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Where Ravens Dare

Where Ravens Dare Challenge

Saturday 16th October

15.5 and 25.5 mile routes

A visually spectacular autumnal walk of either 25.5 or 15.5 miles in the eastern valleys of South Wales. The walk will go onto open moorland and through and above ancient woodlands. Views of The Breacon Beacons, the South Wales Valleys, Exmoor and the ancient forest of Wentwood will be experienced on this newly created route that will take walkers to Mynydd Machen, Twmbarlwm, Mynydd Maen and Mynydd y Lan.

This new event for 2010 is organised by the South Wales Group of the Long Distance Walkers Association and is open to non-LDWA members.

Directions to the start at Machen Village Hall
From junction 28 on the M4 - A467 north for 0.6 miles to 1st roundabout - 2nd left onto A468 (Caerphilly) to 2nd roundabout - 1st left keeping on A468 for 4.5 miles to Machen - soon after yellow pub/restaurant turn left into Forge Road (if you reach the pelican crossing by the school, you`ve gone too far) - at end of Forge Road before the bridge over the river, turn right into The Crescent - Machen Village Hall is on your right.

Entry Details
Entry is by completion of an entry form, which contains full details of the event. Either download an entry form from this site or send a stamped addressed envelope to John Cunnane, 11 The Dell, Tonteg, Pontypridd, Mid Glamorgan, CF38 1TG. (Tel: 01443 207836 - before 9:30pm please), email: John Cunnane

Route Descriptions
Click here to obtain text descriptions of the routes and their GPX files suitable for use in a GPS device. A display of the routes on a 1:50000 Ordnance Survey map may also be viewed via that page.