Torfaen Walks
Torfaen is a beautiful area occupying the most eastern of the South Wales valleys, well known as an area that holds a warm welcome with great diversity in terms of its landscape, biodiversity, history and cultural heritage.
The landscape is certainly one of the contrasts with steep sided valleys, rolling agricultural fields, heather moorland, unimproved grasslands and diverse post industrial land in the north and mid valley areas. We have ancient woodlands; interesting water bodies, such as the Afon Llwyd, Garn Lakes and the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal; wildlife; rich urban greenspace; and parkland, one famous example being Pontypool Park.
Torfaen County Borough Council have developed a series of circular walks throughout the Torfaen area in addition to The Countryside Events Programme.