Geo-Trips :: Bargoed to Ystrad Mynach
Rhymney Valley
A walk from Bargoed, Sun, 17 Apr 2016 by Gareth James
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A linear walk of over 8 miles from Bargoed to Ystrad Mynach. The route mainly followed the Rhymney Valley Ridgeway Walk and crossed Gelli-gear common.
On the map below, the grey line is the GPS track from this trip. Click the blue circles to see a photograph taken from that spot and read further information about the location. The blue lines indicate the direction of view. There is also a slideshow of this trip. ( )
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Llancayo Street, Bargoed
According to OS maps, a school is to be found on the wall behind the railings, but... more
View over the Rhymney Valley above Bargoed
Footpath near Pencaedrain
Looking north, with views into the Nant Bargod Rhymni valley.
Looking over the wall to Pencaedrain
Broken trig point on Gelli-gaer Common
The remains of Capel Gwladys on Gelli-gaer Common
Stream and valley on Gelli-gaer Common
Flooded track on Gelli-gaer Common
View over the Nant Bryncanol on the edge of Gelli-gaer Common
Fence across the Nant Bryncanol
Footbridge across a tributary of the Nant Bryncanol
The physical layout of footpaths in this area seem to differ slightly from what's... more
Rhymney Valley Ridgeway Walk near Gelligaer
Field entrance beside the Rhymney Valley Ridgeway Walk
Field boundary and footbridge near Gelligaer
Track and field boundary near Gelligaer
Roman earthworks near Gelligaer
Footpath behind the houses in Penybryn
Footpath and pylon above Penallta Park
All images © Gareth James and available under a Creative Commons licence .