Month: November 2021

Mynydd Dinas

A quick circular walk up to and around this 312m hill in Rhondda Cynon Taff. This was the final hill in Rhondda Cynon Taff for me, so I…

Foel Trawsnant

This is a nice almost fully circular route starting by parking on a street just next to a bridleway that takes you up onto the common. The high…

Coetgae Isaf

This 450m hill features a trig point and the foundation remains of a lookout tower that is still marked on OS maps. There are a few good spots…

The Begwyns

A family-friendly short walk of this 415m Powys hill offering spectacular views South over the whole Brecon Beacons range. You can drive up the country lane and there…

Mynydd Pen-y-graig

Mynydd Pen-y-graig is a 416m hill in Rhondda Cynon Taff, topped by a trig point and offering good 360 degree views from the summit. There is a small…

Moel y Hyrddod

This is a nice circular walk up to the trig point of this 493m Neath Port Talbot hill. There are lots of places to park in Glyncorrwg and you…

Mynydd Ynyscorrwg

Mynydd Ynyscorrwg is a 502m hill in Neath Port Talbot. The highest point is not marked and is simply a dense patch of woodland. There are some views…

Mynydd Blaengwynfi

Mynydd Blaengwynfi is a 528m hill in Neath Port Talbot. There are a couple of places to park here, at the entrance to the forest track and a…

Reflections on the first 150 (ish…)

When I decided, towards the end of the second lockdown, to see if I could walk a mountain from home I had no idea I would, just 7…