km/6mi | Ascent 317m | Descent 407m | ||
Ebbw Vale—Blaina
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Ebbbla one |
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U U |
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Double check | Distance 5km/3mi | Ascent 166m | Descent 199m | |
Ebbw Vale—Brynmawr
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Ebbbry one |
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U U |
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Verify me | Distance 4km/3mi | Ascent 141m | Descent 95m | ||
Ebbw Vale—Nantyglo
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Ebbnan one |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 4km/3mi | Ascent 186m | Descent 135m | ||
Tredegar—Ebbw Vale
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Treebb one |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 4km/2mi | Ascent 153m | Descent 155m |
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Collective progress
46% of Ebbw Vale’s six route options are drawn, reviewed, surveyed and/or verified
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3 people have contributed to Ebbw Vale’s Slow Ways
0 people have pledged to walk and review a route
0 people have surveyed a route in Ebbw Vale
30km out of 32km have been walked and reviewed
42km of reviews have been shared in Ebbw Vale
Latest Updates
The path leaving the Newtown district of Ebbw Vale does not follow the line shown on the gpx file, or the OS map. At East 317280 North 209948 it skirts the small depression to the north, not to the south as shown on both the OS map and the gpx file....
Steven Melia
A couple of the styles around the golf course are conventional (Photo 1 - I`ve never seen a carpeted style before!), but there are also a couple at the point where you leave the course on to the lane taking you down into Nantyglo, where you have to duck under (Photo 3). Photo 1 - Conventional style (with carpet) on the West Mon golf course....
Paul Chilcott
The only other access issue was the fence just past Chapelhouse (photo 3), but it is easy to cross over or under it (not really much of a fence). Photo 1 - Inhabitant of the wood just above Tir Watkin Photo 3 - Fence just above Chapelhouse...
Paul Chilcott
There are no signs or waymarkers going up or coming down the mountain, but the paths were obvious until it came to getting down off the mountain and through the fields to the lane on the outskirts of Ebbw Vale. Photo 2 - The grassy mountain path after the forestry overlooking Abertillery Photo 3 - Looking back over Abertillery from Cefn yr Arail mountain...
Paul Chilcott
A straight forward and functional SlowWay across the hills at the top end of the mountain Mynydd Carn y Cefn....
Paul Chilcott
The path then weaves through the back streets of Beaufort before ending up on the main road (Beaufort Rise) by the senotaph (Photo 3)....
Paul Chilcott
A pleasant enough short walk, but too many work arounds needed after leaving the road coming out of Tredegar and then getting down into Ebbw Vale...
Paul Chilcott
Climbing of gates and fences was involved near Tir Watkin and Chaplehouse, which ruins an otherwise lovely route....
Tim Ryan
A lovely route which crosses over open country and into forest. Good access from both Ebbw Vale and Tredegar....
Tim Ryan
Slow Ways added Beaebb one, a new walk from Beaufort (Wales) to Ebbw Vale
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Beaebb two, a new walk from Beaufort (Wales) to Ebbw Vale
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Ebbabe one, a new walk from Ebbw Vale to Abertillery
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Ebbbry one, a new walk from Ebbw Vale to Brynmawr
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Ebbnan one, a new walk from Ebbw Vale to Nantyglo
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Treebb one, a new walk from Tredegar to Ebbw Vale
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Ebbw Vale’s Slow Ways starting point
Grid ref
SO1676109470
Lat / Lon
51.77769° / -3.20793°
Easting / Northing
316,761E / 209,470N
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Facilities
Users have reported that the following facilities can be found within 1km of Ebbw Vale'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
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