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Machen area and Xmas lunch

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Overview

A walk around Machen and then lunch at a local pub.  Numbers limited. Please book with leader.

Wednesday, 18 December 2024
Start time:
10:00 am
Estimated finish time:
4:45 pm
Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
9.7km / 6.0mi
Ascent:
N/A
Type:
circular

Local Grade B

Features

  • Refreshments available (Pub/cafe)
  • Accessible by public transport

Starting point

Grid reference:
ST 15641 86551
Nearest postcode:
CF83 1HE
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Start time:
10:00 am

Meet at station and then bus to start of walk.

Upcoming walks with Cardiff Group

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Claire's Friday Morning Parc Cefn Onn Walk Rhymney Valley Ridgway path returning via Travellers Rest

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.0 miles
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Cardiff Central Strollers: Linear to Roath Park. Catching bus back to City Centre.

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
5.0 miles
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Pentwyn Leisure Centre - Severn Estuary via Parc Tredelerch Lake led by Bob M. (Text 07840 490492)

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
8.0 miles
Cancelled Walk

Cancelled: Glyn Tarell

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
1.0 miles
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Soar over the Garth

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
11.2 miles
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Penarth Circular

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
6.0 miles
Across the Ogwr Fach valley

Around Ogwr Fach. Please register with Walk Leader.

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
11.0 miles
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Llanover and the Goose and Cuckoo. register with Walk Leader.

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
8.0 miles
River Usk

Kingfisher spotting along the River Usk

Start:

Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
14.0 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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Barry Circular

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
6.0 miles
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Langstone to Penhow Circular

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
9.0 miles
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Bette's Walk Leader Retirement Walk: Hailey Park Circular via Castell Coch

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
6.0 miles
Rail Ramble

Rail Ramble: Llanbradach to Cefn Onn Parc via Rhymney Valley Ridgeway and Mache. Linear walk.

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
12.0 miles
Rail Ramble

Rail Ramble Ebbw Vale to Pontlottyn. Contact Walk Leader Chris M (07909 966548) for walk info.

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: Whitchurch or Bust. Linear.

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
5.0 miles
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Blaencwn Waterfall & Pen-Pych

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
7.0 miles
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The Garth and Creigiau

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
9.0 miles
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Tongwynlais and Forest Farm

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
6.0 miles
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Train Ramble: Gren's Way, Llancaiach Mawr & Penallta explore

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
11.0 miles
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Ystradfellte Circular via Fan Gyhirych & Fan Nedd. Need to Register with Walk Leader.

Start:

Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
14.0 miles
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Cardiff Central Strollers: Guest Leader

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
5.0 miles
Gray Hill

Wentwood and Gray Hill

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
8.0 miles
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Autumnal colour - Erwood and Wye Valley. Please register with walk leader

Start:

Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
12.0 miles
Rail Ramble

Rail Ramble: Part 1. Rhymney Valley Riverside walk. Rhymney to Pontlottyn. Linear.

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
8.0 miles
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Craig yr Allt via Ridgeway

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
9.0 miles
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Not the Garth

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
10.0 miles
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A Ramble in the Rhondda

Start:

Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
14.0 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 Wetlands.

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
5.0 miles
Clifton Suspension Bridge

Rail Ramble: Clifton Down to Bristol Temple Meads

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
8.0 miles
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Fan Dringarth and Fan Frynach. Please reister with walk leader

Start:

Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
10.0 miles
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Whitchurch Circular in Memory of Beattie.

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
6.0 miles
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Lasgarn Woods and Pontypool Folly

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
10.0 miles
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South West of Garwnant. Register Interest with Walk Leader.

Start:

Difficulty:
Strenuous
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: Sports Village & ASDA Mountain

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
5.0 miles
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The Blorenge (Version 2)

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
8.0 miles
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Chepstow and the English bank of the Wye. Please text leader to register for the walk.

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
10.6 miles
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Roath Park Circular

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
6.0 miles
Rail Ramble

Part 2: Rhymney Riverside walk: Pontlottyn to Pengam. Linear

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
8.0 miles
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Wentwood Forest

Start:

Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
10.0 miles
Llwyn-Onn reservoir

Cefn Coed y Cymmer to Llwyn Onn. Please register with walk leader.

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
10.6 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 Parks & Gardens.

Start:

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

Rhymney River Circular

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
7.0 miles
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Monmouth. Please register with Walk Leader.

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
10.0 miles
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Longwood Drive Circular

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
6.0 miles
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Nant Fawr Trail - Roath Park to Parc Cefn Onn. Linear walk.

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
8.0 miles
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The Skirrid and Bryn Arw.

Start:

Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
13.0 miles
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Cwm Colliery

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
12.0 miles
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Cardiff Central Strollers tackle Penarth Heights. Linear.

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
5.0 miles
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Castleton

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
7.0 miles
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Ogmore coastal walk

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
11.0 miles
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Whitchurch and Tongwynlais

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
6.0 miles
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Wenallt and Forest Fawr

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
8.0 miles
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Twyn y Gaer & Cefn Llechid. Register interest with walk leader.

Start:

Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
11.5 miles
Caerphilly station

Rail ramble: Risca to Caerphilly. Please register with leader in case of changes to train journey

Start:

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

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.0 miles
Placeholder image

Cardiff Central Strollers: Guest Leader

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
5.0 miles
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Taffs Well and Ridgeway. Please register with Walk Leader

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
12.0 miles
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Pentwyn Circular

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
6.0 miles
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The Garth and Craig yr Allt. Please register with Walk Leader

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
10.0 miles
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Sirhowy to Mynydd y Lan

Start:

Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
13.6 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 Canals, Docks and Bay

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
5.0 miles
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Longwood Drive (Coryton) Circular

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
6.0 miles
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Usk Circular

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
9.3 miles
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Nantgarw Circular

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
6.0 miles
Blorenge

Blorenge and part of the Iron Mountain Trail. Please register with walk leader.

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
10.6 miles
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Rail Ramble; Hengoed to Lisvane, Cardiff via Machen.

Start:

Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
14.0 miles
Placeholder image

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

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
6.0 miles
Join the walk.

Cardiff Central Strollers visit Billy the Seal.

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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Manmoel and Sirhowy Valley. 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
Join the walk.

Cardiff Central Strollers Christmas Meal at Morrisons. (TBC)

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
5.0 miles
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Nantgarw Circular

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
6.0 miles
Car park

Llanwonno and Ynysybwl. Please register with Walk Leader

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
11.0 miles
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Pontypridd - Heritage Park circular (Smiler)

Start:

Difficulty:
Easy
Distance:
5.0 miles
Join the walk.

Barry Circular

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
6.0 miles
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Machen area and Xmas lunch

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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Llantrisant forest and Taff Ely Ridgeway

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
8.0 miles
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Wenallt and Caerphilly Mountain

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
11.2 miles
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Boxing Day Cardiff Bay Circular

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
6.0 miles
Join the walk.

Cardiff Central Strollers: Bute Park Circular

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
5.0 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 £3.42 per month
Register for an account for FREE