Carreg Cadno
Parking is in a decent car park underneath Fan Gyhirych, but bear in mind that this route ends at Carreg Cadno because I wild camped for the night and returned back to the car via a different route the next…
One man's incessant wanderings, shared so you can follow in my footsteps if you wish.
One man's incessant wanderings, shared so you can follow in my footsteps if you wish.
Category Challenging
This walk is going to be challenging for any walker, even with good levels of fitness. If you’re fit and used to walking up and down hills, you’ll find this an enjoyable challenge. If you have poor levels of fitness this one is going to be a long and hard slog and you might want to build up to it with some easier routes first.
Y Garn
Mountain rank by height: 152 out of 188Height: 2,077ft | 633mRegion: Moel HebogGrid ref: SH 55152 52649 You can park in a layby or park at the country park like we did. Spaces in the car park we used are…
Bryn
Bryn is a 562m hill in the Central Brecon Beacons. The route above also takes in Waun Rydd, a 769m mountain, but you could just tick off the hill and head back down again. I only walked Waun Rydd again…
Allt Forgan
A lengthy hike to Allt Forgan, a 513m hill in the Brecon Beacons. The route takes in many waterfalls, a mountain, dramatic ridgeways and offers spectacular Beacons views. There is a small car park at the start of this walk…
Mynydd Aberdare
Mynydd Aberdare is a 457m hill above Aberdare and Merthyr Tydfil. It offers some of the best views of the Brecon Beacons I have found so far from the South Wales valley ridges and summits. I walked it on the…
Mynydd James
Mynydd James is another heather covered hill in Blaenau Gwent with nothing marking the highest point. I approached it from Blaina, which was a positive start with a nice pond and a nature area of sorts. However, the track up…