Always an attractive path, the route up Mynydd Machen,

followed by nice open views in all directions,

The quarry on the slopes of Mynydd Machen

On a good day, clear views across the Bristol Channel

Crosskeys and the Ebbw Valley

The Sirhowy Valley

Looking towards the Rhymney Valley Ridgeway FP

(Sirhowy Valley on the right, and the Rhymney Valley on the left of the ridge)

Descending again to Machen

  Crossing the river Rhymney at Machen to reach Coed Cefn Pwll-du

Draethen

Ruperra - nice woodland managed by a local trust

A good view of the castle

The summer house at Ruperra

Descending with Plas Machen, a 14th century farmhouse in the middle distance

The River Rhymney near Draethen