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Heritage Coast from Llantwit Major along the coast and back inland. Please register with Walk Leader

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Overview

We walk west from Llantwit Major to Cwm Bach and then turn inland on the Valeways Millennium Heritage Trail to come back through Broughton and Marcross,

Meet Llantwit Major sea front car park

SS 9565 6745

W3W: topic.miracle.taller

Nearest postal code: CF61 1YX

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Wednesday, 12 February 2025
Start time:
10:00 am
Estimated finish time:
4:30 pm
Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
19.3km / 12.0mi
Ascent:
365.8m / 1200ft
Type:
circular
Website:
https://www.cardifframblers.org.uk/walks

Local Grade: B

Features

  • Car parking available

Starting point

Grid reference:
SS 95654 67458
Nearest postcode:
CF61 1YX
what3words:
topic.miracle.taller
Start time:
10:00 am

Llantwit Major sea front car park

Upcoming walks with Cardiff Group

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Barry Circular

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Leisurely
Distance:
6.0 miles
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Part 3 Rhymney Riverside walk Pengam to Llanbradach. Linear.

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Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
8.0 miles
Dunraven

St Brides Major, Dunraven Bay and Wick. Please register with walk leader.

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Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
10.7 miles
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Old St Mellons / Michaelstone / Bassaleg Loop - Please register with leader

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Strenuous
Distance:
13.4 miles
Parc Cefn Onn

Claire's Friday Morning Parc Cefn Onn Walk: East via Spring Meadow to Coed Coesau-whips. Circular.

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Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.0 miles
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Cardiff Central Strollers: Glamorgan Nature Reserve.

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Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
5.0 miles
The Thin Man

Llantwit Major & Nash Point

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Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
10.0 miles
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Mynydd Machen

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Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
12.0 miles
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Rhydyfelin - Pontypridd Lido

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Difficulty:
Easy
Distance:
5.0 miles
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Hensol Forest Circular (Vale Trails No 8 Magical Forest Walk).

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Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
7.0 miles
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Penhow and Gray Hill

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Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
12.0 miles
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Heritage Coast from Llantwit Major along the coast and back inland. Please register with Walk Leader

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
12.0 miles
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Claire's Friday Morning Parc Cefn Onn Walk (woods, hills, countryside)

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.0 miles
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Cardiff Central Strollers: Guest Leader

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Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
5.0 miles
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Caerphilly Mountain

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Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
8.0 miles
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Brynna woods, Taff Ely Ridgeway and Hirwaun Common. Please register with walk leader

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
13.0 miles
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Longwood Drive Circular

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
6.0 miles
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Hills and woods of Cardiff

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
12.4 miles
Rail Ramble

Rail Ramble. Llantwit Major, Colhuw Beach and Llanmaes. Register with Walk Leader.

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
8.0 miles
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Abersychan, Cwmteleri and Coety mountain. Please register with walk leader

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
11.0 miles
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Cardiff Central Strollers visit Insole Court. Linear.

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
5.0 miles
View from Cefn Llechid

Cefn Llechid.

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
8.0 miles
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Caerphilly and the Rhymney Valley Ridgeway

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
10.9 miles
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Nantgarw Circular

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
6.0 miles
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Craig Yr Allt Area

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
10.0 miles
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Pen y Fan South Circular. Numbers limited, please register with Walk Leader.

Start:

Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
11.0 miles
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Claire's Friday Morning Parc Cefn Onn Walk (woods, hills, countryside)

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.0 miles
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Cardiff Central Strollers: Pontcanna and Llandaf Fields Circular

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Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
5.0 miles
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Rest Bay and Kenfig Nature Reserve

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
8.0 miles
View from Mynydd y Cymmer

Trehafod, Porth and Dinas

Start:

Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
10.0 miles
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Cancelled: Waterfall Country from Pontneddfechan. Please Register with Walk Leader

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
11.0 miles
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Penarth Circular

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
6.0 miles
Rail Ramble

Part 4: Rhymney Riverside walk Machen to Llanbradach. Linear.

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
8.0 miles
Parc Cwm Darran

Parc Cwm Darran, Cefn y Brithdir, Cefn Gelligaer. Please register with walk leader.

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
11.0 miles
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Claire's Friday Morning Parc Cefn Onn Walk (woods, hills, countryside)

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.0 miles
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Cardiff Central Strollers: Cardiff Bay.

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
5.0 miles
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Roath Park Circular

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
6.0 miles
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Ogmore Forest

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
13.0 miles
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Wenallt Woods Circular

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.0 miles
Above Mitchel Troy

Mitchel Troy to Penallt. Please register with Walk Leader.

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
11.0 miles
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Llanvihangel Ystern Llewern. Register with Walk Leader.

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
7.0 miles
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Blaen y Glyn circular. Numbers limited, please register with Walk Leader.

Start:

Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
13.0 miles
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Claire's Friday Morning Parc Cefn Onn Walk (woods, hills, countryside)

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.0 miles
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Cardiff Strollers: Pentwyn.

