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…
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.
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…
Y Gyrn
Mountain rank by height: 174 out of 188Height: 2,031ft | 619mRegion: Brecon BeaconsGrid ref: SN988216 Access to Y Gyrn is very easy and the walk from the upper Storey Arms car park is about a mile, with only just over…
Bache Hill
Mountain rank by height: 186 out of 188Height: 2,001ft | 610mRegion: Central WalesGrid ref: SO213636 One of the smallest mountains in Wales, and one that is actually called Hill – as opposed to all of the hills in Wales which…
Black Mixen
Mountain rank by height: 140 out of 188Height: 2,133ft | 650mRegion: Central WalesGrid ref: SO196643 Black Mixen is unusual in that the trig point is right next to a large weather station, something that has no doubt been controversial. The…