Walks from Port Talbot Parkway
MapBeautiful walks starting or ending at Port Talbot Parkway Station.
Alternatively, view walks you can reach directly from Port Talbot Parkway by train.
Port Talbot Parkway to Briton Ferry
Recommended
Walk details: Railwalks.
Port Talbot Parkway to Maesteg
Neath to Port Talbot Parkway
You can see all the way around Swansea Bay and across the sea to Exmoor on a clear day. A scenic, very largely off-road walk on woodland and hill trails, climbing high onto Mynydd Dinas to the national coast path with sweeping views over Swansea Bay and the steelworks and across to Exmoor. A steep descent into Port Talbot with many wooden steps; trails are tree-rooty and muddy in short sections. Follows the Wales Coast Path along the top of Mynydd Dinas; picks up Baglan and Briton Ferry as jumping-on points.
Woodland: two fifths under tree cover.
Time: 3h30–7h
Lunch: Shops at Briton Ferry are a short detour off-route.
Warnings: A steep descent with lots of wooden steps into Port Talbot; short tree-rooty and muddy sections hinder wheeling. Keep an eye out to get under the M4 and cross a busy road correctly near Port Talbot.
Walk details: Slow Ways.
Bridgend to Port Talbot Parkway
Walk details: Railwalks.
Port Talbot Parkway to Pyle
A very direct, efficient and mostly flat route, largely following National Cycle Route 4 on segregated and traffic-free cycle paths, pavements and quieter lanes. Mainly urban and alongside dual carriageways and not especially scenic; tarmac narrows to about a metre leaving Pyle and is poorly maintained in places. Follows National Cycle Route 4 and shares signage with the Wales Coast Path; a detour into Margam Park (free for walkers) would greatly enhance the walk.
Time: 3h–5h30
Warnings: Follows a busy road for half of the walk. Mostly runs alongside busy dual carriageways; the path narrows to about a metre wide leaving Pyle and is poorly surfaced in places.
Walk details: Slow Ways.