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…
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
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…
Mynydd Eglwysilan
Mynydd Eglwysilan is a 355m high hill above Ystrad Mynach and Senghenydd. You can park in several different laybys upon the ridgeway, or you can walk it from many footpaths from the valley floor. The walk from a nearby layby…
Rhymney Hill
At 457m high Rhymney Hill is the 4th highest point in Caerphilly and sits above Bryn Bach Park. I took a circular route up from Bryn Bach Park – which meant not a great deal of ascent was needed –…
Cefn Eglwysilan
Cefn Eglwysilan is a 382m hill high above Pontypridd with twin summits, one of which is crowned by a wireless transmission tower, the other a trig point. You can walk it from many directions, varying in difficulty depending on how…
Mynydd y Grug
Mynydd y Grug is officially recorded as being 355m high, however, the top has had a spoil tip added to it, taking the peak above 370m. The Rhymney Valley Ridgeway walk skirts this hill, so the track is generally well…