Gelligaer Ramblers

Hengoed Roundabout
2026-02-07 10:00 - 13:30 (Europe/Paris)
Meet at 10 am Hengoed Railway Station 5 m walk

Nantgarw - Groeswen Circular
2026-02-21 10:00 - 13:00 (Europe/Paris)
A 5 mile walk on tarmac surfaces avoiding rain soaked ground. The route takes us up the Penrhos Cutting. We walk through the estate, alongside the lake and then follow Gypsy Lane up to Groeswen. The route brings us back down to our start point.
The starting point is a new one in Tawelfryn, Nantgarw. Follow the Caerphilly by-pass towards the A 470. After the Garden Centre Roundabout follow the dual carriageway but turn right at the traffic lights into the housing estate and then immediately left. (Some will remember this as the old Caerphilly-Nantgarw road). Alternatively coming along the A470,, leave at the Nantgarw turn off and follow the Caerphilly road up to the traffic lights.
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This walk is based on the route of the Red Kite pub walk which we did several years ago.

Cyfartha Castle Merthyr
2026-03-07 10:00 - 13:30 (Europe/Paris)
Meet at Cyfartha Castle top car park 10 am
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American Gardens and Canal, Pontypool
2026-03-21 10:00 - 14:00 (Europe/Paris)
Meet in car park opposite leisure centre car park 10 am
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Nantgarw - Taffs Well Circular
2026-04-04 10:00 - 13:30 (Europe/Paris)
The walks starts in Tawelfryn, Nantgarw. Following the dual carriageway from the Caerphilly Garden Centre roundabout, turn right at the traffic lights into the estate and then immediately left. (Those coming along the A470 will need to turn up the hill towards Caerphilly and then right at the traffic lights.)
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The walk takes us down the old road and across the footbridge over the A470. We descend to the roundabout on the main road. Here we pick up the footpath on the old railway embankment which leads us to Taffs Well. Here we cross the river and follow the path on the Gwaelod -y-Garth side of the Taff recrossing river on the footbridge at the south of the town. Here we pick up the the Taff Trail past the new Metro Depot. . We leave this to the right and make our way to the higher Taff Trail, which brings us back to our start in Nantgarw.

The Ridgeway, Newport
2026-04-18 10:00 - 14:00 UTC
Meet at the Ridgeway, Allt-yr-Yn Avenue, Newport 10 am
Walking poles useful
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Cwm Darren Hillside
2026-05-02 10:00 - 13:00 (Europe/Paris)
A 4 mile walk starting from Parc Cwm Darren.
Heading north from the cafe along the old railway line, we then circle back along the opposite hillside for a break near the stone marking the limit of Lord Bute’s mineral rights. We then continue, along the recent track, to see the landscaping work on the waterfall and pool . Our route then takes us back through the forest just above the lake back to the start.
