Penhow
A short woodland walk up to the top of 194m high Penhow hill near Rudry. Parking is in a dedicated carpark complete with picnic benches and footpaths / tracks going in every direction. The woodland, at the right time of…
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 Llysfaen
Craig Llysfaen is a 264m high hill in South Wales, just above Cardiff. This walk takes you from a quiet woodland carpark up through wide tracks and forestry until you get onto the open ridgeway. From the trig point you…
Pen Castell y Van
The smallest hill on the list for Caerphilly at just 140m in height. Whilst the map indicates that the top is on private land, I was surprised to find access open from multiple directions and the whole area riddled with…
Mynydd Rudry
A nice little walk this if you park in the car park above, it will take you less than 10 minutes to get to the top of Mynydd Rudry if you just wanted to do a quick up and down.…
Pen-rhiw Tip
I walked Pen-rhiw Tip along with Mynydd Machen as they are so close together it made no sense to do them in two separate walks. Starting out from a small car park just below Wattsville this short up and back…
Mynydd Machen
Mynydd Machen, at 362m, is one of the most Southern hills in South Wales above 350m – with most hills below Mynydd Machen not reaching 300m. This walk takes in Pen-rhiw Tip which you can easily walk along on the…