Taff Ely Ridgeway Walk (Ffordd y Bryniau)
A 21-mile long-distance path. The Taff Ely Ridgeway Walk (Ffordd y Bryniau) is a high-level footpath in South Wales covering a mixture of terrains. With map, statistics, and GPX route file.
Statistics and Files
Grid Ref: SS 977 861
Distance: 21 miles (34 km)
Time: 8–10 hours
Duration: 1 day
Ordnance Survey Explorer Maps (1:25,000):
151 Cardiff and Bridgend / Caerdydd a Pen-y-Bont Ar Ogwr
166 Rhondda, Merthyr Tydfil, Caerphilly and Pontypridd
Summary
The Taff Ely Ridgeway Walk is walked over a mix of terrains, including footpaths, bridleways, and lanes, following the crest of a line of hills running from Mynydd Maendy in the west to Caerphilly Common in the east. The route passes through forests and takes in ancient hillforts.
There are links with the Rhymney Valley Ridgeway Walk at Caerphilly Common, the Taff Trail near Taff’s Well, and the waymarked Ogwr Ridgeway Walk at the start, which joins the Coed Morgannwg Way. From the beginning of the walk at the roadside car park near Mynydd Maendy, the route tracks in a rough line from west to east, taking in Mynydd Hugh, Mynydd Portref, Mynydd Meiros, Mynydd Garthmaelwg, Talbot Green, Llantrisant, Gwern-y-Moel Uchaf, Craig Gwilym, Garth Hill, Taff Vale (Cwm Taf), Craig yr Allt, and Caerphilly Common.