Caerphilly Mountain: a classic
A nice figure of eight walk taking in the summit of Twyn Garwa before heading back to summit Caerphilly Mountain. Click here to see the rest of The Miners list.
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 Caerphilly
Walks in the County of Caerphilly, South Wales.
Craig Ruperra & The Secret Castle
A short woodland walk up to the hill fort that crowns Craig Ruperra, a 182m hill in Caerphilly. This hill is currently the smallest hill on The Miners list. Parking at Draethen – there are lots of spots to pick…
Mynydd Bach Circular
A classic country walk in the South Wales Valleys. Beautiful views and country tracks and plenty of stone walls. This walk is nice and easy to follow and you can make it longer or shorter as you see fit thanks…
Crosskeys Circular
A nice gentle walk offering a pub stop and great views of the surrounding hills. You might see Herons or Kingfishers on the canal section – I see them more often than not on this walk. There is normally parking…
Parc Penallta Circular
This is a nice, fairly gentle, circular walk around Parc Penallta taking in all of the highlights – the ponds, the Pit Pony, the highest point and Penallta Rocks. The walk starts on a large tarmac path / cycle route…
Mynydd Pen-y-fan: A Classic South Wales Valleys Walk
Mynydd Pen-y-fan is a 407m hill in Caerphilly, easily accessible from a decent car park at Pen-y-fan pond – which makes for a pleasant short walk in itself. Views from the off are good as you’re parking quite high up…