WA 1205
Rhyslyn Riverside Walk, Afan Forest Park
1.1 miles (1.8 km), circular. Starts and finishes at Rhyslyn car park. Under an hour, easy.
Start: SS 800 942, 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
Almost flat: about 35 m of climbing and 36 m of descent; highest point 103 m.
Facts
- Code
- WA 1205
- Distance
- 1.1 miles (1.8 km)
- Publisher’s page
- naturalresources.wales
- Type
- Circular
- Walking time
- Under an hour
- Difficulty
- Easy (how we grade)
- Designation
- Regional route
- Region
- Wales
- County
- Neath Port Talbot
- Total ascent
- About 35 m. Highest point 103 m
Getting there
Starts and finishes at the same place, marked by the dot on the map.
- Bus stops
- Forestry Houses, 190 m from the start. Directions SS 802 941Oakwood, 460 m from the start. Directions SS 796 940Aqueduct, 520 m from the start. Directions SS 795 941
- Car parks
- Car park, 140 m from the start. Directions SS 799 941Car park, 680 m from the start. Directions SS 793 943Car park, 710 m from the start. Directions SS 794 938
What to expect
No steep climbs: no kilometre gains more than about 18 m.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
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Connecting routes
- WA 1164Penrhys Walk, Afan Forest ParkShares 0.5 miles of path with this route. This route starts and finishes on it at Rhyslyn car park.
Walks nearby
- WA 1199Old Parish Road Walk, Afan Forest Park1.2 miles. Starts 1 mile away
- WA 1153Gyfylchi Ridgetop Trail, Afan Forest Park6.9 miles, circular. Starts 1.3 miles away
- WA 1174River and Railway Walk, Afan Forest Park2.7 miles. Starts 1.3 miles away
- WA 127Coed Morgannwg WayLong-distance route, 36 miles, one way. Starts 6 miles away
- WA 1052Vale of Neath Walk2.9 miles, one way. Starts 6 miles away
- WA 1145Swansea CanalOne way. Starts 8.5 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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