Mynydd Garnclochdy
I thought I had completed Monmouthshire, but having scoured the map a bit more – and having walked 16 hills in the county and seeing a couple of hills that weren’t on my list I two more hills to it…
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 Monmouthshire
Walks in the County of Monmouthshire, South-East Wales.
Hatterrall Hill
The final hill in Monmouthshire for me, Hatterrall Hill is a 531m hill that sits on the far bottom right of the Black Mountains range. This means the Offa’s Dyke and Beacons Way footpath passes closely by it and you…
Ysgyryd Fawr
This 486m hill probably needs no introduction, but if you haven’t walked it you really should. Parking is at a dedicated National Trust car park, offering well maintained paths to the famous and often-visited trig point at the end of…
Chwarel y Fan
Chwarel y Fan, a 679m mountain in the Black Mountains range, is the first summit on the 19m route above. It marks the highest point of quite a slim ridgeway from the South that would be a good way of…
Pen-y-Garn Fawr
Pen-y-Garn Fawr is a 616m hill in Monmouthshire that does not have the prominence to be classed as an official mountain, despite being high enough. It is part of the Black Mountains range and is crossed by the Offa’s Dyke…
Beacon Hill
Beacon Hill is a 306m hill in Monmouthshire that is topped by a trigpoint, but is heavily wooded and overgrown so you won’t get any views from it. The car park is very close to the top, so the walk…