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Cribyn

Mountain rank by height: 47 out of 188Height: 2,608ft | 795mRegion: Brecon BeaconsGrid ref: SO023213 One of the big three from probably the most recognisable ridgeway in Wales,…

Fan y Big

Mountain rank by height: 79 out of 188Height: 2,359ft | 719mRegion: Brecon BeaconsGrid ref: SO036206 I know that Fan y Big has technically been downgraded to a hill,…

Bwlch y Ddwyallt

Mountain rank by height: 60 out of 188Height: 2,474ft | 754mRegion: Brecon BeaconsGrid ref: SO054203 Not a very exciting summit, but an interesting rock pile and absolutely fantastic…

Medart

The Medart is a distinct hill above Cwmcarn and Crosskeys, next to the much more popular Twmbarlwm. Due to the nature of the route up to the top…

Twmbarlwm

Situated above Crosskeys and Risca, and topped with what is suspected to be an Iron Age fort, Twmbarlwm is one of the most distinctive hills in the area….

Mynydd Dimlaith

Mynydd Dimlaith is a small 224m high hill just above Llanbradach. It can be walked from a number of different directions as the area is riddled with public…

Mynydd y Lan

This is one of my favourite local walks, the route has a nice variety of scenery, some steep parts and some gentle flat parts and the views from…

Mynydd Pen-y-Fan

Mynydd Pen-y-Fan is 407m high and sits above the popular Pen-y-Fan pond near Blackwood and Newbridge. As you can see from the above route, I walked from Pen-y-Fan…

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…