Ysgyryd Fach
Ysgyryd Fach is a 271m hill in Monmouthshire, just outside of Abergavenny. In English it is ‘Little Skirrid’, as it is smaller than the nearby Skirrid (Ysgyryd Fawr). This is a good little walk, with plenty of ascent through classic…
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 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…
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…
Twr Pen-cyrn [Mynydd Llangatwg]
Twr Pen-cyrn [Mynydd Llangatwg] is a 529m hill above Llangattock. It is topped by two large cairns and a trig point and has fantastic views in every direction. There is a car park marked on the map that you can…
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…