Mynydd y Gaer
A quick and easy walk from a small car park along wide open, grassy paths with very little ascent and descent. The hill is marked by a trig point – with an old, fallen, trig point nearby. Views are good…
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 Moderate
This walk will challenge someone with poor levels of fitness, but you should still be able to complete it as long as you give yourself plenty of time and have some breaks along the way. Moderate walks can be longer, but still largely flat, or they can be quite short but have lots of uphill and downhill sections.
Mynydd Maendy
A quick and easy walk this one as you can park close by on the ridgeway so the walk to the highest point is just over a mile with very little ascent on good tracks. Views are good as you…
Twyn Crugyrafan [Graig Fawr]
A Rhondda Cynon Taff and Neath Port Talbot hill, Twyn Crugyrafan is 559m high but is easily accessible with minimal ascent from the road that snakes over the ridgeway just beneath it. I walked this hill alongside Werfa and Mynydd…
Werfa [Mynydd Llangeinwyr]
At 568m this is the highest hill in Bridgend, but, due to its location, it is very accessible with a gentle walk and minimal ascent. Parking is at the road entrance to the windfarm, space here for 2-3 cars and…
Mynydd Caerau
Mynydd Caerau is the second highest hill in Bridgend at 555m and it offers great views down to the distant sea and is accessible via a gentle walk with minimal ascent. As you can see from the route above I…
Sugar Loaf
One of most famous hills in Wales, the Sugar Loaf is distinctive enough to be visible from miles around and combines good height (596m) with easy access to be a very busy hill indeed. I walked the Sugar Loaf from…