Ysgyryd Fawr: The best smallish hill in Wales?
Ysgyryd Fawr | The Skirrid is a fantastic 486m hill near Abergavenny in South Wales. Only a short - but fairly steep - walk it offers amazing views, crags and a little bit of history.
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.
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