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

Cancelled: Penarth Heights

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Cancelled: Cefn-coed-y-cymmer to Pontsticill. Please register with walk leader,

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.4 miles

Claire's Friday Morning Parc Cefn Onn Walk: West to the Ridgway Golf Course.

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Cardiff Central Strollers: Cardiff Bay and Wetlands.

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Whitchurch Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Clytha and Bettws Newydd. Please register with walk leader

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

New Year walk - Penarth Cliffs and Cosmeston

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

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

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

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: Roath Park or Bust. Linear.

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Magical Forest Walk, Hensol and Pendoylan. Vale Trails 8.

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

Radyr Woods, Morganstown, Glamorgan Canal

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.0 miles

Radyr and Fairwater

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Pentyrch via Radyr Golf Course

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Mynydd Rudry, Waterloo, Machen and Draethen

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 12.0 miles

Cardiff Central Strollers: Guest Leader

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

The Garth

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Craig yr Allt

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 12.0 miles

Longwood Drive Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Dinas Powys, Penarth Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Margam

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

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: Roath Park - Waterloo Gardens Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Fan Frynach via Glyn Tarell

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.0 miles

Ridges and woods north of Cardiff. Please register with the walk leader

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Glamorgan Canal Nature Reserve

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Rail Ramble: Bargoed via Kite Country and Taf Bargoed to Ystrad Mynach

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: Marconi calling.

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Penarth Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Garth Hill and Castle Coch

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 miles

Barry Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Part 3 Rhymney Riverside walk Pengam to Llanbradach. Linear.

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

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

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.4 miles

Old St Mellons / Michaelstone / Bassaleg Loop - Please register with leader

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 13.4 miles

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

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Cardiff Central Strollers: Glamorgan Nature Reserve.

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Llantwit Major & Nash Point

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Mynydd Machen

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 12.0 miles

Rhydyfelin - Pontypridd Lido

Start:

Difficulty:: Easy

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Hensol Forest Circular (Vale Trails No 8 Magical Forest Walk).

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

Penhow and Gray Hill

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 12.0 miles

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

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 12.0 miles

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

Caerphilly Mountain

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Brynna woods, Taff Ely Ridgeway and Hirwaun Common. Please register with walk leader

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 13.0 miles

Longwood Drive Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 6.0 miles

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

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Abersychan, Cwmteleri and Coety mountain. Please register with walk leader

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 miles

Cardiff Central Strollers visit Insole Court. Linear.

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Ogmore by Sea. Vale Trails Walk 1

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Caerphilly and the Rhymney Valley Ridgeway

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.9 miles

Nantgarw Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Craig Yr Allt Area

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Cefin yr Ystrad

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.5 miles

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

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Cardiff Central Strollers: Pontcanna and Llandaf Fields Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Rest Bay and Kenfig Nature Reserve

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Trehafod, Porth and Dinas

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Cancelled: Waterfall Country from Pontneddfechan. Please Register with Walk Leader

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 miles

Penarth Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 6.0 miles

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

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

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

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: Cardiff Bay.

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Roath Park Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Ogmore Forest

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 13.0 miles

Wenallt Woods Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Llanvihangel Ystern Llewern. Register with Walk Leader.

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

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

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Cardiff Strollers: Pentwyn.

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Cefn Llechid.

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Around Caerphilly Mountain

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.0 miles

Cardiff Central to Llandaff North via Insole Court. Linear.

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Southerdowm, Coed y Bwl, Ogmore

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.0 miles

Forest of Dean Rail Ramble from Lydney

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 14.0 miles

Llantwit Major, Gileston and coast

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 12.0 miles

Cardiff Central Strollers: Guest Leader

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Darran Valley 10 Trail

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.5 miles

Nant y Draenog and Gelligroes Mill. Please register with walk leader.

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Roath Park Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Llanover Loop

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Forest of Dean

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 13.0 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

St Brides Major. Vale Trails Walk 10

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Carn Pica from Pencelli. Please register with walk leader.

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 11.0 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