Mynydd Aberdare
Mynydd Aberdare is a 457m hill above Aberdare and Merthyr Tydfil. It offers some of the best views of the Brecon Beacons I have found so far from the South Wales valley ridges and summits. I walked it on the…
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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Mynydd Gethin
Mynydd Gethin is a 491m hill above Abercanaid to the East and Cwmbach to the West. It is also home to Bike Park Wales, a huge operation that deposits hundreds and hundreds of learners to the summit of Mynydd Gethin…
Twyn Brynbychan
Twyn Brynbychan is a 411m hill above Mountain Ash that offers great views in every direction, and one of the best short-ish ridgeway walks I have done. The route above takes in Mynydd Gethin and Mynydd Aberdare, which will be…
Buckland Hill
Buckland Hill is a 316m hill near Llangynidr that is part open fields and part heavily wooded. Sadly the trig point is in the heavily wooded area and is a real battle to get to. The route starts by parking…
Tor y Foel
You can drive up a small lane from Talybont on Usk that does a lot of the hard ascent for you, it also takes you to a parking spot with room for a few cars and a small stone bench…
Bryniau Gleision
I started this walk by summiting Pant y Creigiau, a 565m hill just South of the start of the Brecon Beacons Horseshoe walk – if you are doing it counter-clockwise. Bryniau Gleision is a 538m hill on the same ridgeway…