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I parked at a small car park at the Silent Valley Nature reserve and it was quiet on a Wednesday evening – only one other car and I…
Cefncarnau is a 272m high hill South of Caerphilly. It is actually just over a metre taller than nearby Caerphilly Common, but a lot less walked with no…
More commonly known as Caerphilly Mountain – as per road signs and the famous Caerphilly Mountain Snack Bar – Caerphilly Common is a 271m hill above Caerphilly and…
Mynydd James is another heather covered hill in Blaenau Gwent with nothing marking the highest point. I approached it from Blaina, which was a positive start with a…
Mulfran is a 524m high hill above Blaina. It is one of the more characterful hills in the area in that it has some clear paths / motorbike…
Cefn Coch, at 574m, is the highest hill in Torfaen, but 3m shy of the highest boundary point of Torfaen which is the nearby Coety Mountain. Like most…
Coety Mountain, at 578m, is the highest hill in Blaenau Gwent, but has – like the other hills on this loop, an unmarked summit. You can walk to…
I tried a fairly direct route up to Gwasted from Cwmtillery ponds, which meant a lot of the walk was through thick heather without any tracks. This was…
Parking is near a small reservoir, which is now a popular fishing spot. The last bit of road is pretty rough, so take it carefully as you could…