Nex Common
Nex Common is a 285m hill in Monmouthshire. Thickly forested and with no marker for the highest point it is an easy walk, but one largely without views. The woodland walk is pleasant enough and you get some views from…
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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Wentwood
Wentwood is a 309m hill that counts for both Newport and Monmouthshire, it is topped by an accessible trig point, but one without views as it is heavily wooded. Wentwood is a large forest with many paths cutting through it…
Gray Hill
Gray Hill is a 273m hill in Monmouthshire, near Wentwood. The route above is a very short walk, parking at a dedicated car park that has room for a lot of cars – there are lots of alternative car parks…
Crug Mawr
Crug Mawr is a 550m hill in the Black Mountains range above Crickhowell. It is the final summit on the above route, before you descend all the way back to a river, crossing it into LLanbedr and back to the…
Pen y Gadair Fawr
Mountain rank by height: 45 out of 188Height: 2,625ft | 800mRegion: Black MountainsGrid ref: SO 22946 28763 The second highest peak on this Black Mountains loop, but easily a more dramatic top than the slightly taller Waun Fach that you…
Mynydd Llysiau
Mountain rank by height: 125 out of 188Height: 2,175ft | 663mRegion: Black MountainsGrid ref: SO207279 This is the fourth mountain on the above loop and is marked by a small pile of rocks. It offers good views, but is a…