Month: May 2021Page 3 of 5

Cefn Coch

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

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…

Gwasted

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…

Y Domen Fawr

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…

Mynydd Bedwellte

Mynydd Bedwellte is a 486m high hill near Tredegar. This route takes from an easily accessible parking spot next to a small pond, near the Cefn Golau Cholera…

Mynydd Meio

Mynydd Meio can be walked from many different directions and could make a nice loop with Cefn Eglwysilan and Mynydd Eglwysilan – taking in some of the Rhymney…

Penhow

A short woodland walk up to the top of 194m high Penhow hill near Rudry. Parking is in a dedicated carpark complete with picnic benches and footpaths /…

Craig Llysfaen

Craig Llysfaen is a 264m high hill in South Wales, just above Cardiff. This walk takes you from a quiet woodland carpark up through wide tracks and forestry…

Pen Castell y Van

The smallest hill on the list for Caerphilly at just 140m in height. Whilst the map indicates that the top is on private land, I was surprised to…