Pontarddulais Walking Club.com

Leave the car at home and catch the Heart of Wales Train (Swansea to Shrewsbury) from Pontarddulais Station. There are great walks to be had from practically every station.

Church Rock, Bosherston

" Of all exercises walking is the best."

- Thomas Jefferson

Stackpole Head, Pembrokeshire

LLWYBRAU SIR GÂR

A wyddoch fod Cyngor Sir Gaerfyrddin wedi creu 30 o daflenni cerdded gan gynnwys mapiau a nodiadau diddorol.Am ragor o fanylion cysyllter a:

leisure@carmarthenshire.gov.uk

CARMARTHENSHIRE

COUNTY WALKS

Are you aware that

Carmarthenshire CC has published 30 walking leaflets which includes maps and notes of interest. Contact

leisure@carmarthenshire.gov.uk

for further information

Old drovers road near Alltwalis, Carmarthenshire in 2008. Soon to become a hardcore access track for wind factory!!!

The old drovers road in 2010 now has an ugly track running along its length- courtesy of the so called 'green technology'!

CROESO

Sefydlwyd Clwb Cerdded Pontarddulais ar 13ydd o fis Medi 1997. Dim ond dau a fentrodd ar y daith gyntaf ond bellach mae'r clwb wedi tyfu ac yn mynd o nerth i nerth.

WELCOME

Pontarddulais Walking Club was established on the 13th of September 1997. On that day only 2 intrepid walkers turned up to walk. Since then, however, the group has grown and has gone from strength to strength.

Ysgyryd Fawr from Hatterral Hill

Awn er na fo tywynnu - a rhoi traed
Drwy yr oer a'r gwlychu:
Hin ein cam a chwmni cu
A'i naws ddaw i'n cynhesu

Huw Dylan Owen

Os ydych am ymweld ag ardaloedd prydferthaf Cymru nid oes gwell ffordd nag ymuno â grwp cerdded. Yn ogystal, mae'n ffordd ardderchog o gadw'n heini ac i wneud ffrindiau newydd.

Joining a group is, without doubt, the best way of visiting the most beautiful places in Wales. It is also a fantastic way of keeping fit and make new friends.

Maen Ceti, (Arthur's Stone) Gwyr / Gower

" The sum of the whole is this: walk and be happy, walk and be healthy."

- Charles Dickens

Countryside Code

? Be safe - plan ahead and follow

any signs

? Leave gates and property as

you find them

? Protect plants and animals, and

take your litter home

? Keep dogs under close control [preferably on a lead at all times]

? Consider other people

Mynydd y Gwair - under threat from a massive wind factory - see Socme website link

Report blocked paths to the relevant local authority. Inform also the local community council. Most are very helpful and are keen to reopen their footpaths. Local authorities responsible for maintaining Public Rights of Way can be contacted on the following addresses:

City & County of Swansea

countrysideaccess@swansea.gov.uk

Carmarthenshire County Council

prowmaintenance@carmarthenshire.gov.uk

Ceredigion County Council

countryside@ceredigion.gov.uk

Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council

countryside@npt.gov.uk

Rhondda Cynon Taff County Borough Council

ParksCountryside@rhondda-cynon-taff.gov.uk

Vale of Glamorgan Council

footpaths@valeofglamorgan.gov.uk

Bridgend County Borough Council

rightsofway@bridgend.gov.uk

Powys County Council

rightsofway@powys.gov.uk

Pembrokeshire County Council

prowl@pembrokeshire.gov.uk

Sgwd yr Eira

Tal am aelodaeth yw £6.00. Mae teithiau yn agored i bawb gan gynnwys ymwelwyr ond disgwylir i bawb sy'n cerdded yn rheolaidd ymuno a'r Clwb maes o law.

Membership is £6.00. Newcomers are welcome including visitors but those who walk regularly are expected to join the Club.

Carn Ingli, Mynydd y Preseli

We have approximately 50 members and walks are held every weekend. We have between 15-20 members that walk regularly and we visit all parts of South Wales including the southern areas of Mid Wales. We are fortunate that Gower is on our doorstep and the Brecon Beacons and the Pembrokeshire Coastal Path are only an hours drive away. We visit North Wales every year. We have also visit Ireland, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, the Cotswolds and the Lake District.

Spectacular cliffs of Glamorgan

Daliwch y tren o Orsaf y Bont a chewch chi daith gerdded ardderchog o fwyafrif o'r gorsfeydd.

Bannau Sir Gaer & Llyn y Fan Fach

? Wear suitable footwear preferably boots

? Bring plenty of food and drink

? Bring waterproofs and extra warm clothes

? During the winter bring gloves and a warm hat

? During the summer bring sun block protection

? A suitable rucksack would be between 30 & 45 litres

Useful Welsh -English terms

mynydd mountain tyle hill

bryn hill rhiw hill

trum/drum ridge cefn ridge

cwm valley rhos moor

copa/gopa summit fan peak

crib/grib crest bwlch pass

craig/graig rock pen top

moel/foel bare hill troed foot

bannau peaks (g)waun meadow/moor/fen

llyn lake nant stream

afon river aber confluence/estuary

llwybr path comin common

coed trees/wood nudden mist

du/ddu black niwl fog/mist

coch/goch red mignen/fignen bog

gwyn/wen white cors/gors bog

llan church dyffryn valley

carn/garn cairn allt wooded slope

carnedd cairn esgair ridge

llethr slope clogwyn cliff

llechwedd slope tarren cliff /rocky hill

mawr/fawr big/great (d)dinas fort

bach/fach little caer/gaer fort

Er rhyfeddod welwn wrth rodio - hud
Yr holl wlad drwy deithio,
Awn adref wedi'r crwydro
I'n braint, cael mwynhau ein bro

Huw Dylan Owen

Fine view of Abergavenny & Ysyryd Fawr from the Blorenge

Cofiwch eich bod yn mynd i lan y tyle ac i lawr y waered!

