Mynydd Eglwysilan
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…
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
Rhymney Hill
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 –…
Y Gyrn
Mountain rank by height: 174 out of 188Height: 2,031ft | 619mRegion: Brecon BeaconsGrid ref: SN988216 Access to Y Gyrn is very easy and the walk from the upper Storey Arms car park is about a mile, with only just over…
Garth Hill
Garth Hill sits just north of Cardiff and can be walked from many different directions and the hill itself is riddled with circular paths offering various views across South Wales. On a clear day you can look over all of…
Fan Hir
Mountain rank by height: 57 out of 188Height: 2,497ft | 761mRegion: Brecon BeaconsGrid ref: SN830209 Fan Hir can be approached from a few different directions, some gentle, some steep and forms part of a popular loop of four mountains which…
Fan Brycheiniog
Mountain rank by height: 43 out of 188Height: 2,631ft | 802mRegion: Brecon BeaconsGrid ref: SN825217 The highest peak in the Black mountains (and this is the Black Mountains on the left side of the Brecon Beacons, not the other Black…