Nex Common
Nex Common is a 285m hill in Monmouthshire. Thickly forested and with no marker for the highest point it is an easy walk, but one largely without views. The woodland walk is pleasant enough and you get some views from…
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.
Wentwood
Wentwood is a 309m hill that counts for both Newport and Monmouthshire, it is topped by an accessible trig point, but one without views as it is heavily wooded. Wentwood is a large forest with many paths cutting through it…
Gray Hill
Gray Hill is a 273m hill in Monmouthshire, near Wentwood. The route above is a very short walk, parking at a dedicated car park that has room for a lot of cars – there are lots of alternative car parks…
Craig y Saeson
This is a short walk, offering limited parking for 1 or maybe 2 cars close to the hill top. The hill has a trig point – buried in the hedge when I visited in summer – a memorial patch of…
Sugar Loaf
One of most famous hills in Wales, the Sugar Loaf is distinctive enough to be visible from miles around and combines good height (596m) with easy access to be a very busy hill indeed. I walked the Sugar Loaf from…
Bryn Arw
Bryn Arw has two points, the old high point is South and 381m, but the highest point is now the most Northern point and is 385m. There is also a middle point marked by a cairn which is 383m high,…