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Caban Coch, Garreg Ddu, Pen Y Garreg & Craig Goch Reservoirs & Dams Circular Walk – Elan Valley, Powys, Mid Wales

24 November 2025 No Comments

This circular walk starting close to the Elan Valley Visitor Centre is a great way…

Pontsticill Reservoir (Taf Fechan) 5 Mile Circular Walk – Bannau Brycheiniog National Park near Merthyr

20 November 2025 No Comments

This one’s a cracking 5-mile loop around Pontsticill Reservoir (Taf Fechan). You start from a…

Bosherston Lily Ponds & Coastal Circular – 6.5 Miles Pembrokeshire Walk, includes Barafundle Bay, Stackpole Head, Saddle Point, and Broad Haven South Beach.

12 August 2025 No Comments

This varied 6.5-mile / 10.5 km circular walk starts at the Bosherston Lily Ponds National…

Manorbier Castle & Coastal Circular – 5 km Pembrokeshire Walk via Rook’s Cave, Priest’s Nose and the Ancient Burial Chamber of King’s Quoit.

12 August 2025 No Comments

This scenic 3-mile / 4.8 km circular walk from Manorbier combines dramatic coastline, fascinating history,…

Solva to St Davids, Wales Coast Path Walk – 11 km Pembrokeshire Coast route finishing at UK’s Smallest City.

12 August 2025 No Comments

This superb section of the Pembrokeshire Coast Path (approx. 11 km / 7 miles) follows…

Waun Fach Circular – 16 km Ridge Walk from Mynydd Du Car Park, via Chwarel y Fan, Rhos Dirion and Pen y Manllwyn.

27 July 2025 2 Comments

This classic high ridge walk (approx. 16 km / 10 miles) explores the eastern escarpment of the…

Rhossili Bay Coastal Walk – 10 km Gower Peninsula Loop from Rhossili Village. Best Beach in Wales Award Winner.

15 June 2025 No Comments

The Whitby to Robin Hood’s Bay Coastal Walk is a spectacular 11km (7 mile) trail…

Pen y Fan & Corn Du Circular Walk – 8km Brecon Beacons Hike from Pont ar Daf National Trust Car Park. Highest Points in South Wales.

5 June 2025 No Comments

The Pen y Fan Circular is one of the most popular hikes in the Brecon…

Tryfan South to North Route, Ogwen Valley, Eryri (Snowdonia) – Part of the Glyderay Group. Famous for the Adam & Eve Stones.

22 May 2025 No Comments

Tryfan is one of the most iconic peaks in Wales, and is in the Eryri(Snowdonia)…

Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) Walk – Up the Pyg Track, Down the Miners’ Track: A 7.5 Mile Circular Walk from Pen-y-Pass, Eryri (Snowdonia) National Park, North Wales.

16 May 2025 No Comments

Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) is the highest mountain in Wales, standing proud at 1,085 metres (3,560…

Llanthony Priory circular up to Hatterall ridge via Black Mountain South Top, along Offa’s Dyke path on the Wales, England border.

21 April 2025 No Comments

LLanthony Priory is a partly ruined former Augustinian Priory, in the secluded Vale of Ewyas,…

Hay Bluff & Lord Herefords Knob (Twmpa) Circular Walk, near Hay on Wye on the Welsh, English border.

2 March 2025 No Comments

Llyn y Fan Fach, Picws Du, and Llyn y Fan Fawr Circular Walk in the…

Llyn y Fan Fach, Fan Brycheiniog and Llyn y Fan Fawr Circular Walk, where folklore connects to the legend of ‘The Lady of the Lake’.

4 November 2024 No Comments

Llyn y Fan Fach, Picws Du, and Llyn y Fan Fawr Circular Walk in the…

Clytha Park Circular Walk – Coed y Bwnydd Iron Age Hillfort, Bettws Newydd Hamlet & Clytha Castle Folly.

