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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…

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…

Rhymney Hill

At 457m high Rhymney Hill is the 4th highest point in Caerphilly and sits above Bryn Bach Park. I took a circular route up from Bryn Bach Park…

Y Gyrn

Mountain rank by height: 174 out of 188Height: 2,031ft | 619mRegion: Brecon BeaconsGrid ref: SN988216 Access to Y Gyrn is very easy and the walk from the upper…

Garth Hill

Garth Hill sits just north of Cardiff and can be walked from many different directions and the hill itself is riddled with circular paths offering various views across…

Fan Hir

Mountain rank by height: 57 out of 188Height: 2,497ft | 761mRegion: Brecon BeaconsGrid ref: SN830209 Fan Hir can be approached from a few different directions, some gentle, some…

Fan Brycheiniog

Mountain rank by height: 43 out of 188Height: 2,631ft | 802mRegion: Brecon BeaconsGrid ref: SN825217 The highest peak in the Black mountains (and this is the Black Mountains…