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Taffs Well Rail Station

  • Disused railway
  • River
  • Special Area of Conservation
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Peaks nearby
30
highest 81m
Walking routes
8
within 10 miles

What's on the doorstep

Photo of River TaffRiver TaffRiver · 0.1 mi (about 0.1 mi on foot)

Also nearby

Walking distances are estimates from the straight-line distance and the type of ground, not a measured route. Check a map before you set off.

About Taffs Well Rail Station

Taff's Well is a semi-rural village, community and electoral ward located at the south-eastern tip of Rhondda Cynon Taf, 6 miles (9.7 km) north-west of the city centre of Cardiff, the capital of Wales. Known locally as the "Gates to the Valleys" by some and considered part of the Valleys by others, it is separated from Gwaelod-y-Garth by the River Taff. Taff's Well is distinguished because it contains the only thermal spring in Wales. The tepid water is thought to rise along a fault-line from the Carboniferous Limestone, in somewhat similar manner to the warm springs at Bristol and Bath. The Welsh myth of the Taff's Well Turtle originates here. Various religious groups regard it as a spiritual site.

Source: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.

Hills, trails and walks from the platform

Walking distances are estimates from the straight-line distance and the type of ground, not a measured route. Check a map before you set off.

Garth Wood180m0.5 mi (about 0.7 to 0.8 mi on foot)
Craig yr AlltM273m1.3 mi (about 1.5 to 2 mi on foot)
Garth HillM307m1.4 mi (about 2 mi on foot)
Woodhill181m1.4 mi (about 2 mi on foot)
Caerphilly Common271m2.3 mi (about 3 to 3.5 mi on foot)