SATURDAY 6
This event is not in the Geopark but in the Blaenavon World Heritage Site - another UNESCO designated landscape.

10:00 – 11:30
A Chapel, a Church and a Canal: Govilon’s Heritage
A Blaenavon Industrial Landscape World Heritage Site Guided Walk
LENGTH: 1.25m / 2km
MEET: British Waterways car park, Govilon Wharf (SO 272 137)
Llanwenarth Baptist Chapel, Govilon, built in 1695, is the oldest Baptist chapel in Wales. In 1860 the growing community built their own Parish Church too, from a little Chapel of Ease. This walk features a guided tour of Llanwenarth Chapel and Christ Church, plus a leisurely stroll along the beautiful Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal.
GRADE: Easy with one set of steep stone steps
LEADERS:  Rev. Peter Baines, Frances Baines and Blaenavon WHS Warden, Alvin Nicholas. For more details call 01633 648045.

SUNDAY 7
10:00 – 17:00
Sinks, Stones and Pavements
LENGTH: 9m / 14km
MEET: Craig-y-nos Country Park (car park charges apply) (SN 839 155).
A fascinating ramble over Castell y Geifr and Carreg Goch, visiting many active sink holes, rock features and a standing stone.
Bring packed lunch.
GRADE/ASCENT: Energetic / 500m
LEADER: National Park Volunteer, Dave Ing
For more details call 01874 623366.

SUNDAY 7

This event is not in the Geopark but in the Blaenavon World Heritage Site - another UNESCO designated landscape.

10:00 – 14:30
Fossil Hunt
A Blaenavon Industrial Landscape World Heritage Site Guided Walk
LENGTH: 5m / 8km
MEET: Blaenavon Ironworks car park (SO 248 091)
A walk looking at archaeological features in the landscape and the reasoning behind their development – geology, location and the interaction of people with nature. Try to find and identify some of the 300 million year old fossils scattered throughout the landscape! Bring packed lunch. Accessible by bus.
GRADE: Moderate
LEADERS: Blaenavon WHS Warden, Alvin Nicholas & National Park Warden, Steve Smith or Clive Williams. For more details call 01633 648045.

SUNDAY 14
13:00 – 16:00
Walking for Health around Llandovery’s Footpaths
LENGTH: 4m / 6.4km
MEET: Outside Llandovery Information Centre – car park charges apply (SN 767 343). A lovely walk through the trees and farmland around Llandovery looking at the work of the National Park and local ommunities.
GRADE: Easy
LEADERS: National Park Warden, Wyn Morgan
For more details call 07854 997512.

SUNDAY 14

This event is not in the Geopark but in the Blaenavon World Heritage Site - another UNESCO designated landscape.

10:00 – 14:00
Archaeology of Mynydd y Garn-Fawr
A Blaenavon Industrial Landscape World Heritage Site Guided Walk
LENGTH: 5.5m / 8.85km.
MEET: Foxhunter car park, near Blaenavon (SO 264 108).
Mynydd Y Garn-Fawr has a fascinating history and is full of interesting features from the Bronze Age to the Industrial Revolution. This wonderful circular walk looks at some of the fascinating remains to be found on this wild, windswept moor. Bring packed lunch.
GRADE: Moderate
LEADERS: Blaenavon WHS Warden, Alvin Nicholas & Frank Olding.
For more details call 01633 648045.

SUNDAY 28
09:00 – 12:00
Exploring the Waterfalls
LENGTH: 6m / 9.6km
MEET: Cwm Porth car park near Ystradfellte (SN 928 124), car park charges apply.
A walk through the mystical land of the waterfalls looking at the wildlife and geological features of this very Special Area of Conservation with a National Park Warden.
GRADE: Energetic
LEADER: National Park Warden, Helen Pye
For more details call 01874 623366.