Walks near Maesteg by train
Stations: Maesteg · Maesteg (Ewenny Road)
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Barry to Llantwit Major (Glamorgan)
1 hour from Maesteg (Ewenny Road), with one change.
Coastal headlands, pebble and sandy beaches, flat rock-shelf beaches, low cliffs, striated limestone cliffs, parkland, quiet cliff paths, wetland and historic town centre.
Coastal: nine tenths along the coast.
Time: 5h30–10h30
Warnings: Check tide timings.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Port Talbot Parkway to Briton Ferry (Glamorgan)
45 minutes from Maesteg (Ewenny Road), with one change.
Recommended
Walk details: Railwalks.
Cardiff Central to Barry (Glamorgan)
45 minutes from Maesteg (Ewenny Road), with one change.
Recommended
Walk details: Railwalks.
Briton Ferry to Swansea (Glamorgan)
45 minutes from Maesteg (Ewenny Road), with one change.
Recommended
Walk details: Railwalks.
Rhoose Cardiff International Airport to Llantwit Major (Glamorgan)
45 minutes from Maesteg (Ewenny Road), with one change.
Barry to Rhoose Cardiff International Airport (Glamorgan)
1 hour from Maesteg (Ewenny Road), with one change.
Bridgend to Pencoed (Glamorgan)
30 minutes direct from Maesteg (Ewenny Road).
A walk of two parts: well-defined paths and ginnels through the Brackla housing estate, then off-road field, woodland and quiet country-lane walking. Some sections are steep, with stiles and steps and ground that can be boggy in the woods even in dry weather. Part of the route follows the Bridgend Circular Walk. Pencoed has trains to Bridgend, Swansea and Cardiff, so the walk can be done in either direction.
Time: 2h–4h30
Lunch: Pubs, cafes, shops and supermarkets at Brackla triangle and in Pencoed.
Warnings: Heol Simonston is busy with fast traffic and the crossing points have poor sight lines; cross with great care. The high-banked lanes near Coed y Mwstwr have no verge. There are several stiles and steep, difficult ground approaching the M4 tunnel; using the underpass at Princess Way is simpler and safer than the road crossing. Can be muddy.
Walk details: Slow Ways.
Bridgend to Llantwit Major (Glamorgan)
30 minutes direct from Maesteg (Ewenny Road).
Bridgend to Port Talbot Parkway (Glamorgan)
30 minutes direct from Maesteg (Ewenny Road).
Walk details: Railwalks.
Llanharan to Trehafod (Glamorgan)
30 minutes direct from Maesteg (Ewenny Road).
Pontyclun to Pontypridd (Glamorgan)
45 minutes direct from Maesteg (Ewenny Road).
Pyle to Sarn (Glamorgan)
30 minutes from Maesteg (Ewenny Road), with one change.
Mainly flat and on tarmac, following a former railway/tram route (National Cycle Network Route 4) through woodland for about six miles and with a couple of short stony sections that are well bedded in. Good for wheels; some parallel off-tarmac paths offer variety on foot. Follows National Cycle Network Route 4. The route runs alongside Parc Slip nature reserve and is buzzing with wildlife; Aberkenfig near the end has shops, pubs, cafes and a bakery.
Woodland: a quarter under tree cover.
Time: 2h30–5h
1 lunch spot: Parc Slip Visitor Centre café
End-of-walk reward: Aberkenfig, near the end, has shops, pubs, cafes and a bakery.
Warnings: One alternative track in the Fountain Parkland section is narrow, boggy and rough underfoot; the surfaced cycle track is the better option.
Walk details: Slow Ways.