Fan y Big

Mountain rank by height: 79 out of 188Height: 2,359ft | 719mRegion: Brecon BeaconsGrid ref: SO036206 I know that Fan y Big has technically been downgraded to a hill, but as far as I’m concerned it was on the list of…

Mountain rank by height: 79 out of 188Height: 2,359ft | 719mRegion: Brecon BeaconsGrid ref: SO036206 I know that Fan y Big has technically been downgraded to a hill, but as far as I’m concerned it was on the list of…

Mountain rank by height: 60 out of 188Height: 2,474ft | 754mRegion: Brecon BeaconsGrid ref: SO054203 Not a very exciting summit, but an interesting rock pile and absolutely fantastic views of the rest of the Beacons in this section. It is…

Mynydd Dimlaith is a small 224m high hill just above Llanbradach. It can be walked from a number of different directions as the area is riddled with public footpaths. I decided to park up near the communications tower on top…

Mynydd Pen-y-Fan is 407m high and sits above the popular Pen-y-Fan pond near Blackwood and Newbridge. As you can see from the above route, I walked from Pen-y-Fan pond and the route is a nice blend of open fields, light…

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…

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 –…