2025 Walks Programme
Cancelled: Major Splatt Pudding's Secret Route to Freedom, 25 miles, Wednesday 1st January 2025, Location, Details
Cancelled: Major Splatt Pudding's Secret Route to Freedom, 25 miles, Wednesday 1st January 2025, Location
- Changes: Cancelled due to yellow weather warning. Significant landslip and rockfall in Cwmtillery has reduced the route to 25 miles from 28 miles.
- Meet/Start time : 09:00. At: The Rifleman's Car Park, Blaenavon, Opposite the Rifleman's Pub (Post Code - NP4 9QS) , SO25180941
- Description: A strange but interesting circuitous route around Blaenavon, Varteg, Cwmtillery Lakes and Llanelli Hill
- Notes: Bring a headtorch and a hot drink
- Grid reference(s): Meet: SO 2518 0941, Start: SO 2518 0941
- Map(s): Explorer: OL13, 152
- Walk Grade: **** (Strenuous). (What's this?)
- Ascent (feet): 6200
- Leader: Jason Winney
Cancelled: Back in time for Tea, 16 miles, Saturday 4th January 2025, Location, Details
Cancelled: Back in time for Tea, 16 miles, Saturday 4th January 2025, Location
- Changes: Amber weather warning for snow / ice / freezing rain.
- Meet/Start time : 09:00. At: Car Park at north end of Talybont Reservoir. Plan getting there carefully! The Vaynor road between Trefechan and Ponsticill is closed, so you need to get there via Pant. Check A465 closures too , SO054144
- Description: A perambulation across Merthyr Common, Cefn yr Ystrad and the Dyffryn Crawnon valley. Lots of open moorland, generally on reasonable (ish) tracks.
- Notes: Exposed. You must be well equipped for winter hillwalking - three stars reflect potential difficulty in poor conditions. Whilst we'll probably be back in time for tea, please bring a torch. If conditions are very poor, I'll adapt the walk. Mini Paw of Approval awarded.
- Grid reference(s): Meet: SO 054 144, Start: SO 054 144
- Map(s): Explorer: OL13
- Walk Grade: *** (Hard). (What's this?)
- Ascent (feet): 2600
- Leader: Mike Batt
Simon and the Templars, 16 miles, Saturday 11th January 2025, Location, Details
Simon and the Templars, 16 miles, Saturday 11th January 2025, Location
- Meet/Start time : 09:00. At: Parking area in front of Skenfrith Castle (SO457203). There is additional parking, if required, in layby appox 300m away (over bridge) at SO459203, SO457203
- Description: A circumnavigation of Garway Hill, enjoying its panoramic views across England and Wales. We will call at St Michael's Church, one of the best preserved Knights Templar sites in Britain. Much of the walk is rural, so quite a few stiles and not recommended for dogs.
- Grid reference(s): Meet: SO 457 203, Start: SO 457 203
- Map(s): Explorer: 189. Landranger: 161
- Walk Grade: ** (Moderate). (What's this?)
- Ascent (feet): 2600
- Leader: Simon Pickering