Mynydd y Gaer
A quick and easy walk from a small car park along wide open, grassy paths with very little ascent and descent. The hill is marked by a trig point – with an old, fallen, trig point nearby. Views are good…
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.
Tag South Wales
Mynydd Maendy
A quick and easy walk this one as you can park close by on the ridgeway so the walk to the highest point is just over a mile with very little ascent on good tracks. Views are good as you…
Twyn Tal-y-cefn [Talycefn]
Twyn Tal-y-cefn is a 702m hill in the Black Mountains marked by a cairn, although this is not according to the map the highest point – which is slightly further North. The approach to this hill is on a well-maintained…
Moel Penderyn
Moel Penderyn is a 371m hill above Penderyn and has good views over this pleasant part of Wales. Parking is opposite a farm, there were no signs saying it was private, but it could be. Room for 2-3 cars. If…
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…
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…