Pen-rhiw-Ifor
Pen-rhiw-Ifor is a disused tip that is now one of the higher hills in Torfaen, and close to the much more famous Blorenge. Like most disused tips it is a popular place for bikers – motor and peddle – but…
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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Penhow
A short woodland walk up to the top of 194m high Penhow hill near Rudry. Parking is in a dedicated carpark complete with picnic benches and footpaths / tracks going in every direction. The woodland, at the right time of…
Craig Llysfaen
Craig Llysfaen is a 264m high hill in South Wales, just above Cardiff. This walk takes you from a quiet woodland carpark up through wide tracks and forestry until you get onto the open ridgeway. From the trig point you…
Pen Castell y Van
The smallest hill on the list for Caerphilly at just 140m in height. Whilst the map indicates that the top is on private land, I was surprised to find access open from multiple directions and the whole area riddled with…
Pen-rhiw Tip
I walked Pen-rhiw Tip along with Mynydd Machen as they are so close together it made no sense to do them in two separate walks. Starting out from a small car park just below Wattsville this short up and back…
Mynydd Machen
Mynydd Machen, at 362m, is one of the most Southern hills in South Wales above 350m – with most hills below Mynydd Machen not reaching 300m. This walk takes in Pen-rhiw Tip which you can easily walk along on the…