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Slow Ways linking Rhymney and Abercynafon, Abertillery, Bargoed, Merthyr Tydfil, Mountain Ash, Nant-Ddu, Tredegar, Treharris
Great Britain / Gwent / Rhymney
Rhymney’s eight Slow Ways are 34% checked
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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.
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Walk to Rhymney from further afield
| Slow Way | Route | To do | ||||||||
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Abercynafon—Rhymney
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Aberhy one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 17km/11mi | Ascent 443m | Descent 525m | ||
Merthyr Tydfil—Rhymney
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Merrhy one |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 12km/7mi | Ascent 189m | Descent 303m | ||
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Mountain Ash—Rhymney
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Mourhy one |
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U U |
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Double check | Distance 23km/14mi | Ascent 464m | Descent 646m | |
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Mountain Ash—Rhymney
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Mourhy two |
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U U |
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Double check | Distance 18km/11mi | Ascent 523m | Descent 703m | |
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Nant-Ddu—Rhymney
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Nanrhy one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 21km/13mi | Ascent 471m | Descent 465m | ||
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Rhymney—Abertillery
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Rhyabe one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 18km/11mi | Ascent 779m | Descent 851m | ||
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Rhymney—Bargoed
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Rhybar one |
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U U |
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Double check | Distance 11km/7mi | Ascent 292m | Descent 192m | |
Rhymney—Bargoed
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Rhybar two |
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2 X |
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Verify me | Distance 12km/7mi | Ascent - | Descent - | ||
Rhymney—Tredegar
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Rhytre one |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 4km/2mi | Ascent 154m | Descent 130m | |
Treharris—Rhymney
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Trerhy one |
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U U |
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Double check | Distance 14km/9mi | Ascent 503m | Descent 376m |
Collective progress
45% of Rhymney’s eight route options are drawn, reviewed, surveyed and/or verified
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4 people have contributed to Rhymney’s Slow Ways
0 people have pledged to walk and review a route
1 people have surveyed a route in Rhymney
93km out of 149km have been walked and reviewed
108km of reviews have been shared in Rhymney
Latest Updates
Pleasant walking through Rhymney becomes a stroll through farmland and then through barren moorlike hillside before merging onto the roadside and following past opencast coal mining into Merthyr. Useable but while on hillside the path is very difficult to follow directly....
Steven Coombs
Pleasant, interesting stroll through Tredegar before leaving the village and heading onto open hillside. Sadly, the path marked on OS maps is very much theoretical and so not a very useable route and a little difficult to recommend. Will be creating an alternate....
Steven Coombs
It will be replaced with Myrthyr Tydfil - Treharris....
Slow Ways Cristie
It will be replaced with Myrthyr Tydfil - Treharris....
Slow Ways Cristie
After crossing the suspension bridge coming out of Treharris, the path goes a couple of miles through the Taff Bargoed Park, which is full of varied scenery, such as ponds, wetlands, reedbeds and woodlands, culminating in the renowned climbing centre. Crossing the road at the end of the park takes you on to the loops and links path into Bedlinog, where there are some interesting info panels on its history, notably the industrial riots in the 1930`s! Photo 2 - Pond, Taff Bargoed Park Photo 6 - The path through Nant Llwynog Park near Bedlinog...
Paul Chilcott
An excellent walk overall, starting with a nice steady plod gently uphill on the cycle path from Bargoed all the way up to Fochriw and through the beautiful Cwm Darran Park. After walking down Hill Road, it`s a straight forward walk along the main road from Pontlottyn to Rhymney, the last stretch on a footpath parallel to main the road. Photo 4 - Ogilvie Lake, Cwm Darran Park...
Paul Chilcott
A short, pleasant mountain walk from the Rhymney Valley over to the Sirhowy Valley....
Paul Chilcott
Takes you to a railway crossing south of Rhymney Station that doesn't exist, just a big metal fence. Takes you up paths to fochriw that absolutely do not exist. The only option is to walk up the hill from pontlottyn....
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grifftinfoilhat added Rhybar two, a new walk from Rhymney to Bargoed
Walk this routeFrom Fochriw, the route is really easy both to walk and navigate as it is a fully paved sustrans route all the way to Bargoed....
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Slow Ways added Aberhy one, a new walk from Abercynafon to Rhymney
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Merrhy one, a new walk from Merthyr Tydfil to Rhymney
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Mourhy one, a new walk from Mountain Ash to Rhymney
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Mourhy two, a new walk from Mountain Ash to Rhymney
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Rhyabe one, a new walk from Rhymney to Abertillery
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Rhymney’s Slow Ways starting point
Grid ref
SO1148507536
Lat / Lon
51.75949° / -3.28389°
Easting / Northing
311,485E / 207,536N
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Facilities
Users have reported that the following facilities can be found within 1km of Rhymney'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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