Rhymney to Bargoed
A station-to-station walkGlamorganWales
Steep
7
MI
An excellent walk overall. A scenic valleys walk, mostly along a fully paved Sustrans cycle path, with a steady uphill from Bargoed through Cwm Darran Park and around Ogilvie Lake. A steep road climb with no pavement above Pontlottyn and a short boggy quagmire of clumpy marsh grass near Fochriw. Mostly a fully paved Sustrans route. Worth the extra walk around Ogilvie Lake.
Woodland: half under tree cover.
Lunch: The visitor centre at Parc Cwm Darran is a good place to break for cake and coffee.
Warnings: A short, steep road climb above Pontlottyn has no pavement; the field path into Fochriw can be a boggy mudbath (easy to give up and walk down the streets instead).
Credits
Walk details: Slow Ways.