The Countryside Code Getting there W ny al un k Respect other people By car B s • Consider the local community and From J34 of the M4 take the A4119 towards . other people enjoying the outdoors. Go past two sets of lights and straight on at the first roundabout. Turn right at the second set of lights and the • Leave gates and property as you find Ta i Leisure Centre is on the right, halfway up the hill. ith wn them and follow paths unless wider B access is available. By bus Protect the natural environment There are buses from , and that • pass the Leisure Centre. Alight at the Leisure Centre bus Leave no trace of your visit and take your litter home. stop and walk up the hill to the Leisure Centre. • Keep dogs under effective control. Enjoy the outdoors If you have noticed any problems with this route • Plan ahead and be prepared. such as overgrown paths or broken stiles • Follow advice and local signs. please let Llantrisant Community Council know so they can rectify the problem for future walkers of the route. Enjoy this walk E: [email protected] or T: 01443 223796 Taff Ely Ramblers meet every Sunday LAN (L TR LY I to enjoy a beautiful walk in the South E S A Refill App is available and look out for the logo F N F countryside, they also offer short T A

) to refill your water bottles whilst walking two hour walks on alternate Saturdays T and summer Thursday evenings. R A S Ramblers maintenance groups assist M BLER in maintaining the walks. Contact www.taffelyramblers.org.uk for more details. The association is a registered charity (no. 1093577) and a company Supported by limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales (No 4458492).

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Community Walks The rabbit logo was designed by members of 1st Llantrisant Brownies in the 1970’s to identify Two Rivers Walk promoted footpaths in Llantrisant Community Council. Since then the walks have evolved, www.ramblers.org.uk/wales Bunny Walk 2 with the Taff Ely Ramblers helping create the series of 6 circular walks TheThe Ramblers’ Ramblers’ Association Association is is a a registered registered charity charity Series of 6 walks in the Llantrisant area – suitable for all ages promoted today. (England(England & & Wales Wales No. No. 1093577, 1093577, Scotland Scotland No. No. SC039799) SC039799) On the way...

View from Graig The runs from Start: 2 Two Rivers Walk its source a mile to Llantrisant Leisure the North of Centre car park down to Penarth. It now Distance Route Kissing empties into . (ST 04762 83086) 7 kilometres Fitness level Gate x6

Map required: 4 miles Leisurely < The Hospital O.S. Explorer 151 is built on Ynys Y Plwm, the Llantrisant N meadow of , which 2 Common was the home of the 1 3 Scale Cross the Leisure Centre Turn sharp left and follow < 5 Use the Pelican crossing Thomas/Cozens family A411 100 metres access road and take the old railway line. 3 and head right to pass who owned the greater the path with a metal Ignore the path to your D through a kissing gate 9 i 500 feet s part of the valley from fence on your left that right as you approach the m on your left alongside a to Tonyrefail. n

runs uphill to the main bridge over the river and t the Afon Clun. Follow the l

e Llantrisant < road. Cross the road and turn right after crossing. d < riverside path heading Ynys Maerdy

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walk up Insole terrace. Descend the steep path i across fields. Proceed l The remains of the mine w Finish

Cross the cobbled lane carefully to the river and a through the kissing gate y 5 on Ynys farm and continue uphill to a follow the path through < 59 on your left immediately 1 B4 can still be seen. Sunk kissing gate. Follow the woodland by the river. Golf Course after passing under between 1922 and 1926 level path around the It is necessary to squeeze < the dual carriageway. Talbot it was never a success Graig Common ignoring through a narrow gap Continue to a road. and closed following Green 6 paths to the right and by a gate when leaving 4 A411 Turn left under the an explosion, which

left. Continue on, until the wood. ad bridge and left again to < o occurred on 2nd June 4 R 9 you join a track that Continue between ay continue straight on up 1941. descends to the main houses and walk through el the road over a disused Lan dual carriageway and a the estate to the main railway bridge. Just past The Afon Clun 6 layby. road. Cross the road A473 Burgesse Crescent take Beginning on the western 2

Just before the start of on the nearby Pelican A473 the track on the left just slope of The Garth the stone wall, take the crossing and then pick < past a house called mountain near Pentyrch A4222 A411

path to your left, and up the footpath on your < Fairlawns and then turn the river used to be used cross the busy dual right. Continue under 9 right after 20 metres. to carry waste from the carriageway. Follow the the road and railway Bear right and continue Cwm Coking Works in path left, taking you bridges, past a factory 5 W up the road, passing . ny al around the hospital, and houses until the path un k between houses at end of B s B426 crossing an access road, climbs slightly to a road. the cul-de-sac. Turn right, Bunny walk marker a river bridge and finally Turn left to reach a busy 4 walk along the lane100m and on to a path with a large main road. turn left to return to the © Crown copyright and database rights 2019 OS 100033886 500 high wall in front of you. T i Leisure Centre. a n ith Bw

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