{"id":1385,"date":"2021-04-11T12:10:44","date_gmt":"2021-04-11T12:10:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/themanualphotographer.co.uk\/?p=1385"},"modified":"2021-04-11T12:10:44","modified_gmt":"2021-04-11T12:10:44","slug":"garth-hill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/themanualphotographer.co.uk\/index.php\/2021\/04\/11\/garth-hill\/","title":{"rendered":"Garth Hill"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d19850.90148265407!2d-3.311842867293518!3d51.54324819701248!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x486e1a05e4e8bffb%3A0x194b9e9b82e6c1a0!2sGarth%20Hill!5e0!3m2!1sen!2suk!4v1618134467031!5m2!1sen!2suk\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" style=\"border:0;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>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 South Wales. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/uponnothing\/38852703424\/in\/photolist-2iC1fgm-22Xz5sd-EoaKSc-22zZXwS-22chg7Y-23euCh7-YmzXEM-YmzZtg-F1KBLu-Y6ixZb-UuEbKT-SLvzW5-S3obkZ-S3odwH-R51Pb7-RDvrtZ-R51NjN-QqFJNc-QnYNTm-R51MHN-RAXQx1-R51Kis-RsEZnH-FeL2Ka-F44YNf-EALfxM-rYf4bB\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/4738\/38852703424_3bfc2938c1.jpg\" alt=\"Garth Summit\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Garth Hill is topped by a Bronze Age burial mound. | Zeiss Loxia 21\/ 2.8 @ f8.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On a clear day you can look over all of Cardiff and the Bristol Channel with views over to Weston-Super-Mare looking South, and if you turn around and look North you&#8217;ll see Pen y Fan and surrounding peaks in the Brecon Beacons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/uponnothing\/17045385251\/in\/photolist-2iC1fgm-22Xz5sd-EoaKSc-22zZXwS-22chg7Y-23euCh7-YmzXEM-YmzZtg-F1KBLu-Y6ixZb-UuEbKT-SLvzW5-S3obkZ-S3odwH-R51Pb7-RDvrtZ-R51NjN-QqFJNc-QnYNTm-R51MHN-RAXQx1-R51Kis-RsEZnH-FeL2Ka-F44YNf-EALfxM-rYf4bB\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7716\/17045385251_5e597578e9.jpg\" alt=\"Morning view\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Pen y Fan and surrounding mountains in the Brecon Beacons. | Tamron Adaptall SP 180mm f2.5 @ f4.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Some routes up are fairly gentle, others &#8211; like one of the routes up from Taff&#8217;s Well &#8211; are very steep in places. This is a hill that stands out and is visible from most nearby towns and villages, you can normally identify Garth Hill from the burial mound protruding clearly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/uponnothing\/49634199442\/in\/photolist-2iC1fgm-22Xz5sd-EoaKSc-22zZXwS-22chg7Y-23euCh7-YmzXEM-YmzZtg-F1KBLu-Y6ixZb-UuEbKT-SLvzW5-S3obkZ-S3odwH-R51Pb7-RDvrtZ-R51NjN-QqFJNc-QnYNTm-R51MHN-RAXQx1-R51Kis-RsEZnH-FeL2Ka-F44YNf-EALfxM-rYf4bB\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/49634199442_f09dc9281b.jpg\" alt=\"Garth Hill\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>The Bronze Age burial mound on a sunny day. | Sony RX10iv<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/uponnothing\/32844798655\/in\/photolist-2iC1fgm-22Xz5sd-EoaKSc-22zZXwS-22chg7Y-23euCh7-YmzXEM-YmzZtg-F1KBLu-Y6ixZb-UuEbKT-SLvzW5-S3obkZ-S3odwH-R51Pb7-RDvrtZ-R51NjN-QqFJNc-QnYNTm-R51MHN-RAXQx1-R51Kis-RsEZnH-FeL2Ka-F44YNf-EALfxM-rYf4bB\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3847\/32844798655_c014504d00.jpg\" alt=\"The Garth\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Viewed from the East. | Tokina AT-X 35-70 f2.8 @ 35mm, f8.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/uponnothing\/32585935955\/in\/photolist-2iC1fgm-22Xz5sd-EoaKSc-22zZXwS-22chg7Y-23euCh7-YmzXEM-YmzZtg-F1KBLu-Y6ixZb-UuEbKT-SLvzW5-S3obkZ-S3odwH-R51Pb7-RDvrtZ-R51NjN-QqFJNc-QnYNTm-R51MHN-RAXQx1-R51Kis-RsEZnH-FeL2Ka-F44YNf-EALfxM-rYf4bB\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/392\/32585935955_574b1fabc7.jpg\" alt=\"Landscape Painting\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>View towards the coast from the walk up towards Garth Hill summit. | Tamron Adaptall SP 80-200mm f2.8 LD @ 80mm, f11.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/uponnothing\/31753855274\/in\/photolist-2iC1fgm-22Xz5sd-EoaKSc-22zZXwS-22chg7Y-23euCh7-YmzXEM-YmzZtg-F1KBLu-Y6ixZb-UuEbKT-SLvzW5-S3obkZ-S3odwH-R51Pb7-RDvrtZ-R51NjN-QqFJNc-QnYNTm-R51MHN-RAXQx1-R51Kis-RsEZnH-FeL2Ka-F44YNf-EALfxM-rYf4bB\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/497\/31753855274_2c005e566b.jpg\" alt=\"Cardiff - colour\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>View of Cardiff taken from the approach to Garth Summit. | Tamron Adaptall SP 80-200mm f2.8 LD @ 200mm, f11.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It is well worth the walk and is one of the best viewpoints in this part of South Wales. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1387,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[38,43],"tags":[44,51,45,47,48,50,46,49],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/themanualphotographer.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1385"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/themanualphotographer.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/themanualphotographer.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/themanualphotographer.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/themanualphotographer.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1385"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/themanualphotographer.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1385\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1388,"href":"http:\/\/themanualphotographer.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1385\/revisions\/1388"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/themanualphotographer.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1387"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/themanualphotographer.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1385"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/themanualphotographer.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1385"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/themanualphotographer.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1385"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}