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Walk to Port Talbot from further afield
| Slow Way | Route | To do | ||||||||
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Neath—Port Talbot
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Neapor one |
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U U |
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Verify me | Distance 11km/7mi | Ascent 454m | Descent 456m | ||
Port Talbot—Maesteg
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Pormae one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 11km/7mi | Ascent 420m | Descent 300m | ||
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Port Talbot—Porthcawl
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Porpor one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 19km/12mi | Ascent 99m | Descent 96m | ||
Port Talbot—Porthcawl
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Porpor two |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 18km/11mi | Ascent - | Descent - | ||
Port Talbot—Pyle
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Porpyl one |
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2 X |
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Enjoy me | Distance 11km/7mi | Ascent 92m | Descent 61m | ||
Swansea—Port Talbot
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Swapor one |
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1 X |
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Enjoy me | Distance 17km/10mi | Ascent 107m | Descent 111m |
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Collective progress
58% of Port Talbot’s five route options are drawn, reviewed, surveyed and/or verified
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5 people have contributed to Port Talbot’s Slow Ways
2 people have pledged to walk and review a route
2 people have surveyed a route in Port Talbot
57km out of 87km have been walked and reviewed
144km of reviews have been shared in Port Talbot
Latest Updates
As pointed out in other reviews, there is a little kink in the route at Margam, which deviates from the No 4 cycle route for a couple of hundred metres - it would be better to just follow the cycle route all the way. Photo 5 - The Orangery, Margam Park...
Paul Chilcott
It’s a flat, functional route primarily following the national cycle network 4. Parts of the route were very industrial and provided some good (and a little unconventional) views....
Stuart Bain
Functional if uninspiring route which is mostly along cycle paths by some fairly busy roads...
sftuck
A good wheeling route, but not a particularly interesting walking route. Photo 2 - The Neath Valley from the Briton Ferry Bridge...
Paul Chilcott
Other than that it’s flat and wide all the way either on an off road cycle path running alongside the road, pavement or tiny off road (tarmac) section as you arrive in Port Talbot....
Stuart Bain
The route from Port Talbot is very urban and starts by following a cycleway alongside Harbour Way. (The only bit I would alter is an odd kink in the route that uses roads instead of a signposted cycleway. The cycleway is better.) It's all pretty easy and flat, and is adequately signposted for cyclists and Wales Coast Path walkers, but it's also just a case of walking past houses, with one bit alongside a sports field....
Paddy Dillon
I looked at the first part of the route, from Port Talbot to the big roundabout near Margam Country Park, and on another day I looked at the route from the Kenfig dunes to Porthcawl. On another day I walked through the Kenfig dunes and picked up the Wales Coast Path on the other side of the Afon Cynffig, and headed in the direction of Porthcawl. If I could offer split star ratings, I'd give three stars for the route out of Port Talbot to Margam, and five stars for the route from Kenfig dunes to Porthcawl....
Paddy Dillon
The route leaves the wood too early and it's better to stay on the woodland path and leave at Baglan Heights, then head down past the primary school at Blaenbaglan....
Paddy Dillon
A safe if unexciting cycle path mixed between segrated traffic lanes and traffic free routes, with some queiter lanes. Poorly maintained for wheels in some places particularly just outside Pyle....
leiafee
Stuart Bain added Porpor two, a new walk from Port Talbot to Porthcawl
Walk this routeTakes a slightly odd detour up to to Amazon roundabout and another through the Bay campus rather than sticking to the main road and there's a lot of time spent on the cycle path that runs parallel to the dual carriageway at the Swansea end which is easy and fast on wheels but mildly unappealing on foot - for this stretch the route offered on the Swanea route along the canal path is nicer for the Port Tenant to Briton Ferry stretch....
leiafee
Significantly slower starting at the Port Talbort end because it climbs right up Mynydd Dinas to the national coast path along the top - there are other paths lower down along the side of the hill which all meet up. There is one odd detour through a the housing at Baglan instead of the waymarked Coast Path route through the same estate. This part of the route was completely new to me and is def a way I would routinely use as an alternative to the canal path which is my current usually walking route into Neath....
leiafee
Slow Ways added Pormae one, a new walk from Port Talbot to Maesteg
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Porpor one, a new walk from Port Talbot to Porthcawl
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Swapor one, a new walk from Swansea to Port Talbot
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Port Talbot’s Slow Ways starting point
Grid ref
SS7674589635
Lat / Lon
51.59204° / -3.78069°
Easting / Northing
276,745E / 189,635N
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Facilities
Users have reported that the following facilities can be found within 1km of Port Talbot'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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