FREE MONTHLY WALK. St Briavels & The Slade Brook
Schedule
Sun Jun 28 2026 at 10:00 am to 12:30 pm
UTC+01:00Location
The entrance to St Briavels Castle | Caerphilly, WA
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The start of this walk is downhill, mainly on a sunken track from St Briavels to the valley of the Mork Brook. The route then follows the course of the Slade Brook back uphill. This small valley is an SSSI as it contains an active tufa forming stream and has a series of tufa dams, plunge pools and connecting stream sections. Tufa is a deposit of calcium carbonate onto rocks, vegetation and debris.The site is significant as tufa dams actively forming are relatively rare . The walk then returns to St Briavels across open farmland. There are some stiles on the route. Please bring drinks and a snack.Distance: 3.5 miles/5.2 kms
Ascent: 172 metres
Difficulty: Moderate
Meeting Point: The entrance to St Briavels Castle.
Grid Reference SO5585 0460; What3words: fires.materials.paintings
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