About us
Croeso! Welcome to the Wales Outdoors Meetup group, where outdoor enthusiasts come together to explore the stunning landscapes of Wales. Whether you're into hiking, wild swimming, or wildlife watching, this group is for you. Join us for adventures in South Wales and Bannau Brycheiniog, the Brecon Beacons, with occasional events in Snowdonia, Pembrokeshire Coast, and beyond. Connect with like-minded individuals, improve your outdoor skills, and enjoy the fresh air and natural beauty that Wales has to offer. Let's make memories, conquer peaks, and create lifelong friendships in picturesque Cymru. Adventure awaits with Wales Outdoors!
Upcoming events
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The Eight Waterfalls Of Bannau Brycheiniog
Pontneddfechan, Dinas Road, GBWe're offering the Eight Waterfalls walk, a guided walk that is our tourist go-to hike and that we deliver a few times a week in the high season, as a warm-up, to get us back into the swing of things in advance of the 'crazy season'.
This is a 10-mile hike, delivered at a relaxed pace with plenty of stops, and we have two sign-up options. This hike is in addition to our commitment of providing one hike per month, those being the first or second weekend of any month, and so payment please if you want to RSVP.
We have two options.
From Cardiff - Join us in our Minivan for a Cardiff to Cardiff journey, with the hike sandwiched in between - This is a paid service and is limited to 12 people. You can make a payment using Stripe.
Meet Us There - RSVP by buying me a coffee and stating the coffee is for 'Waterfalls' and I'll manually add you to the event.
12 attendees - £50.00
Join The Wales Outdoors High Season 'Warmup Tour'
National museum, Cathays Park CF10 3NP, Cardiff, GBSomething a little different, but we thought we'd share this with you all as you may be interested in a trad tourism 'day trip'... This is a paid event and limited to 12 people. You can make a payment using this Stripe payment link.
What we have on offer here is our Five Star eight-hour day tour from Cardiff, our ‘Three Amazing Castles, Tintern Abbey And Roman Caerleon’, which retails in the high season at £167.50 pp, on offer as a staff ‘warm-up’ event. This is for tourism professionals, members of our social hiking group and indeed any ‘local’ that wants to experience a fine day out in South East Wales at a bargain basement price.
Travelling from Cardiff or Newport in our fully electric minivan, we’ll journey across SE Wales. Consider the minivan as a time machine, enjoy travelling with your driver/guide from one era to another, experiencing the Ancient Britons, the Romans, the Normans, the Tudors and the Victorians…
And the great thing for you is that we are not going to bill you £167.50 pp! For this one time in 2026 only this tour is available to readers of this blog, followers of our Facebook page and members of our social hiking group for just £50 pp. You’ll also need to have either CADW membership or purchase in advance (cheaper - we can sort this for you as a trade purchase), or on the day, a Three Day CADW Explorer Pass. This equates to a 66% Discount!
Kids, of all ages, are welcome ;) Sturdy footwear and clothing for a range of weather is recommended. Toilets and snacks are available at most stops. Lunch is usually in Caerleon, where there are options of a pub, a lovely cafe (we’ll book a table) or the village bakery.
4 attendees - £7.50
Cwmcarn Forest and Twmbarlum Hill Fort
Cwmcarn Forest, Cwmcarn Forest Drive, Newport, GBWe are back on Andy and Kate's home turf and wandering in the Gwent Valleys. Meeting at Cwmcarn Forest, where you can get breakfast if you're early enough, we'll be heading up one side of the valley to Mynydd Maen, almost all the way to Pontypool and then returning via the Cambrian Way and Twmbarlum. If we are quick enough, we'll have time for tea and cake when done :)
Wales Outdoors Kit List - Best practice kit list - Don't worry, though, we bring along all the safety kit, so you don't have to
Wales Outdoors Kit Shop - Our merchandise and small shop selling our recommended kit and kit hire optionsKnow before you go
- Put a shout-out here for car sharing
- This tour will take place rain or shine
- You will climb 525m and hike 20km
- All walks are well behaved dog-friendly, and so if you have an issue with dogs, then these walks are likely not for you
- Although most levels of fitness can be accommodated, please be sensible when booking and know your own ability
Please Note
A good level of fitness is required for all of our mountain walks. If walking with us, please know that the weather can change, and at times we do need to keep moving, especially in winter, to remain warm and safe.11 attendees - £7.50
The Black Mountain Circuit
Tafarn-y-Garreg Pub & Camping,, Tafarn-Y-Garreg, Pen-y-Cae, SA9 1GS,, Swansea, GBDon't be fooled, this is not the Black Mountains in the East but is the Black Mountain in the West! Confusing! We'll meet at Tafarn y Garreg, where there is off the road parking on the lane just north of the pub, and then it's out into the wildest countryside south of North Wales. We walk through a dramatic landscape with sink and shake holes before ascending to the ridge above Llyn y Fan Fach. Then it follows the high ground to the summit of Bannau Brycheiniog and then the wonderful descent along the long ridge of Fan Hir, passing Llyn y Fan Fawr along the way. This route is coloured with legend. Keep an eye out for the fairy folk...
Wales Outdoors Kit List - Best practice kit list - Don't worry, though, we bring along all the safety kit, so you don't have to
Wales Outdoors Kit Shop - Our merchandise and small shop selling our recommended kit and kit hire optionsKnow before you go
- Put a shout-out here for car sharing
- This tour will take place rain or shine
- You will climb 848m and hike 19km
- All walks are well behaved dog-friendly, and so if you have an issue with dogs, then these walks are likely not for you
- Although most levels of fitness can be accommodated, please be sensible when booking and know your own ability
Please Note
A good level of fitness is required for all of our mountain walks. If walking with us, please know that the weather can change, and at times we do need to keep moving, especially in winter, to remain warm and safe.13 attendees
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