Mynydd Bach Circular
A classic country walk in the South Wales Valleys. Beautiful views and country tracks and plenty of stone walls. This walk is nice and easy to follow and you can make it longer or shorter as you see fit thanks…
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.
Carn Llidi: The Best hill in Wales?
Carn Llidi is a 181m hill in West Wales offering great views over Whitesands Bay and towards St Davids. It can be walked from multiple directions and you can mix this route up to suit yourself. My walk is from…
Crosskeys Circular
A nice gentle walk offering a pub stop and great views of the surrounding hills. You might see Herons or Kingfishers on the canal section – I see them more often than not on this walk. There is normally parking…
Parc Penallta Circular
This is a nice, fairly gentle, circular walk around Parc Penallta taking in all of the highlights – the ponds, the Pit Pony, the highest point and Penallta Rocks. The walk starts on a large tarmac path / cycle route…
Cefn Gwyngul: Roman Camps & Waterfalls
A nice loop up to the top of Cefn Gwyngul, a 470m hill. Takes in a Roman Marching Camp, Clydach Reservoir and a decent waterfall. Click here to see the rest of The Miners list.
Pen Garnbugail: Roman Roads & Ancient Memorials
Pen Garnbugail is a 477m hill at the heads of the South Wales Valleys, in the county of Merthyr Tydfil. It offers easy access and decent parking, with very little ascent needed to visit the trig point, which sits on…
Mynydd Carn-y-cefn: High above the Silent Valley
Mynydd Carn-y-cefn is a 550m hill in Blaenau Gwent offering great views of the Brecon Beacons, the Sugar Loaf, Skirrid and the Heads of the South Wales Valleys. The walk starts in Silent Valley Nature Reserve which offers lots of…