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…
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 Welsh Hills
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…
Crug Mawr
Crug Mawr is a 550m hill in the Black Mountains range above Crickhowell. It is the final summit on the above route, before you descend all the way back to a river, crossing it into LLanbedr and back to the…
Mynydd y Gaer
A quick and easy walk from a small car park along wide open, grassy paths with very little ascent and descent. The hill is marked by a trig point – with an old, fallen, trig point nearby. Views are good…
Mynydd Maendy
A quick and easy walk this one as you can park close by on the ridgeway so the walk to the highest point is just over a mile with very little ascent on good tracks. Views are good as you…
Twyn Tal-y-cefn [Talycefn]
Twyn Tal-y-cefn is a 702m hill in the Black Mountains marked by a cairn, although this is not according to the map the highest point – which is slightly further North. The approach to this hill is on a well-maintained…