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Pen Allt-mawr

Mountain rank by height: 78 out of 188Height: 2,362ft | 720mRegion: Black MountainsGrid ref: SO206243 Pen Allt-mawr is the second mountain on a 7 mountain loop in the…

Pen Cerrig-calch

Mountain rank by height: 86 out of 188Height: 2,300ft | 701mRegion: Black MountainsGrid ref: SO217223 Pen Cerrig-calch is the first mountain on a 17.4m loop around one section…

Mynydd y Gaer

A quick and easy walk from a small car park along wide open, grassy paths with very little ascent and descent. The hill is marked by a trig…

Mynydd Maendy

A quick and easy walk this one as you can park close by on the ridgeway so the walk to the highest point is just over a mile…

Twyn Tal-y-cefn [Talycefn]

Twyn Tal-y-cefn is a 702m hill in the Black Mountains marked by a cairn, although this is not according to the map the highest point – which is…

Moel Penderyn

Moel Penderyn is a 371m hill above Penderyn and has good views over this pleasant part of Wales. Parking is opposite a farm, there were no signs saying…

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…

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…

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…