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

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Overview

The route climbs steeply out of Risca before dropping down to Machen and crossing the Rhymney river to the lovely village of Draethen. Then following the Rhymney Valley Ridgeway route, mainly on forestry tracks, through to Wern Ddu and into Caerphilly.

Linear Rail Rambler. Register with Walk Leader in case of changes to train times.

Meet at Cardiff Central station at 9:45 for the 10 o'clock train for Ebbw Vale. Ticket to Risca.

Start Risca railway station on arrival of the train at approx 10:30

Finish Caerphilly railway station.

Walkers need to carry In Case of Emergency information – this might be on a card, key fob or on their smartphone

Wednesday, 20 November 2024

Meeting time:: 9:45 am
Start time:: 9:45 am
Estimated finish time:: 3:30 pm

Difficulty:: Moderate
Distance:: 14.5km / 9.0mi
Ascent:: 400m / 1312ft
Type:: linear

Website:: https://www.cardifframblers.org.uk/walks

Local grade: B.

Features

Accessible by public transport
No car needed

Meeting point

Grid reference:: ST 18182 75874
Nearest postcode:: CF10 1EP
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Meeting time:: 9:45 am

Meet at Cardiff Central station at 9:45 for the 10 o'clock train for Ebbw Vale. Ticket to Risca.

Starting point

Grid reference:: ST 24399 90199
Nearest postcode:: NP11 6BD
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Start time:: 9:45 am

Risca railway station

Finishing point

Grid reference:: ST 15630 86557
Nearest postcode:: CF83 1HE
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Estimated finish time:: 3:30 pm

Caerphilly railway station

Upcoming walks with Cardiff Group

Cathays Cemeteries from Penylan Library

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Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 6.0 miles

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Penrhys Pilgrimage, Groesfaen to Llandaff. Linear walk. Register with Walk Leader for bus times.

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Cardiff Bay

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Fan Frynach

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Difficulty:: Leisurely

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Difficulty:: Moderate

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Craig y Nos circular. Need to Register with Walk Leader.

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

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Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

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Difficulty:: Leisurely

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Penarth Circular

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Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Heritage Coast from Llantwit Major along the coast and back inland. Please register with walk leader

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 12.0 miles

Forest Chapel from Parc Taf Bargoed

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Rail Ramble: Pengam to Llanbradach via Rhymney Valley Riverside walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Mitchel Troy to Penallt. Please register with Walk Leader.

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 miles

Cancelled: Fan y Big from Blaen y Glyn

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Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 1.0 miles

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

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Cardiff Central Strollers: Guest Leader

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Coach Trip : Newcastle Emlyn

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 miles

Craig y Nos and Henrhyd Waterfalls. Need to Register with Walk Leader.

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 miles

Penarth Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Southerndown - Ogmore Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Rail Ramble: Cwm Darran - Discovering 10 historic features

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Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 13.0 miles

Cardiff Central Strollers: tackle ASDA Mountain (If possible)

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Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Mynyddislwyn and Nant-y-Draenog reservoir

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.5 miles

Llangattock escarpment. Please register with walk leader (text preferred).

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Coed-y-Wenallt and Green Meadow Wood

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Penallt, Monmouthshire . Register with Walk Leader.

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

Rail Ramble: Barry coastal walk to East Aberthaw Nature Reserve return via Rhoose

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 miles

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

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Cardiff Central Strollers: Linear to Roath Park. Catching bus back to City Centre.

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Glyn Tarell

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Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Soar over the Garth

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.2 miles

Penarth Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Around Ogwr Fach. Please register with Walk Leader.

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 miles

Llanover and the Goose and Cuckoo. register with Walk Leader.

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Kingfisher spotting along the River Usk

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 14.0 miles

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

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Cardiff Central Strollers: Bute Park

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Barry Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Langstone to Penhow Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.0 miles

Bette's Walk Leader Retirement Walk: Hailey Park Circular via Castell Coch

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Train Ramble: Llanbradach to Cefn Onn Parc via Rhymney Valley Ridgeway and Machen

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 12.0 miles

Rail Ramble Ebbw Vale to Pontlottyn

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 11.0 miles

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

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Cardiff Central Strollers: Whitchurch or Bust. Linear.

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Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Blaencwn Waterfall & Pen-Pych

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

The Garth and Creigiau

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.0 miles

Tongwynlais and Forest Farm

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Train Ramble: Gren's Way, Llancaiach Mawr & Penallta explore

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 miles

Pen y Fan South Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 11.0 miles

Cardiff Central Strollers: Guest Leader

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Wentwood and Gray Hill

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Autumnal colour - Erwood and Wye Valley. Please register with walk leader

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 12.0 miles

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

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Craig yr Allt via Ridgeway

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Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.0 miles

Not the Garth

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

A Ramble in the Rhondda

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 14.0 miles

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

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Cardiff Central Strollers: Cardiff Wetlands.

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Rail Ramble: Clifton Down to Bristol Temple Meads

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Fan Dringarth and Fan Frynach. Please reister with walk leader

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Whitchurch Circular in Memory of Beattie.

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Lasgarn Woods and Pontypool Folly

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

South West of Garwnant. Register Interest with Walk Leader.

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 12.0 miles

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

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Cardiff Central Strollers: Sports Village & ASDA Mountain

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Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

The Blorenge (Version 2)

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Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Chepstow and the English bank of the Wye. Please text leader to register for the walk.

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Difficulty:: Moderate

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Roath Park Circular

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Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 6.0 miles

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

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Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Wentwood Forest

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Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 10.0 miles

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

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Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.6 miles

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

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Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Cardiff Central Strollers: Cardiff Parks & Gardens.

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Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Rhymney River Circular

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Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

Monmouth. Please register with Walk Leader.

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Longwood Drive Circular

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Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Nant Fawr Trail - Roath Park to Parc Cefn Onn. Linear walk.

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

The Skirrid and Bryn Arw.

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 13.0 miles

Cwm Colliery

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 12.0 miles

Cardiff Central Strollers tackle Penarth Heights. Linear.

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Castleton

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

Ogmore coastal walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 miles

Whitchurch and Tongwynlais

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Wenallt and Forest Fawr

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Twyn y Gaer & Cefn Llechid. Register interest with walk leader.

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 11.5 miles