Cambrian Way Day 4: Pontypool Park Folly to Llanfoist

Cambrian Way Day 4: Pontypool Park Folly to Llanfoist

Date walked: 19th January 2016 Distance: 10 miles Map used: OS Explorer 152: Newport and Pontypool and OS Explorer OL 13 Brecon Beacons National Park When I posted this on April 17th I reported that Dave (seen with me above) had been very ill and was unlikely to...
A wildnerness walk in the Cambrian Mountains

A wildnerness walk in the Cambrian Mountains

Quite a demanding trek over quite boggy ground in the Cambrian mountains below Plynlimon Date walked: 27th February 2015 Distance: around 12 miles Maps used: OS Explorer 215 Newtown and Machynlleth and 214 ********** Bob and I had stayed the night at The Mount Inn at...
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...
Plynlimon and the Nant-y-moch reservoir

Plynlimon and the Nant-y-moch reservoir

  A fabulous 11 mile walk on the brightest of spring days on and around Plynlimon and the Nant-y-moch reservoir in mid-Wales. Date walked: 13th March 2014 Written up: 21st December 2014 Distance: around 9  miles Map used: OS Explorer 213-  Aberystwyth & Cwm...
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