Welcome to Penrhys Pilgrimage Way

Penrhys in the Rhondda has been a focal point for pilgrimage over many centuries. Today, you can walk the Penrhys Pilgrimage Way from Llandaff Cathedral in Cardiff and discover a route rich in history as you travel through the ever-changing landscapes of South Wales.

The route follows public rights of way for 21 miles from Llandaff Cathedral in Cardiff to Penrhys in the Rhondda. It is divided into six parts and can be accessed by public transport at several points. It can be walked in sections or, with an overnight stop in Llantrisant, over two days. The route passes through or near many places of interest – and don’t forget to print a passport and collect all eleven specially-designed stamps along the way!

Keep going! You have become a Keeper of the Way.

Please report any obstruction you find on the route to the Rights of Way Officers. For Section 1 and Section 2, the contact is the Cardiff Rights of Way Team, apart from a tiny bit near Groesfaen.

For Section 3, Section 4, Section 5 and Section 6 the contact is the Rights of Way Team for Rhondda Cynon Taf.

Both teams support the Penrhys Pilgrimage Way so if you report a portion of the path and it is not in their patch, they will pass it to the other team.

If you use what3words please note where you are on what3words so you can tell the Rights of Way Officers, otherwise try and tell them from the maps or from the directions giving them as much information as you can.