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Road trail Tonyrefail Windfarm & Llantrisant
Tonyrefail, Porth, Wales

Road trail Tonyrefail Windfarm & Llantrisant

Length8.1 mi
Elev. Gain921.7 ft
Est. Steps19000
Trail
Dog friendly
Scenic view
Historic site
Forest
Lake or River
Created by Lisa 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿💛🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Road trail Tonyrefail Windfarm & Llantrisant Introduction

Road trail Tonyrefail Windfarm & Llantrisant is a 8.2 mile (19,000-step) route located near Tonyrefail, Porth, Wales. This route has an elevation gain of about 921.7 ft and is rated as medium. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.
Steady paths until the mountain road, steep hills still on tracks, when you reach mile 3 it’s all trail and off road leading through very muddy wet fields, small stream and uneven services. Awesome views and very nice walk run indeed

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Attractions Near Road trail Tonyrefail Windfarm & Llantrisant

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Tonyrefail

Place
Tonyrefail is a village and community in the Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough, South Wales, at the head of the River Ely,. It is situated 4 miles (6.4 km) northwest of Llantrisant, around 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from Trebanog and around 2 miles (3.2 km) from Williamstown. Tonyrefail was a rural hamlet and evolved into an industrial village during the second half of the 19th century, when coal and steel became synonymous with the South Wales Valleys.

Tonyrefail School

Place
Tonyrefail School was an 11-18 mixed comprehensive school of approximately 1050 students that served the town of Tonyrefail and the surrounding areas. The school was part of a cluster of 6 primary schools: Cwmlai, Tonyrefail, Tref-y-Rhyg, Williamstown, Hendreforgan and Abercerdin.Tonyrefail School was part of the Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council 21st Century Schools Reorganisation, which will take a radically different approach to education in the area, by sharing both primary and secondary sector resources.

Penychen

Place
Penychen was a possible minor kingdom of early medieval Wales and later a cantref of the Kingdom of Morgannwg. Penychen was one of three cantrefs that made up the kingdom of Glywysing lying between the rivers Taff and Thaw, the other two being Gwynllwg and Gorfynydd. The cantrefi were created on the death of Glywys (c.480 AD), the first king of Glywysing, when the kingdom was divided between three of his sons, Pawl, Gwynllyw and Mechwyn.

Coed-Ely

Place
Coed-Ely is a small village located to the south of Tonyrefail in south Wales and is located in the County Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf. The name Coed-Ely is a derivative of the Welsh words Coed-Elái which can be loosely translated into English as Ely Woods.

Coed Ely railway station

Place
Coed Ely railway station served the portion of the Ely Valley around the mining communities of Thomastown and Coed-Ely in south Wales, between 1925 and 1958.

Thomastown, Rhondda Cynon Taf

Place
Thomastown is a village and district of the large community of Tonyrefail, within Rhondda Cynon Taf, South Wales. It is located to the south of Tonyrefail within the 'Tonyrefail West' electoral ward, and falls within the Ely Valley along the A4119.

Ely River

Water

Fagin's Bar and Restaurant

Food

Coedely Community Centre

Building

Cwmlai Primary School

School
Last updated: Jan 1, 2025

Route Details

Length

8.1 mi

Elev. Gain

921.7 ft

Est. Steps

19000
Created by
Lisa 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿💛🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
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