Rhymney Valley Ridgeway Walk

The Rhymney Valley Ridgeway Walk is a waymarked long distance footpath in the UK forming a circular walk in the Rhymney Valley area of South Wales.^[1]^[2]

Distance

The Rhymney Valley Ridgeway Walk is approximately 45 kilometres (~28 miles) long.^[1]

The route

The walk route starts at Rhymney and heads south down the Rhymney Valley where it becomes a circular loop and runs around the Caerphilly basin linking the three main upland ridges of Mynydd-y-Grug, Thornhill and Eglwysilan and passes through Caerphilly, Bedwas, Hengoed, Rudry and Machen, the highest point on the route is Mynydd Machen at 984 feet / 300 metres.

The South Wales Valleys offer a post-industrial landscape full of industrial archaeology, reclaimed industrial sites and new light industry to replace the heavy coal industry of old. The area also has castles such as Caerphilly Castle and Ruperra Castle, prehistoric and Roman age sites and offers the day walker and the whole route walker a mix of demanding upland walking, panoramic views and, varied sites to visit and places to stay.

References

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1 2 Rhymney Valley Ridgeway Walk - Long Distance Walker's Association, accessed 1 November 2013
↑ Local Trials - Cardiff Ramblers, accessed 1 November 2013.

Long-distance footpaths and National Trails in Wales

Coastal footpaths & trails	Anglesey Coastal Path Ceredigion Coast Path Gower and Swansea Bay Coast Path Llŷn Coastal Path North Wales Path Pembrokeshire Coast Path South Wales Coast and Severn Estuary Coastal Path Wales Coast Path

Non-coastal footpaths & trails	The Beacons Way Cambrian Way Celtic Way Cistercian Way Clwydian Way Dyfi Valley Way Glyndŵr's Way Landsker Borderlands Trail Marches Way The Maelor Way Monnow Valley Walk Offa's Dyke Path Rhymney Valley Ridgeway Walk Taff Trail Usk Valley Walk Valeways Millennium Heritage Trail Wye Valley Walk

Transport in Caerphilly County Borough

Road

Bus	Stagecoach in South Wales Traveline Cymru Newport Transport

Railway lines	Rhymney Line Ebbw Valley Railway

Railway stations	Aber Bargoed Brithdir Caerphilly Crosskeys Energlyn and Churchill Park Gilfach Fargoed Hengoed Llanbradach Newbridge Pengam Pontlottyn Rhymney Risca and Pontymister Tir-Phil Ystrad Mynach

Cycle	Taff Trail Celtic Trail (including NCR 46 and NCR 47) NCR 4:Newport to Llanelli section NCR 465 NCR 466 NCR 467 NCR 469 NCR 475

Walk	Cistercian Way Rhymney Valley Ridgeway Walk Sirhowy Valley Ridgeway Walk Taff Trail

Waterways	Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal

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