A VERY Wet Garw Valley Walk - Part 1 Blaengarw To Pontycymer
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ม.ค. 2024
- A walk in the rain from Parc Calon Lan Blaengarw, along the hillside to Pontycymer.
It would have been further but the rain and mud shortened the walk.
▸The Walk Map: bit.ly/47wv5B8
▸The Starting Point: Parc Calon Lan Blaengarw
🧭 51° 37' 33.8”N 3° 35' 30.4”W
🧭 51.626056, -3.591778
▸What 3 Words: shortens.yappy.leaves
The walk around the Garw Valley from Parc Calon Lon is about 5 miles, 8 km.
However, due to the very wet, I have split it up into two parts.
Part 1 takes you from Parc Calon Lan (Free Parking) across the river and up the hill into the woods. You then head down the valley, towards Pontycymmer. The western side of the valley.
I then walk back along the river to Parc Calon Lan (just over 2 miles).
However, the map and walk continue up the valley's eastern side and back up to Blaengarw and Parc Calon Lon. This will be in part 2 of the walk.
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Well done Marcus. I’m glad I’m not the only one who’s mad enough to do something like this, alone. 😮 👏🏻😂
I think Wales is only place that I still can enjoy even when it's raining like this ...? Lol. Really really beautiful country ,Wales is !! 💜🥁🐉🎤🎶🏴💞
omg mad rain!!!
I know,right !? Lol. It's just like that here in L.A.,believe or not !! Lol For days now !! It's gonna continue for more days w a bit of break in between ! Lol. 💜🥁🐉🎤🎶💞
That force of the stream water is crazy ~!!! Lol 😅
First time watching your videos really enjoyed this one!
Glad you enjoyed!
We loved that Marcus! Yes, enjoyed it on the large screen from the comfort of our living room 😂 you are a brave walker! Looks a great route though! Thanks Marcus 😊
It would be nice on a dry Spring day!
You crazy boy. Thank you!
Just a bit 🤪
Well played. The rain has a beauty all of it's own.
Agree
Well done, Sir, for completing your walk (on our behalf!) in such extreme rain. I grew up in Nantymoel, just over the mountain from Blaengarw, but have lived in Oxford for many years so avoid much of the awful weather.
Hopefully, I will be completely my planned walk soon.
Considering me subscribed. Thanks for the calm video to end my day
Welcome!
A brave adventure in that weather.
Yep, but at least it wasn't too cold.
Hi Marcus, great to see the walks back.
I loved watching this not because of the dreadful weather you had to put up with (you are a brave man), but because I grew up in Blaengarw and Pontycymer so seeing places I know so well through someone else's eyes was great (even if you could not see very far). I moved out 20 years ago and there were no trails marked then, but I have been back since and I look forward to seeing the next walks.
The statue of the bird was "Keeper of the Song" and is part of the Nature Keeper’s oak sculptures by Bridgend Council. a series of 15 sculptures around Bridgend. More info can be found on the council website if you search for nature keepers.
Just a few suggestions for future walks here:-
Where your walk starts if you turn right and then up Pwllcarn Terrace or 'Carn Houses' we used to call it, there is a great forest walk which goes up then left before coming back down through Garw Fechan to Pont-y-rhyl or the Pont-y-Rhyl to Bridgend Road back to Pontycymer. Very enjoyable in good weather!
On the walk to the other side of the valley, a good starting point is through Waun Bant from Pontycymer square, past the Rugby Field (Lawrence Park) and there is a good path that meets with the sharp left turn on your marked walk.
On this part of the walk, you may see the old colliery reservoir. There are also two abandoned boilers alongside the river (well hidden) and also a nice waterfall. I walked this again a few years ago and they are still there.
Whatever you choose I know it will be entertaining.
Keep up the good work!
Cheers and thanks for the info
Love it up the garw. Spend a lot of time mountain biking up there. I ride up the path from Sarn
It is very nice up there, quiet too.
@@marcuswalks I usually come off the path a bit further down and ride on the road past the old Brachycummer (probably spelt wrong) pub and join the forestry further up on the left
Only mad dogs and Welshmen go walkies in terrible weather conditions. Full marks for effort Marcus. Best wishes from the Rhondda Fawr.
Luckily, the wind didn't pick up until I was heading back down the valley. Rain and wind is not good.
I am here now . 💜
Hello again.
@@marcuswalks 👍😁🙋♀️💕
Hello from the States. Enjoy watching your walking videos. Do you have a pair of boots for walking in the wet and rain and another pair for dry weather? Walking in the rain isn’t too bad as long as it’s not a cold rain. Better than walking thru snow. You should stop by a nice pub for lunch and a pint and sit next to the fire to warm up and dry off. Stay safe, keep dry and be well.
Yep, I do have a pair of shoes for drier weather. I found the boots had crack in them! Luckily, it wasn't that cold.
Hello to you from Los Angeles !! I am not liking rainy days here right now ,though I liked this video ! Lol 💜🥁🐉🎤🎶🏴💞
I love a walk in the rain, nice walk as always Marcus. Great vlog, makes me want to wrap up and have a nice hot chocolate just from watching. All the best, Webby 👍
It was a nice walk. Although wet, it wasn't that cold.
Should have taken mel for food 🍽️🥂
Yep. That would have been the sensible option.
Mel doesn't like walking when Marcus is videoing. She finds all the stopping and starting, and the reframing of shots to be an absolute boor. Also, Marcus can be a bit tight and is reluctant to splash out on buying Mel the odd treat.
I know Mel is prone to moaning at times but who can blame her.
Hi Marcus were you getting on Mels nerves at home so she made you go out for a walk in all that rain lol 😊
Or, I had to get out whatever the weather 🤪
All those cruising and Sunday dining videos on your other channel have had a negative impact on your core focus. I get the feeling people have drifted away. Maybe your content will improve come the better weather if you start doing more solo walks and exploring further afield. Porthcawl and its environs have been done to death.
Fly Drive Explore was always a travel channel. We only started doing local stuff during the pandemic, the local stuff continues on this channel. If you look at the actual viewing figures, travel gets far more views.
We love the Sunday dinners out as it gives us ideas for places to visit.