Tags: Walk

• Date: Saturday 20th June 2026
• Start Time: 10 am
• Distance 9 miles
• Elevation: 1034 ft
• Starting point: Mynydd-Y-Gaer, Taff Ely Ridgeway Car Park, Nr Heol-Y-Cyw
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Sites we visit:

• Mynydd-Y-Gaer Iron Age Hill Fort
• Peterston-Super-Montum
• Early medieval church remains
• Coity Gwalia Common
• Petrified Forest

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• Date: Sunday 21st June 2026
• Start Time: 2 pm
• Distance: 4.5 Miles
• Elevation: 585 ft
• Starting point: Meardy Community Centre, Park Place, Maerdy, CF43 4DD
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Sites we visit:

• Maerdy Community Centre
• Former colliery site
• The Filter House
• Maerdy Reservoir
• Miners Memorial
• The Iron Bridge
• Bryn Du Cross Dyke
• Castell Nos
• Dram ways

Slightly different from other walks, on this one we begin with a short presentation on the landscape we are exploring and how it ties into its industrial history.

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