Climbing  Sugar Loaf, near Abergavenny

Climbing Sugar Loaf, near Abergavenny

An easy 6 mile walk to the summit of this most distinctive of  Welsh hills. Date walked: 13th December 2104 Distance: 6 miles Map used: OS Explorer OL 13 Brecon Beacons National Park This walk was taken from “Circular walks in the Brecon Beacons National...
Climbing The Skirrid: the start of the Beacons Way

Climbing The Skirrid: the start of the Beacons Way

A short walk over The Skirrid in Monmouthshire, with a steep ascent and descent, giving very satisfying views (on a good day) from the summit of  1,594 feet. Date walked: 3rd December 2014 Distance: about 3 miles, quite steep in parts Map: OS Explorer OL 13 –...
A circular walk around Blorenge and Blaenavon

A circular walk around Blorenge and Blaenavon

Date walked: 5th December 2012 OS Map: Explorer OL 13 Distance: About 9 miles Starting point:  Car park at Keepers Pond (OS map names it as Pen-ffordd-goch Pond), a half a mile north of Blaenavon.  Map reference SO 254 107. There are no facilities here and no car park...
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