Connect Porth with Slow Ways
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Give a hike!Wales / Rhondda Cynon Taf / Porth
Porth’s four Slow Ways are 56% checked
Help connect Porth
Many Slow Ways have several route options. Some will be better than others, or good for different reasons.
Our goal is for each Slow Way to have at least one route that is verified and surveyed. To be verified – and get its snail badge – a route needs at least three positive reviews.
Give a hike and help get a for every one of Porth’s Slow Ways.
Walk to Porth from further afield
| Slow Way | Route | To do | ||||||||
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Porth—Abercynon
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Porabe one |
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U U |
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Double check | Distance 12km/7mi | Ascent 464m | Descent 473m | |
Porth—Pontypridd
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Porpon one |
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U U |
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Survey me | Distance 6km/4mi | Ascent 93m | Descent 117m | ||
Tonyrefail—Porth
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Tonpor one |
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U U |
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Double check | Distance 5km/3mi | Ascent 143m | Descent 188m | |
Tonyrefail—Porth
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Tonpor two |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 5km/3mi | Ascent 153m | Descent 194m | |
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Tonyrefail—Porth
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Tonpor three |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 6km/4mi | Ascent 198m | Descent 151m | ||
Tonypandy—Porth
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Tonypor one |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 5km/3mi | Ascent 110m | Descent 152m |
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Collective progress
50% of Porth’s four route options are drawn, reviewed, surveyed and/or verified
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6 people have contributed to Porth’s Slow Ways
0 people have pledged to walk and review a route
0 people have surveyed a route in Porth
32km out of 38km have been walked and reviewed
58km of reviews have been shared in Porth
Latest Updates
One section east of Ynysybwl, at a house called Carreg Barn, is unfriendly with "No Tespassers" sign but the Public Footpath sign points through their gate....
Mike Kohnstamm
The names of the farms didn`t tie up with anything on my OS map, so in the end I gave up and took a footpath across the moor leading into Trebanos, then down the main road into Porth, which is not an acceptable alternative route....
Paul Chilcott
It passes through the Trehafod Park and Barry Sidings Country Park, which take up the majority of the walk. Photo 3 - Barry Sidings Country Park...
Paul Chilcott
The route is fine on the first part, and leaving Penygraig on the first part of the mountain path, but the access problems are around the Graigddu Farm....
Paul Chilcott
Fiona Davies added Tonpor three, a new walk from Tonyrefail to Porth
Walk this routeI recommend using TONPOR2 as an alternative - it's the same as TONPOR1 except that it turns off the main road higher up....
Fiona Davies
The left turn off the main road through Cymmer is beside the Trebanog roadsign/Chinese takeaway; go slightly left to find the path - look for the green railings (see pictures)....
Fiona Davies
I couldn't find the path on the hill south of Porth. See Tonpor2....
MaddyT
Walking from Tonyrefail, there’s an automatic gate at the entrance to Glyn Farm; if it doesn’t open, there’s a stile and a permissive path sign....
MaddyT
A nice traffic free route, but be aware that it is not well lit so may not be suitable for night time walking, and there are some barriers which may be difficult for wheelchair users to pass through. I have reported these to the local authority so hopefully they will be removed soon....
mgsmith88
Porth’s Slow Ways starting point
Grid ref
ST0262791318
Lat / Lon
51.61224° / -3.40767°
Easting / Northing
302,627E / 191,318N
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Fancy stretching your legs a bit more?
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This includes the great ring of routes that join its neighbours to each other!
Facilities
Users have reported that the following facilities can be found within 1km of Porth'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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