Title: Visit Maerdy: 2026 Travel Guide for Maerdy, Ferndale | Expedia.com [Hotels in Maerdy](https://expedia.com/Maerdy-Hotels.d553248635976006868.Travel-Guide-Hotels)[Vacation Rentals in Maerdy](https://expedia.com/Maerdy-Vacation-Rentals.d553248635976006868.Travel-Guide-VacationRentals)[Car Rentals in Maerdy](https://expedia.com/Car-Rentals-In-Maerdy.d553248635976006868.Car-Rental-Guide)[Maerdy Vacation Packages](https://expedia.com/Maerdy.d553248635976006868.Destination-Travel-Guides) # Maerdy ## Travel Guide ![Pont Lluest-Wen Bridge Footbridge over Afon Rhondda Fach on the Coed Morgannwg Way Footpath](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/553248634493669216/e1ef66c7-9042-47a8-9a15-10ae73fc05d3.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) [Photo](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/553248634493669216/e1ef66c7-9042-47a8-9a15-10ae73fc05d3.jpg) by [Nick Earl](https://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/40008) ([Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)) ![Pont Lluest-Wen Bridge Footbridge over Afon Rhondda Fach on the Coed Morgannwg Way Footpath](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/553248634493669216/e1ef66c7-9042-47a8-9a15-10ae73fc05d3.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) [Photo](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/553248634493669216/e1ef66c7-9042-47a8-9a15-10ae73fc05d3.jpg) by [Nick Earl](https://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/40008) ([Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)) ![Confusion of tracks The tracks in this part of the forest do not exactly correspond with those shown on the 1:25K map, although this one is shown.](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/553248634493669216/9dc69e9e-b650-47b9-82d4-a2d1f23c367b.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) [Photo](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/553248634493669216/9dc69e9e-b650-47b9-82d4-a2d1f23c367b.jpg) by [Graham Horn](https://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/10124) ([Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)) ![Afon Rhondda Fach The river has come down from the Lluest-wen Reservoir, the dam of which can be seen just below the skyline. A road from the reservoir follows the north bank. In the foreground is Pont Lluest-wen, carrying footpaths but not vehicles across the river.](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/553248634493669216/cf444ff5-69ac-43bc-af78-5865c01149a0.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) [Photo](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/553248634493669216/cf444ff5-69ac-43bc-af78-5865c01149a0.jpg) by [Graham Horn](https://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/10124) ([Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)) ![Lluest-wen Reservoir At the head of the reservoir would have been where a number of streams met to form the embryonic Afon Rhondda Fach.](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/553248634493669216/8865bcf5-64f1-40ed-8080-28ed2f250660.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) [Photo](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/553248634493669216/8865bcf5-64f1-40ed-8080-28ed2f250660.jpg) by [Graham Horn](https://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/10124) ([Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)) ## Visit Maerdy ![](https://forever.travel-assets.com/flex/flexmanager/images/2026/02/06/expedia-sale-2026-desktop-us-ca.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1400&h=600&q=mediumHigh) ## The Annual Vacation Sale Members save up to 40% on hotels and homes. 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