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
5.0 miles
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Ogmore by Sea. Vale Trails Walk 1

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
8.0 miles
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Around Caerphilly Mountain

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
9.0 miles
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Cardiff Central to Llandaff North via Insole Court. Linear.

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
6.0 miles
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Southerdowm, Coed y Bwl, Ogmore

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
9.0 miles
Forest of Dean

Forest of Dean Rail Ramble from Lydney

Start:

Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
14.0 miles
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Llantwit Major, Gileston and coast

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
12.0 miles
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Cardiff Central Strollers: Guest Leader

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
5.0 miles
wiggly wood

Darran Valley 10 Trail

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
10.5 miles
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Nant y Draenog and Gelligroes Mill. Please register with walk leader.

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
10.0 miles
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Roath Park Circular

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
6.0 miles
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Llanover Loop

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
10.0 miles
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Forest of Dean

Start:

Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
13.0 miles
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Claire's Friday Morning Parc Cefn Onn Walk (woods, hills, countryside)

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.0 miles
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Cardiff Central Strollers: Bute Park

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
5.0 miles
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St Brides Major. Vale Trails Walk 10

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
8.0 miles
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Carn Pica from Pencelli. Please register with walk leader.

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Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
11.0 miles
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Newport Wetlands Circular

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
8.0 miles
Bus Interchange

CBI Linear: St Fagans to The Pumping Station (along the Ely Trail)

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Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
6.0 miles
View from Craig Pen-rhiw-llech

Parc Cwm Dare via Maerdy and Cwmaman. Please register with walk leader.

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
10.5 miles
Rhoose Point

Rail Ramble and Coastal Walk

Start:

Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
13.0 miles
Placeholder image

Claire's Friday Morning Parc Cefn Onn Walk (woods, hills, countryside)

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.0 miles
Cardiff Central Bus Interchange

Cardiff Central Strollers: International Sports Village Circular.

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
5.0 miles
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Haunted Fields Walk, St Nicholas. Vale Trail 7

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
8.0 miles
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Wye Valley circular via Tidenham Tunnel. Please register with walk leader.

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
11.8 miles
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Hailey Park to Insole Court

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
5.0 miles
Pistyll Goleu waterfall

Rail Ramble: Mountain Ash to Pontypridd. Please register with walk leader.

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
11.0 miles
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Rob Smith Wye Valley Walk

Start:

Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
13.0 miles
Parc Cefn Onn

Guest Leader Jean B. Friday Morning Parc Cefn Onn Walk (woods, hills, countryside)

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.0 miles
Cardiff Central Bus Interchange

Cardiff Central Strollers take the Porth Teigr Way.

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
5.0 miles
Safest way to access layby on A468

Rhymney River Circular. Register with Walk Leader.

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
7.0 miles
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Sugar Loaf from Abergavenny. Please register with walk leader (text preferred)

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
11.2 miles
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Penarth Pier and Barrage

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
6.0 miles
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Cross Keys to Cwm Felin fach and Mynydd y lan

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
9.0 miles
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Wye Valley: Castles and Bluebells. Please register with walk leader

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
10.5 miles
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Llanfrynach circular via Cribyn & Fan y Big. Numbers limited, please register with Walk Leader.

Start:

Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
13.0 miles
Parc Cefn Onn

Guest Leader Carol B. Friday Morning Parc Cefn Onn Walk (woods, hills, countryside)

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.0 miles
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Cardiff Central Strollers: Guest Leader

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
5.0 miles
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Penarth Circular

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
6.0 miles
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Blaenavon Roundabout. Please register with walk leader.

Start:

Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
13.5 miles
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Barry

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
6.0 miles
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Circular from Cefn Onn to Black Cock, Nant y Brynau, Taff Trail & Fforest Fawr

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
10.0 miles
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Claire's Friday Morning Parc Cefn Onn Walk (woods, hills, countryside)

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.0 miles
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Cardiff Central Strollers: Reservoir Walk from Roath Park.

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
5.0 miles
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Craig yr Allt via the Ridgeway

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
8.0 miles
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Pontypridd Circular

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
10.0 miles
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Whitchurch to Wenallt Woods looking for bluebells

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.0 miles
river

Coed y Bwnydd Hillfort from Clytha

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
8.5 miles
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Llynfi and Garw Valleys

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
12.0 miles
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The Daffodil walk around Sugar Loaf

Start:

Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
13.7 miles
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A wander through the Woods around Castell Coch

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
5.0 miles
Parc Cefn Onn

Guest Leader Digna: Friday Morning Parc Cefn Onn Walk (woods, hills, countryside)

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.0 miles
Cardiff Central Bus Interchange

Cardiff Central Strollers: Linear to Whitchurch.

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
5.0 miles
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Cefn Llechid.

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
8.0 miles
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Clytha and Bettws Newydd. Please register with walk leader.

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
9.0 miles

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking
Join now for just £3.58 per month
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