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Pontprennau

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Slow Ways linking Pontprennau and Caerphilly, Cardiff, Draethen, Newport (Gwent)

Wales / Cardiff / Pontprennau

Pontprennau’s four Slow Ways are 56% checked

Drawn: 4/4
reviewed: 4/4
verified: 1/4
and surveyed: 0/4

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Walk to Pontprennau from further afield

Slow Way Route To do
Caerphilly—Pontprennau
Caepon one

Double check Distance 10km/6mi Ascent 292m Descent 233m
Caerphilly—Pontprennau
Caepon two Verify me Distance 10km/6mi Ascent 266m Descent 323m
Cardiff—Pontprennau
Cardpon one Survey me Distance 10km/6mi Ascent 117m Descent 80m
Pontprennau—Draethen
Pondra one

Double check Distance 7km/4mi Ascent 165m Descent 158m
Pontprennau—Draethen
Pondra two

Verify me Distance 6km/4mi Ascent 132m Descent 128m
Pontprennau—Draethen
Pondra three Verify me Distance 6km/4mi Ascent - Descent -
Pontprennau—Newport (Gwent)
Pontnew one

Double check Distance 15km/9mi Ascent 223m Descent 253m
Pontprennau—Newport (Gwent)
Pontnew two Verify me Distance 15km/9mi Ascent 267m Descent 235m

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Collective progress

53% of Pontprennau’s four route options are drawn, reviewed, surveyed and/or verified

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drawn

8/8

reviewed

0/8

surveyed

1/8

verified

5 people have contributed to Pontprennau’s Slow Ways

2 people have pledged to walk and review a route

0 people have surveyed a route in Pontprennau

79km out of 79km have been walked and reviewed

151km of reviews have been shared in Pontprennau

Latest Updates

A lovely walk linking the Pontprennau suburbs of Cardiff to the city of Newport, mainly through fields, lanes and the open spaces of Tredegar Park fields. Photo 1 - The path through the fields after leaving the woods by the M4...

Paul Chilcott

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Direction: Pontprennau to Caerphilly. After leaving the fields and lanes and entering the woodlands, the path zig-zags up the mountain. Photo 4 - Brick path through Wern Ddu woods...

Paul Chilcott

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A functional route through the suburbs of Cardiff, from the newer estates around Pontrprennau, through the older establisheed areas such as Llanedyrn and Penylan, on through the city areas like Roath and finally the centre itself....

Paul Chilcott

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Excellent walk through fields and woodland, which passes the ruined Ruperra Castle and the nearby Ruperra Motte. Photo 1 - Draethen village from the edge of Coed Craig Ruperra...

Paul Chilcott

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Pontprennau—Draethen

danravenellison added Pondra three, a new walk from Pontprennau to Draethen

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I found this a really interesting cross-section through Cardiff, going through suburbia, estates and inner-city housing. I loved the massive heron mural on Plasnewydd Road and all the international restaurants when leaving Cardiff's city centre. The route could have been drawn a little better where it starts in Pontprennau, but I'm sure you'll manage it!...

danravenellison

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OK, so I'm going to review this route as "maybe" good enough to be in the Slow Ways network because of an access issue.....

danravenellison

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This is a great Slow Way route that I thoroughly enjoyed walking. I've shared it to deal with a couple of access/accuracy issues with Pondra Two. I'd 100% walk it again!...

danravenellison

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Very easy terrain mostly through housing estates and alongside roads. Quiet and safe....

Laura Phelps

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A pleasant and easy walk through residential areas between the city centre and outskirts to the east. Alwyas pavements when at the side of the road. a perfectly good route....

Tim Ryan

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It is easy to go around this roundabout with care and then continue north following the footpath and private road through the gated community, Staying on the footpath you rejoin the route at the Nant Fawr stream ST 22537 84395....

Tim Ryan

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Pontprennau—Newport (Gwent)

MaddyT added Pontnew two, a new walk from Pontprennau to Newport (Gwent)

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Most of this route is fine but there are access issues at: 1) Pontprennau - the footpath alongside the A4232 is no longer in use 2) Around Home Farm - better to stay on the road/track...

MaddyT

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This route is fairly easy to navigate: paved paths through parks in Newport and well-marked footpaths. There’s a long stretch of quiet road SW of Bassaleg - I saw more cyclists and horse riders than cars. In Pontprennau, use the path around the side of B&Q....

MaddyT

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This route is impossible because there's no access across the M4 at the point shown - the road that appears to cross the motorway is actually a dead-end either side. See Pondra2, a much better route....

MaddyT

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Pontprennau—Draethen

MaddyT added Pondra two, a new walk from Pontprennau to Draethen

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My only moment of confusion was after leaving the paved road through Cefn Mably Country Park: the path heads NW along the edge of a field as far as a gate into a wooded area by a stream....

MaddyT

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3) Instead of crossing the playing field, stay on the road at Heol Pontprennau/Heol Glandulais...

MaddyT

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Caerphilly—Pontprennau

MaddyT added Caepon two, a new walk from Caerphilly to Pontprennau

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This is a good route along clearly marked well-used paths through woods and grassy fields. However, there are a couple of potential hazards: 1) Just S of the M4 you need to jump/splash across the stream at Nant Glandulas. It was easy today but may be trickier after heavy rain. 2) Care is needed on the tiny stretch of St Mellons Rd between the footpath to Malthouse Farm and the start of the pavement: a few metres of narrow road, blind bends and oncoming traffic....

MaddyT

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Caerphilly—Pontprennau

Slow Ways added Caepon one, a new walk from Caerphilly to Pontprennau

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Cardiff—Pontprennau

Slow Ways added Cardpon one, a new walk from Cardiff to Pontprennau

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Pontprennau—Draethen

Slow Ways added Pondra one, a new walk from Pontprennau to Draethen

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Pontprennau—Newport (Gwent)

Slow Ways added Pontnew one, a new walk from Pontprennau to Newport (Gwent)

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Pontprennau’s Slow Ways starting point

Grid ref

ST2183482432

Lat / Lon

51.53536° / -3.12836°

Easting / Northing

321,834E / 182,432N

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