DAI'S TOUR OF NEATH-PORT TALBOT |
The county of Neath-Port Talbot is a strange affair. One would think looking at the name it's two towns Neath and Port Talbot joined together, but it is more than that. It is a large chunk of the Swansea Valley and also has parts of Ammanford included within its boundary. I've lived in Neath-Port Talbot for most of my life, however it hasn't always existed as Neath-Port Talbot. I was born in the town of Neath because the hospital there had the nearest maternity ward to the town of Port Talbot, both of which were in the county of Glamorgan. While I was at school, the town of Port Talbot changed to the Borough of Afan and Glamorgan was split into three parts, south, mid and west, both Neath and Port Talbot (Afan) were included in West Glamorgan along with Swansea and Lliw Valley. Lliw Valley was the strangest of places, it consisted of two parts which were not joined together. When I was an older child of around 40, the Welsh or maybe it was the British Government decided that Neath and Port Talbot should become a county swallowing up one of the parts of Lliw Valley, the other was eaten by Swansea. Historically my family have always lived in Neath, my ancestors are credited with building some of the towns major landmarks such as Victoria Gardens, Llantwit Cemetery, Empire Cinema (demolished) as well as some in Port Talbot (Twelve Knights Hotel). In 2016 I started to link walks together in the direction of Neath then I thought it would be a marvellous idea to make a tour of the county of Neath-Port Talbot, to see and learn about the places in which I and my family have lived and worked in, to visit new places and to learn about my locality, who lives here, what grows here, how and where my forefathers worked, I have a thirst for knowledge and I want to learn about anything and everything. You may take inspiration or learn something from my tour, you may not, I hope you do. PLEASE NOTE - The routes listed on this page have been walked in the past but may have altered since last walked. They are only listed on this page as a personal record for myself and hopefully to provide inspiration to others. if you attempt to follow in my footsteps, please note that you should check beforehand whether or not a walk is suitable for your ability. |
STAGE 1 - WALKS 1-12, GLYNNEATH to PORT TENNANT on the NEATH & TENNANT CANALS STAGE 2 - WALKS 12-18 - WALES COAST PATH STAGE 3 - WALKS 18-21 - RIVER OGWR to OGWR RIDGEWAY PATH STAGE 4 - WALKS 22-24 - OGWR RIDGEWAY PATH to MARGAM ABBEY |
STAGE 1 - WALKS 1 - 12 - GLYNNEATH to PORT TENNANT on the NEATH & TENNANT CANAL
Walk 1 (Stage 1) - Glynneath - Glynneath Leisure Centre
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Walk 2 - Glynneath Leisure Centre to Rheola market (now moved to Resolven)
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Walk 3 - Rheola Market to Farmers Arms, Resolven
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Walk 4 - Farmers Arms to Melincourt Waterfall
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Walk 5 - MELINCOURT to YNYSARWED - 4UD-SN821019-SA11-4AP - walk date 30/09/2016 - CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO
located on the B4434 between Resolven and Neath
Walk 6 - YNYSARWED to ABERDULAIS FALLS - 6UD-SN803012-SA11-4DE - walk date 4/10/2016 - CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO
On the B4242 at Ynysarwed between Resolven and Aberdulais
Walk 7 - ABERDULAIS FALLS to NEATH - 6UD-SS772994-SA10-8HA - walk date 6/10/2016 - CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO
A circular route along the Tennant Canal to Neath, there is an option to stop for coffee in Burger King. The route climbs back through the Rhyddings, Cadoxton and Craig Gwladys Country Park. |
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Walk 8 - NEATH to SKEWEN 6UD-SS745977-SA10-7FB - walk date 13/10/2016 - CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO
Walk 9 - CARREG BICA & DRUMMAU MOUNTAIN - OPTIONAL SATELLITE WALK 6HD-SS724975-SA10-6HF - walk date 15/10/2016 - CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO
Walk 10 - GO SHOPPING OUTDOORS - OPTIONAL SATELLITE WALK 8UO-SS724975-SA10-6HF - walk date 18/10/2016 - CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO
