Bridgend (Wales) — Colwinston
Bricol one
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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Bridgend (Wales) and Colwinston.
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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Bridgend (Wales) and Colwinston.
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Route status - Live
Reviews - 4
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Is this route good enough? - Yes (4)
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Measurements
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The narrowest part of the path is 100.0cm (1)
The steepest uphill gradient walking East 30.0% (1)
The steepest uphill gradient walking West 15.0% (1)
The steepest camber: no data
How clear is the waymarking on the route: Unsigned (1)
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75.0% of the route is on roads (1)
15.0% of the route is lit at night (1)
30.0% of the route is paved (1)
10.0% of the route is muddy (1)
5.0% of the route is over rough ground (1)
10.0% of the route is through long grass (1)
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Start and end points
Bridgend (Wales)
Grid Ref
SS9075879851
Lat / Lon
51.50700° / -3.57545°
Easting / Northing
290,758E / 179,851N
What3Words
follow.junior.exile
Colwinston
Grid Ref
SS9409875432
Lat / Lon
51.46791° / -3.52602°
Easting / Northing
294,098E / 175,432N
What3Words
candle.smiling.unleashed
Bricol One's land is
Bridgend (Wales) | |
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Grid Ref | SS9075879851 |
Lat / Lon | 51.50700° / -3.57545° |
Easting / Northing | 290,758E / 179,851N |
What3Words | follow.junior.exile |
Colwinston | |
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Grid Ref | SS9409875432 |
Lat / Lon | 51.46791° / -3.52602° |
Easting / Northing | 294,098E / 175,432N |
What3Words | candle.smiling.unleashed |
Arable | 45.8% |
Pasture | 25.2% |
Urban | 29.0% |
Data: Corine Land Cover (CLC) 2018
reviews
Sftuck
12 Apr 2024Walked from Colwinston to Bridgend. Nice route that is easy to follow. The first section is along very quiet country roads – only 4 cars passed me. Then through fields to the outskirts of Bridgend, where it took a while to cross the A48, but all in all, not too bad.
Stuart Bain
29 Mar 2024Walking from Colwinston to Bridgend
A really nice start off road circling the church and then pleasant, peaceful walking along historic quiet lanes.
The first part in this direction is a gentle ascent until you reach the trig point. Then it’s off road on Ewenny Priory estate land descending down a steep slope through the fields.
My favourite part of the walk was taking a short diversion to take a visit to St Michaels church and Ewenny Priory. There is a living museum at the back of the church with old chambers remembering Maurice de Londre. The priory was made famous by a Turner painting the ancient rood screen still standing at the back. You can still see the damage caused by animals being tethered to the roof screen in the 16-17th century.
After a lazy wonder and a coffee I was back on track following a narrow path between two fences to reach the edge of urban Bridgend.
Other than a crossing at the A48 (take care!). It’s a safe and scenic walk mostly by road.
I would recommend doing this route.
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Paul Chilcott
02 Dec 2023December 2023. Direction: Colwinston to Bridgend.
A pleasant walk firstly through country lanes from Colwinston, then the middle section through fields around the Ewenny Priory estate, before entering the outskirts of Bridgend for the last leg. There are several styles and gates on the middle section. The land around the route is intensive agriculture most of the way, but there are some nice views over the Ewenny Valley and Bridgend after leaving the lanes and descending down through the fields. It may be worth taking a small detour for a couple of hundred metres to look at the church, but the priory itself is private land.
Photo 1 - Trig point and QE II memorial on Tair Croes
Photos 2 & 3 - View towards the Ewenny Valley and Bridgend
Photo 4 - The Ewenny River
Photos 5 & 6 - Ewenny Church & Priory.
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MaddyT
03 Oct 2021This route is fine - easy to navigate with no significant access issues. Leaving Bridgend it took some concentration to cross the A48, even on a Sunday morning, and there were a few stone slabs instead of stiles - but overall, it’s a good route.
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