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Mynydd Twyn-glas

Mynydd Twyn-glas is a 472m high hill in South Wales, between Cwmbran and Newbridge / Crumlin. It is the highest hill in Caerphilly, but not the highest point…

Fan Foel

Despite being 781m Fan Foel is not a mountain – it is a subsidiary peak of nearby Fan Brycheiniog (802m) – but, as Fan Brycheiniog is classed as…

Whimble

One of the more interesting hills in Wales due to having a name that just feels right and from being a proper pointed hill. At a very precise…

Craig yr Allt

Craig yr Allt is a 273m high hill in South Wales between Caerphilly and Taffs Well. It is a really nice little loop with good views, plenty of…

Craig Y Felin

Craig y Felin is a 352m hill above Deri. This route offers good parking in the evenings, but the car park is only small so on weekends it…

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…