Gorllwyn
Mountain rank by height: 181 out of 188Height: 2,011ft | 613mRegion: Central WalesGrid ref: SN 91795 59052 Gorllwyn is a 613m high Mountain in Central Wales above the Elan Valley. It is fairly close to Drygarn Fawr, although the walk…
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 Walks by Difficulty
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Drygarn Fawr
Mountain rank by height: 145 out of 188Height: 2,116ft | 645mRegion: Central WalesGrid ref: SN862583 Drygarn Fawr is one of two mountains above the much-visited Elan Valley and its reservoirs. This was a walk that didn’t look that long on…
Cadair Fawr
Cadair Fawr is a 485m hill above Llwyn-onn Reservoir and Garwnant Visitor Centre. It offers great views across the Brecon Beacons and in every direction and is very quiet. I walked it on a sunny Bank Holiday Monday and didn’t see a…
Blorenge
One of most accessible hills in the Brecon Beacons, with a car park offering a near-level pathway to the summit, the Blorenge is a very popular hill between Blaenavon and Abergavenny. The nearby Keepers pond is also very popular, and…
Pen-rhiw-Ifor
Pen-rhiw-Ifor is a disused tip that is now one of the higher hills in Torfaen, and close to the much more famous Blorenge. Like most disused tips it is a popular place for bikers – motor and peddle – but…
Yes Tor & High Willhays
Although I now live in South Wales I was born and raised in Okehampton, a smallish town on the edge of Dartmoor. I’d been up to the moors a fair bit over the years, but only recently, when I got…