Walk 11 - SKEWEN TO JERSEY MARINE 6UE-SS723970-SA10-6LD - walk date /10/2016 - CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO
Parking in Skewen Memorial Park we did a 6.2 mile loop from Skewen to Llandarcy, the back road to Jersey Marine and back again on the Tennant canal. |
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A swan flying in the direction of Swansea
Walk 12 - JERSEY MARINE to PORT TENNANT - 6FE-SS711939-SA10-6JJ - walk date 29/10/2016 - CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO
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STAGE 2 - WALES COAST PATH
Walk 12 - JERSEY MARINE to PORT TENNANT - 6FE-SS711939-SA10.6JJ
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Walk 13 - JERSEY MARINE to BRUNEL DOCK 5UE-SS736935-SA11-2HZ - walk date 1/11/2016 - CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO
Walk 14 - BRUNEL DOCK to FRANCO'S 6FE-SS739901-SA12-7NX - walk date 7/11/2016 - CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO
Walk 15 - FRANCO'S to PORT TALBOT -SS739901-SA12-7NX - walk date 12/11/2016 - CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO
Walk 16 - PORT TALBOT to TAIBACH -SS763900-SA12-6LE - walk date 20/11/2016 - CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO
Walk 17 - TAIBACH to MARGAM ABBEY - walk date 22/11/2016 - CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO
Walk 18 - MARGAM to AFAN CYNFFIG (RIVER KENFIG) - walk date 10/12/2016 - CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO
Garmin route corrupted - someone left it on, and the car journey was added to the walk.
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Garmin route corrupted - someone left it on, and the car journey was added to the walk. |
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STAGE 3 - - RIVER OGWR to OGWR RIDGEWAY PATH
Walk - 19 AFAN CYNFFIG to MAWDLAM - walk date 10/1/2016 - CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO
Walk - 20 - MAWDLAM to PYLE - walk date 17/1/2016 - CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO
Garmin route corrupted - someone left it on and the car journey was added
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Walk - 21 PYLE to PARC SLIP - walk date 23/1/2016 - CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO
STAGE 4 - OGWR RIDGEWAY PATH to MARGAM ABBEY
Walk - 22 - PARC SLIP to OGWR RIDGEWAY - walk date 5/2/2016 - CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO
Walk 23 - OGWR RIDGEWAY to MARGAM MOUNTAIN - walk date 6/7/2017 - CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO
Walk 24 - MARGAM MOUNTAIN to MARGAM ABBEY - walk date 27/7/2017 - CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO
GARMIN DIED ABOUT HERE - RIP ROUTE INFORMATION FOR A WHILE
STAGE 5 - ST ILLTYD'S WALK - (more about St Illtyd and St Illtyd's Walk - CLICK HERE )
Walk 25 ( St Illtyd 1 ) - MARGAM ABBEY to MARGAM MOUNTAIN - walk date 10/8/2017 - CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO
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Walk 26 ( St Illtyd 2 ) - MARGAM MOUNTAIN to MAESTEG GOLF CLUB - walk date 23/6/2018
Starting at the small car park on the top of the hill between Maesteg & Bryn we followed the path across the golf course, soon after joining the St Illtyd's walk (in reverse) we turned left down Cwm Sychbant and made our way across country to the village of Llangynwyd. Climbing out of the village we picked up the St Illtyd's walk near it's juction with the Ogwr Ridgeway. We then followed the walk over Margam Mountain and back to Maesteg golf course. | 26. . |
Walk 27 - (St Illtyd 3 ) - MAESTEG GOLF CLUB to AFAN FOREST - walk date 30/6/2018 - CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO
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Walk 28 ( St Illtyd 4 ) - AFAN FOREST TO AFAN FOREST VISITOR CENTRE - walk date 7/11/2018 - CLICK HERE FOR WALK BLOG
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Part of Walk 28 as seen from Mynydd Nant - y - bar on Walk 29
Walk 29 & 30 combined - ( St Illtyd 5 & 6 ) - AFAN FOREST VISITOR CENTRE TO BLAEN CREGAN - walk date 23 May 2019 - CLICK HERE FOR THE WALK BLOG
NEXT Walk 31 - ( St Illtyd 7 ) - BLAEN CREGAN to RESOLVEN - walk date ?? - CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO
www.visitnpt.co.uk - visit Neath-Port Talbot |
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