Ysgyryd Fawr: The best smallish hill in Wales?
Ysgyryd Fawr | The Skirrid is a fantastic 486m hill near Abergavenny in South Wales. Only a short - but fairly steep - walk it offers amazing views, crags and a little bit of history.
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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Usk River Circular
A nice easy walk with minimal ascent as it tracks the low-lying River Usk in a beautiful valley surrounding by famous hills – including the Skirrid, Sugar Loaf and Blorenge. Parking is at the free Clytha National Trust car park and…
Mynydd Garnclochdy
I thought I had completed Monmouthshire, but having scoured the map a bit more – and having walked 16 hills in the county and seeing a couple of hills that weren’t on my list I two more hills to it…
Hatterrall Hill
The final hill in Monmouthshire for me, Hatterrall Hill is a 531m hill that sits on the far bottom right of the Black Mountains range. This means the Offa’s Dyke and Beacons Way footpath passes closely by it and you…
Ysgyryd Fawr
This 486m hill probably needs no introduction, but if you haven’t walked it you really should. Parking is at a dedicated National Trust car park, offering well maintained paths to the famous and often-visited trig point at the end of…
Hay Bluff
Hay Bluff is a 677m hill in the Black Mountains range – and is just North of the 703m high Black Mountain itself. The hill is accessible from a number of different directions and the Offa’s Dyke footpath passes just…