Best walks in Glamorgan by train
MapA day hike in the countryside is just a simple train journey away — explore the most charmingly located railway stations in Glamorgan and plan your next day of green.
Cardiff Central Station to Cardiff Bay Station
Easy: 10km, moderate ascents. 2h30.
Riverside path and flat and easy-going; surfaced. Can be very muddy or boggy.
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Waun-gron Park Station to Danescourt Station
7m direct from Cardiff Central.
20km. Moderate ascents. 3h.
Pleasant. Field and woodland paths with street sections at either end and flat and easy-going.
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Lisvane and Thornhill Station to Risca and Pontymister Station
15m direct from Cardiff Queen Street.
Tough: steep ascents. 13km. 4h.
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Cardiff Central Station to Radyr Station
15m direct from Cardiff Queen Street.
Easy: 9km, gentle ascents. 2h.
Canal towpath with woodland, parkland, and with gentle gradients; surfaced.
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Pontyclun Station to Pontypridd Station
15m direct from Cardiff Central.
12km. 3h.
Great views. Disused railway path with woodland and open moorland.
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Taffs Well Station to Caerphilly Station
15m direct from Cardiff Queen Street.
Tough: steep ascents. 9km. 3h.
Mountain paths with woodland, open moorland, and with strenuous climbs and descents. Can be very muddy or boggy.
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Llanharan Station to Trehafod Station
15m direct from Cardiff Central.
Tough: steep ascents. 13km. 4h30.
Impressive; panoramic views. Mountain paths and with strenuous climbs and descents; surfaced. Can be very muddy or boggy.
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Cadoxton Station to Cardiff Central Station
15m direct from Cardiff Central.
19km. Gentle ascents. 5h.
Impressive stretch; impressive.
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Bridgend Station to Llantwit Major Station
15m direct from Cardiff Central.
Tough: 27km. Moderate ascents. 7h30.
Long walk. Coastal path.
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Energlyn & Churchill Park Station to Pontypridd Station
15m direct from Cardiff Queen Street.
Tough: steep ascents. 15km. 4h.
Mountain paths and with strenuous climbs and descents.
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Sarn Station to Pencoed Station
15m direct from Cardiff Central.
Tough: steep ascents. 8km. 2h30.
Good views. Can be very muddy or boggy.
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Trefforest Station to Ystrad Mynach Station
30m direct from Cardiff Queen Street.
Tough: steep ascents. 13km. 3h30.
Great views. Mountain paths and with strenuous climbs and descents.