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Pen-y-Garn Fawr

Pen-y-Garn Fawr is a 616m hill in Monmouthshire that does not have the prominence to be classed as an official mountain, despite being high enough. It is part…

Craig Ruperra

Coed Craig Ruperra is an 182m hill in Caerphilly topped by an ancient hill fort and near to Ruperra Castle. The hill offers many walking trails around and…

Beacon Hill

Beacon Hill is a 306m hill in Monmouthshire that is topped by a trigpoint, but is heavily wooded and overgrown so you won’t get any views from it….

Nex Common

Nex Common is a 285m hill in Monmouthshire. Thickly forested and with no marker for the highest point it is an easy walk, but one largely without views….

Wentwood

Wentwood is a 309m hill that counts for both Newport and Monmouthshire, it is topped by an accessible trig point, but one without views as it is heavily…

Gray Hill

Gray Hill is a 273m hill in Monmouthshire, near Wentwood. The route above is a very short walk, parking at a dedicated car park that has room for…

Crug Mawr

Crug Mawr is a 550m hill in the Black Mountains range above Crickhowell. It is the final summit on the above route, before you descend all the way…

Pen y Gadair Fawr

Mountain rank by height: 45 out of 188Height: 2,625ft | 800mRegion: Black MountainsGrid ref: SO 22946 28763 The second highest peak on this Black Mountains loop, but easily…

Mynydd Llysiau

Mountain rank by height: 125 out of 188Height: 2,175ft | 663mRegion: Black MountainsGrid ref: SO207279 This is the fourth mountain on the above loop and is marked by…