Walks from Trehafod
MapBeautiful walks starting or ending at Trehafod Station.
Alternatively, view walks you can reach directly from Trehafod by train.
Trehafod to Pontypridd
Flat tarmac route between Trehafod and Pontypridd stations through Rhondda Heritage Park, Barry Sidings Country Park and Pontypridd town centre.
Waterway: three fifths along the Afon Rhondda.
Woodland: half under tree cover.
Rhondda Heritage Park: A former colliery turned mining museum at Trehafod, telling the story of the Rhondda coalfield.
Barry Sidings Country Park: A reclaimed colliery site in the Rhondda valley, now a country park on the flat path to Pontypridd.
Ynysangharad Park: Pontypridd's main park, home to the National Lido of Wales.
Time: 2h30 (1h walking, 1h30 lunch)
1 lunch spot: Barry Sidings Country Park Café
Walk details: Transport for Wales (tips, photos and turn-by-turn directions).
Trehafod to Abercynon
Great views. Disused railway path with woodland and with substantial climbs; surfaced.
Hilly: a quarter on high ground, rising above the surrounding land.
Woodland: two fifths under tree cover.
Time: 5h30 (4h walking, 1h30 lunch)
Walk details: Railwalks.
Llanharan to Trehafod
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.