WA 1164
Penrhys Walk, Afan Forest Park
3.6 miles (5.8 km). About 1½ hours, easy.
Start: SS 799 941. Finish: SS 799 941. 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 241 m of climbing and 241 m of descent; highest point 285 m.
Facts
- Code
- WA 1164
- Distance
- 3.6 miles (5.8 km)
- Publisher’s page
- naturalresources.wales
- Walking time
- About 1½ hours
- Difficulty
- Easy (how we grade)
- Designation
- Regional route
- Region
- Wales
- County
- Neath Port Talbot
- Total ascent
- About 241 m. Highest point 285 m
Getting there
- Bus stops
- Forestry Houses, 270 m from the start. Directions SS 802 941Oakwood, 340 m from the start. Directions SS 796 940Aqueduct, 410 m from the start. Directions SS 795 941
- Car parks
- Car park, 20 m from the start. Directions SS 799 941Car park, 590 m from the start. Directions SS 793 943Car park, 600 m from the start. Directions SS 794 938
Getting back
We found no bus stop within 3 km of the finish and no station within 10 km (from OpenStreetMap), so plan a lift or a taxi back.
What to expect
Steepest climb: about 121 m in a kilometre (1 in 8), starting 0.5 miles in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
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Connecting routes
- WA 1153Gyfylchi Ridgetop Trail, Afan Forest ParkShares 0.7 miles of path with this route.
- WA 1205Rhyslyn Riverside Walk, Afan Forest ParkShares 0.5 miles of path with this route. Starts and finishes on this route at Rhyslyn car park.
Walks nearby
- WA 1199Old Parish Road Walk, Afan Forest Park1.2 miles. Starts 1 mile away
- WA 1174River and Railway Walk, Afan Forest Park2.7 miles. Starts 1.4 miles away
- WA 127Coed Morgannwg WayLong-distance route, 36 miles, one way. Starts 6.1 miles away
- WA 1052Vale of Neath Walk2.9 miles, one way. Starts 6.1 miles away
- WA 1145Swansea CanalOne way. Starts 8.4 miles away
- WA 1075Sgwd yr Eira Trail1.9 miles, one way. 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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