WA 1153
Gyfylchi Ridgetop Trail, Afan Forest Park
6.9 miles (11.1 km), circular. Starts and finishes at Afan Forest Park Visitor Centre. About 3 hours, moderate.
Start: SS 818 951, and finish. OS grid.
Take it with you: download the GPX file (it opens in OS Maps, Komoot, Outdooractive or a GPS unit) or open the start in OS Maps.
Up and down
About 370 m of climbing and 328 m of descent; highest point 335 m.
Facts
- Code
- WA 1153
- Distance
- 6.9 miles (11.1 km)
- Publisher’s page
- naturalresources.wales
- Type
- Circular
- Walking time
- About 3 hours
- Difficulty
- Moderate (how we grade)
- Designation
- Regional route
- Region
- Wales
- County
- Neath Port Talbot
- Total ascent
- About 370 m. Highest point 335 m
Getting there
Starts and finishes at the same place, marked by the dot on the map.
- Bus stops
- Forest Park, 290 m from the start. Directions SS 821 951Cynonville, 640 m from the start. Directions SS 825 952
- Car parks
- Car park, 240 m from the start. Directions SS 821 951Car park, 730 m from the start. Directions SS 826 952
What to expect
Steepest climb: about 122 m in a kilometre (1 in 8), starting 1.1 miles in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
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Connecting routes
- WA 1174River and Railway Walk, Afan Forest ParkShares 1.5 miles of path with this route. Starts and finishes on this route at Afan Forest Park Visitor Centre and Cynonville. This route starts and finishes on it at Afan Forest Park Visitor Centre.
- WA 1164Penrhys Walk, Afan Forest ParkShares 0.9 miles of path with this route.
- WA 1199Old Parish Road Walk, Afan Forest ParkFinishes on this route at Cynonville. This route finishes on it at Afan Forest Park Visitor Centre.
Walks nearby
- WA 1205Rhyslyn Riverside Walk, Afan Forest Park1.1 miles, circular. Starts 1.3 miles away
- WA 127Coed Morgannwg WayLong-distance route, 36 miles, one way. Starts 4.8 miles away
- WA 1052Vale of Neath Walk2.9 miles, one way. Starts 4.8 miles away
- WA 1145Swansea CanalOne way. Starts 9.4 miles away
- WA 1075Sgwd yr Eira Trail1.9 miles, one way. Starts 9.8 miles away
- WA 1217Elidir Trail, Pontneddfechan1.1 miles, there and back. Starts 11 miles away
Sources
Checked against naturalresources.wales on 12 October 2026.
- Route line: Natural Resources Wales, Recreation routes, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Natural Resources Wales information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Facts: naturalresources.wales
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