Long Distance Trails
There are three long distance
trails which pass through Neath Port Talbot; and these provide
links to adjacent local authority areas. Some sections of
these paths are registered public rights of way, but other sections
are permissive paths where use is allowed by the landowner.
Coed Morgannwg Way
This 58km trail commences at Margam
Park and passes through Afan Forest Park to link with a route
through Rhondda Cynon Taff to Merthyr Tydfil where it terminates at
Gethin Woodland Park. This is a challenging upland walk, much
of it through forest areas, but there are also outstanding views of
the Brecon Beacons and the coast.
St.Illtyd’s Walk
This path links Pembrey Country
Park in Carmarthenshire with Margam Park in Neath Port Talbot, and
passes through the upland part of the City and County of Swansea en
route. The trail is 103km in length and passes through a
variety of rural and coastal landscapes.
Ogwr Ridgeway Walk
This path links Margam Park with
Mynydd y Gaer in the County Borough of Bridgend where it then links
with the Taff Eley Ridgeway. It is almost entirely in the
administrative area of Bridgend, but the link with the Coed
Morgannwg Way in Neath Port Talbot allows walkers the opportunity
for long distance walking across South Wales.
In addition to these trails, a
circular walk around the Vale of Neath called Cerdded Bro Nedd was
established by the former highway authority, but the waymarking
discs have largely disappeared and the route is no longer
promoted. The reinstatement of this trail is included as a
proposal in the
ROWIP
.
Whilst the above trails are clearly
of value to the long distance walker and add to the tourism
attraction of South Wales, they also enable people to walk shorter
distances within this authority and allow links with other areas of
access.
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Last Updated: 03.05.2012 at 11:32