Best walks to or from Merthyr Tydfil
Glamorgan · Wales | Walks by train
MapBeautiful walks starting or ending at Merthyr Tydfil Station.
Merthyr Tydfil Station to Rhymney Station
An adventurous-feeling walk through Rhymney, then a stroll through farmland and across barren moor-like hillside before merging onto the roadside and passing opencast coal mining into Merthyr. On the hillside the path is very hard to follow directly.
Tough: steep ascents. 11km.
On the open hillside the path is very difficult to follow directly.
Documented by Slow Ways — download GPX route
Merthyr Tydfil Station to Mountain [Ash Station](/train-stations/wales/glamorgan/mountain-ash)
some great views. A demanding mountain route that follows the Taff Trail before a very big climb up and over towards Mountain Ash, passing through a mountain-bike centre and forestry and with great views from the top. The descent crosses vague ground through heather and can be slippery when wet. The route starts by following the Taff Trail.
Tough: steep ascents. 11km.
Beware fast-moving mountain bikes where the route shares ground with Bike Park Wales; keep your eyes and ears open. Fallen trees block the path in the forestry and detours are needed. The descent to Mountain Ash is vague through heather, and steep slopes are slippery when wet.
Documented by Slow Ways — download GPX route
Aberdare Station to Merthyr Tydfil Station
some great views across the top of the Cynon Valley. A route over reclaimed old industrial workings (spoil heaps and levels) with lots of criss-crossing paths that don't match the map, climbing through Blaencanaid Forest to great views across the Cynon Valley and then forest tracks descending steeply into Aberdare on stony and narrow rocky paths.
Tough: steep ascents. 10km.
The criss-crossing paths over the old industrial workings don't match the map, requiring doubling back and route-finding. The descent into Aberdare is steep at times with stony forestry and narrow rocky tracks.