I tried a fairly direct route up to Gwasted from Cwmtillery ponds, which meant a lot of the walk was through thick heather without any tracks. This was not fun and made progress very slow.

The early parts of the walk are country lanes and footpaths through fields, it is only once we start heading South that the tracks narrow and it is hard to tell what is a footpath and what is a sheeptrail.

Country Lane
The start of the walk is a gentle country lane. | Tamron Adaptall SP 24-48 @ 24mm, f11.

As you gain height you’ll get a good view of the reservoir and Mynydd James which is opposite.

Cwmtillery Reservoir
Cwmtillery Reservoir. | Tamron Adaptall SP 24-48 @ 24mm, f11.

The paths ascending are quite good until you try and make a cut towards the summit, at which point it is often steep and apart from the odd sheep trail it is largely unrelenting thick heather.

Valley Walking
The view South. | Tamron Adaptall SP 24-48 @ 24mm, f11.

When I reached the summit it was marked, near enough, with a small weather station.

Gwasted
The summit, normally unmarked, has a small weather station on it. | Tamron Adaptall SP 24-48 @ 24mm, f11.

Near the summit you can pick up a path heading North and follow it, with one left turn, towards Coety Mountain – but once you get to Coety Mountain you have to tackle more heather to find the unmarked summit.

Gwasted
The grassy path makes walking much easier after the relentless heather. | Tamron Adaptall SP 24-48 @ 24mm, f11.

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