Mas o'r coed tywyll ger Maesyfed

Reappearing from the dark woods near Old Radnor

"If you are seeking creative ideas, go out walking. Angels whisper to a man when he goes for a walk."

- Raymond Inmon

Soar-y-Mynydd, Rhandirmwyn

"Walking is man's best medicine"

- Hippocrates

Ynys Weryn / Worms Head

"I dream of hiking into my old age"

- Marlyn Doan

Mynydd Troed

Cerddwn Ymlaen!

Afon Cothi, Brechfa

Footpath - open to walkers only

Bridleway - open to horseriders, cyclists & walkers

Byway open to All Traffic (BOAT)

"All walking is discovery. On foot we take the time to see things whole".

- Hal Borland

Y man cyfarfod yw Maes Parcio Water Street gyferbyn â Llyfrgell Pontarddulais. Gellir cysylltu â'r clwb cerdded drwy E-bost: alan.richards59@btopenworld.com

The meeting place is Water Street Car Park opposite the Pontarddulais Library. You can contact the walking club by E-mail which is: alan.richards59@btopenworld.com

St Govans, Pembrokeshire

Côd Cefn Gwlad

? Byddwch yn ddiogel - cynlluniwch o flaen llaw a dilynwch unrhyw arwyddion

? Gadewch glwydi ac eiddo fel rydych chi'n eu cael nhw

? Gofalwch eich bod chi'n gwarchod planhigion ac anifeiliaid, ac ewch a'ch sbwriel gartref

? Cadwch eich ci dan rheolaeth [ar dennyn os gellir drwy'r amser]

? Byddwch yn ystyriol i bobl eraill.

Take only photos

Leave only footprints

Three Cliffs Bay, Gwyr / Gower

" I have two doctors, my left leg and my right."

- G . M Trevelyan

Above Cwmparc, Treorchy, Rhondda Fawr

Mae tua 50 o aelodau ac yr ydym yn cerdded yn wythnosol. Gan amlaf mae tua 15 - 20 yn cerdded yn rheolaidd. Yr ydym yn cerdded ledled y De a rhannau o'r Canolbarth; hynny yw, o Fynyddoedd y Preseli i Glawdd Offa ac o Benrhyn Gwyr i Bumlumon. Unwaith y flwyddyn yr ydym yn treulio penwythnos lan yn y Gogledd ac yn lletya mewn hostelau ieuenctid. Yr ydym hefyd wedi ymweld ag Iwerddon, Cernyw, Dyfnaint, Dorset ac Ardal y Llynnoedd.

The Chartist Cave (Ogof Fawr). Trefil

Footpath 42/6 Llangathen, before & after. Thanks to the Countryside Rangers Carmarthenshire County Council are reopening their public rights of way.

? Gwisgwch ddillad addas

? Gwisgwch esigidiau cerdded addas

? Dewch â digon o fwyd a dwr

? Dewch â dillad glaw a dillad cynnes ychwanegol

? Yn ystod yr haf dewch ag eli haul

? Yn ystod y gaeaf gwisgwch fenig a chap am eich pen

? Sach gerdded addas fyddai rhwng 30 litr a 45 litr

Bannau Brycheiniog / Brecon Beacons

Thanks to the City & County of Swansea Public Rights of Way Department there in now improved access to Graig Fawr Common from Pentrebach, Pontarddulais

Llanddowror hollow way cleared and reopened by Carmarthenshire County Council

LOST WAYS

Unfortunately, during the early 1950s many rights of way were not added by parish councils - for whatever reason - to definitive maps (Countryside Act 1949). These paths are now regarded as 'lost ways'. However, existing footpaths can still be added to these maps and this process is known as a 'modification order'. After January 1st 2026 it will no longer be possible to add any more paths to definitive maps. Unlike Wales, local authorities in England are currently researching into lost ways. For any queries regarding a 'lost way' or any other footpath contact the relevant county council.

LLWYBRAU CANIATAOL

Cliciwch ar wefan Cyngor Cefn Gwlad Cymru (CCW) www.ccw.gov.uk Yna, cliciwch ar 'Archwilio Cymru' er cael mynediad i'r mwyafrif o lwybrau caniataol yng Nghymru

PERMISSIVE FOOTPATHS

Visit the Countryside Council of Wales (CCW) website www.ccw.gov.uk and click 'Explore Wales' to access most of the permissive footpaths and bridleways in Wales

Afon Blotweth, Gwernogle

Mae cerdded yn creu dros £500 mil o bunnau i economi Cymru.

Goleudy Whiteford Lighthouse

Walking: the most ancient exercise and the best modern exercise.

- Carrie Latet

Club flag courtesy of Geraint Owain Price

O gamre yn iach cawn gym'ryd-sug haf
i'n sgyfaint a gwynfyd
Ar y daith a rhed ei hud
A'i hwyl 'mlân 'rôl dychwelyd

Huw Dylan Owen

Bannau Sir Gaer

"A vigorous five-mile walk will do more good for an unhappy but otherwise healthy adult than all the medicine and psychology in the world"

- Paul Dudley White

Afon Blotweth, Gwerogle