Craig Y Felin
Craig y Felin is a 352m hill above Deri. This route offers good parking in the evenings, but the car park is only small so on weekends it will probably be more difficult. The track is easy to follow –…
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
Medart
The Medart is a distinct hill above Cwmcarn and Crosskeys, next to the much more popular Twmbarlwm. Due to the nature of the route up to the top of Medart it makes sense to also walk Twmbarlwm, which is the…
Twmbarlwm
Situated above Crosskeys and Risca, and topped with what is suspected to be an Iron Age fort, Twmbarlwm is one of the most distinctive hills in the area. It has far reaching views around South Wales and the Bristol Channel,…
Mynydd Dimlaith
Mynydd Dimlaith is a small 224m high hill just above Llanbradach. It can be walked from a number of different directions as the area is riddled with public footpaths. I decided to park up near the communications tower on top…
Mynydd y Lan
This is one of my favourite local walks, the route has a nice variety of scenery, some steep parts and some gentle flat parts and the views from the top are some of the best in the area. Starting at…
Mynydd Pen-y-Fan
Mynydd Pen-y-Fan is 407m high and sits above the popular Pen-y-Fan pond near Blackwood and Newbridge. As you can see from the above route, I walked from Pen-y-Fan pond and the route is a nice blend of open fields, light…