Mynydd Ynyscorrwg
Mynydd Ynyscorrwg is a 502m hill in Neath Port Talbot. The highest point is not marked and is simply a dense patch of woodland. There are some views on this walk, but a lot of times you are on wide…
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.
Mynydd Blaengwynfi
Mynydd Blaengwynfi is a 528m hill in Neath Port Talbot. There are a couple of places to park here, at the entrance to the forest track and a bit further up. The walk is easy and largely on wide gravel…
Reflections on the first 150 (ish…)
When I decided, towards the end of the second lockdown, to see if I could walk a mountain from home I had no idea I would, just 7 months later, find myself 150 hills and mountains into a personal mission…
Mynydd Tynewydd [Mynydd Ystradffernol]
This is a pretty straightfoward walk until the last section, which involves a boggy track with plenty of flowing water after heavy rain, one fallen tree to skirt around and some crouch-walking through low trees in places. This walk takes…
Hirwaun Common
Parking at a popular viewpoint you can reach this 515m Rhondda Cynon Taff hill with minimal ascent and effort, but the views from the off would be worth ascending it from the bottom if you wished. You can see the…
Mynydd Pen-y-cae
As you can see I walked this 576m hill on a semi-circular route that also took in the 600m hill Craig y Llyn. After reaching the trig point of Craig y llyn I continued down the wide gravel road and…
Craig y Llyn
This is a good walk following established tracks – which are often large gravel roads complete with road signs to direct traffic around the woodland and windfarms. Parking is at a famous viewpoint which doesn’t just mean you get great…