Walks near Maesteg by train
Stations: Maesteg · Maesteg (Ewenny Road)
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Cardiff Circular via Cardiff Bay Barrage (Glamorgan)
45 minutes from Maesteg (Ewenny Road), with one change.
Flat Wales Coast Path circuit around Cardiff Bay out to the barrage, with views back to Cardiff, Flatholm Island and across to Devon on a clear day.
Waterway: four fifths beside rivers and canals.
Wales Millennium Centre: Landmark bronze-clad arts centre on the Cardiff Bay waterfront.
Pierhead Building: Grade I listed red-brick Victorian dock office on the bay.
Senedd: Welsh Government parliament building on the Cardiff Bay waterfront.
Norwegian Church: White-painted timber church built for Norwegian sailors, now an arts centre.
Captain Scott Monument: Memorial to Captain Scott's 1910 Antarctic expedition, which set sail from Cardiff.
Cardiff Bay Barrage: Tidal barrage closing off Cardiff Bay, with a wide promenade across it.
Time: 3h (1h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
1 lunch spot: Mermaid Quay
Warnings: Lower waterside path is not fully accessible due to its surface.
Walk details: Transport for Wales (tips, photos and turn-by-turn directions).
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: 7h (5h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
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.
Cardiff to Barry (Glamorgan)
45 minutes from Maesteg (Ewenny Road), with one change.
Briton Ferry to Swansea (Glamorgan)
45 minutes from Maesteg (Ewenny Road), with one change.
Rhoose Cardiff International Airport to Llantwit Major (Glamorgan)
45 minutes from Maesteg (Ewenny Road), with one change.
Recommended: A flat and fairly easy walk.
Coastal: three quarters along the coast.
Time: 4h30 (3h walking, 1h30 lunch)
Walk details: Railwalks.
Barry to Rhoose Cardiff International Airport (Glamorgan)
1 hour from Maesteg (Ewenny Road), with one change.
Recommended: A flat walk through former industrial land where nature is starting to reclaim the coast.
Coastal: almost all along the coast.
Time: 3h30 (2h walking, 1h30 lunch)
Walk details: Railwalks.
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: 3h30 (2h walking, 1h30 lunch)
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).
Long walk. Coastal path.
Coastal: three quarters along the coast.
Time: 10h (8h walking, 1h30 lunch, 30m break)
Walk details: Railwalks.
Bridgend to Port Talbot Parkway (Glamorgan)
30 minutes direct from Maesteg (Ewenny Road).
Llanharan to Trehafod (Glamorgan)
30 minutes direct from Maesteg (Ewenny Road).
Impressive; panoramic views. Mountain paths and with strenuous climbs and descents; surfaced.
Time: 5h30 (4h walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: Can be very muddy or boggy.
Walk details: Railwalks.
Pontyclun to Pontypridd (Glamorgan)
45 minutes direct from Maesteg (Ewenny Road).
Great views. Disused railway path with woodland and open moorland.
Woodland: a quarter under tree cover.
Time: 4h30 (3h walking, 1h30 lunch)
Walk details: Railwalks.