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Sirhowy Valley Country Park

2.5 miles (4 km)

Ordnance Survey Map Open Streetmap Explore 1000 acres of woodland and meadows in this beautiful country park in Risca. You can follow the waterside path along the Sirhowy River and climb to Graig Goch Woods for wonderful views of the surrounding countryside.
For cyclists National Cycle Route 47 runs through the park. You could pick this up and head west to Parc Penallta. If you're on foot you could extend your walk along the Rhymney Valley Ridgeway Walk or the Sirhowy Valley Ridgeway Walk which run past the park.
The circular climb to Machen Mountain also starts from the car park at the park. It uses the waymarked footpaths to climb to the summit where there's a transmitter and excellent views to enjoy.

Sirhowy Valley Country Park OS Map Ordnance survey map - Mobile GPS OS Map with Location tracking

Sirhowy Valley Country Park Open Street Map Open Streetmap - Mobile GPS Map with Location tracking

Photos

Sirhowy Valley Country Park, Wyllie - geograph.org.uk - 429487

Sirhowy Valley Country Park, Wyllie

Autumn at Sirhowy Valley Country Park 1 - geograph.org.uk - 1041771

Autumn at Sirhowy Valley Country Park. A steep footpath rising from the car park in amongst beech woodland.

Waterfall by the country park road - geograph.org.uk - 1041839

Waterfall by the country park road. Several cascades like this liven up the drive into the park.

The country park car park - geograph.org.uk - 1041831

The country park car park

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GPS Files

GPX File

Sirhowy Valley Country Park.gpx (On Desktop:Right Click>Save As. On Ipad/Iphone:Click and hold>Download Linked File)

Memory Map Route

Sirhowy Valley Country Park.mmo (On Desktop:Right Click>Save As. On Ipad/Iphone:Click and hold >Download Linked File)