The Winding Wheel
A lovely little walk on a very peaceful hill taking in a lonely trigpoint – accompanied by a fine CEN bench – some industrial relics and the photogenic winding wheel. You can park in a few different places, but I…
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 Welsh Valleys
Mynydd Machen Circular
This is a wonderful circular walk taking in the magnificent summit of Mynydd Machen. Free on street parking in Machen allows you to pick up The Cambrian Way to ascend up to the trig point of Mynydd Machen. Wonderful views,…
Mynydd Twyn-glas Circular
A lovely loop taking in a pond, some lonely paths, a trig point and some CEN benches.
Mynydd Pen-y-fan Circular
A lovely circular walk taking in woodland footpaths, disused railways, ancient tracks and a 409m hill topped by a trig point. Free parking is at Pen-y-fan pond and then you can follow generally well signposted footpaths and peaceful country lanes.…
Day Hiking
A lovely walk in this peaceful part of the South Wales Valleys. Taking in a storied folly, a lonely trig point and some fine ridgeway and countryside walking. The route did run into some issues during the final couple of…
Hirfynydd Circular
Hirfynydd is a 481m hill in Neath. This circular walk takes you to the trig point, along a long section of Sarn Helen Roman Road.