Twmpa [Lord Hereford’s Knob]
Twmpa, or Lord Herefords Knob, is a 690m Mountain in the Black Mountains range. It forms part of quite a dramatic wedge that includes Rhos Dirion and Hay Bluff. The route I took takes you into a dip between Rhos…
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.
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Rhos Dirion
Rhos Dirion is a 713m mountain in the Black Mountains range. It tops a long ridgeway and has great views North as it steeply drops to open and flat lands. You can get to the summit from three different directions…
Chwarel y Fan
Chwarel y Fan, a 679m mountain in the Black Mountains range, is the first summit on the 19m route above. It marks the highest point of quite a slim ridgeway from the South that would be a good way of…
Pen-y-Garn Fawr
Pen-y-Garn Fawr is a 616m hill in Monmouthshire that does not have the prominence to be classed as an official mountain, despite being high enough. It is part of the Black Mountains range and is crossed by the Offa’s Dyke…
Craig Ruperra
Coed Craig Ruperra is an 182m hill in Caerphilly topped by an ancient hill fort and near to Ruperra Castle. The hill offers many walking trails around and up, as well as being crossed by some longer routes – the…
Beacon Hill
Beacon Hill is a 306m hill in Monmouthshire that is topped by a trigpoint, but is heavily wooded and overgrown so you won’t get any views from it. The car park is very close to the top, so the walk…