30 October 2024 No Comments

Ramble through an 18th-century estate, taking in the wildlife-rich River Usk and Coed y Bwnydd…

Blorenge easy hike from Pen-ffordd-goch (Keepers Pond). Flat walk to the Trigg and Blorenge edge and back, via Fox Hunter car park.

26 June 2024 No Comments

The Blorenge is an iconic mountain in the Black Mountains, and this easy walk is…

The Skirrid (Ysgyryd Fawr) Circular Walk in the Black Mountains, Abergavenny

26 April 2024 No Comments

The Skirrid is the smallest of the 3 in Abergavenny, but I think it may…

4 Waterfalls Walk from Gwaun Hepste Car Park – Brecon Beacons National Park

4 April 2024 No Comments

The Four Waterfalls Walk in the Bannau Brycheiniog is one of the best walks you…

Sugar Loaf, Abergavenny – Up St Mary’s Vale Wood, Down Deri Allt Valley

13 January 2024 No Comments

This is the very first mountain I hiked up, and for a long time it…

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Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) in Eryri National Park via Watkin Path and South Ridge Circular Walk, Snowdonia.

23 November 2023 No Comments

The Watkin Path is one of six routes up to the summit of Yr Wyddfa,…

Blaen-Y-Glyn Waterfalls Circular Walk, Wellington Bomber Memorial & Fan-Y-Big Diving Board

30 October 2023 No Comments

The Brecon Beacons Blan-y-Glyn Waterfalls has many circular walks you can follow, and this is…

Blorenge Circular Walk, from Llanfoist nr. Abergavenny – via the Punchbowl & Keepers Pond

9 October 2023 2 Comments

The Blorenge is one of three mountains that surround the town of Abergavenny, the other…

All Posts Brecon Beacons Challenges Pen Y Fan Trail Guide Wales

Beat The Beacons (BEAT) 2023 – 22 Mile Endurance Route – Highest points in the Brecon Beacons

3 October 2023 No Comments

Beat The Beacons starts and finishes at Henderson Hall in Talybont-on-Usk takes place in the…

Crickhowell, Llangattock Escarpment circular up to Craig Y Cilau & visit Eglwys Faen or Church Cave

4 July 2023 No Comments

Crickhowell and Llangattock have a large number of hiking and walking routes in and around…

Twmbarlwm Circular Walk – Iron Age Hill Fort walk above Cwmcarn, South Wales

6 June 2023 No Comments

Many people will know this area for different reasons, the Cwmcarn forest drive is very…

Talgarth Walking Festival – The Three Pens of Crickhowell Circular: Pen Gloch-y-pibwr, Pen Allt-mawr & Pen Cerrig-calch

4 May 2023 No Comments

The 2023 Talgarth Walking Festival, the 9th event, took place between Friday April 28th and…

The South Wales Three Peaks Trial Challenge 2023 – In Partnership with Outdooractive

30 March 2023 No Comments

The South Wales Three Peaks Trial is an organised challenge walk arranged each year in…

Horseshoe Ridge Walk Circular – Brecon Beacons – Fan-Y-Big, Cribyn, Pen-Y-Fan & Corn-Du

10 March 2023 13 Comments

The best place to start for the Horseshoe Ridge Walk is in my opinion the…

Dragons Back & Waun Fach Circular – Pengenffordd, Black Mountains in the Bannau Brycheiniog

15 February 2023 2 Comments

The Dragons Back as you can imagine is named because you have a collection of…

All Posts Monmouth Trail Guide Wales Woodland & Forest Walks

The Kymin Circular, Monmouth – River Wye, Wye Valley Walk, Redbrook and the Offas Dyke Path

8 February 2023 No Comments

Take a blanket and a bit of food and relax by the river under a…

Sugar Loaf Circular, Abergavenny – Classic, Easier, Shorter Route

12 January 2023 4 Comments

This is the very first mountain I hiked up, and for a long time it…

All Posts Tintern Trail Guide Wales Woodland & Forest Walks

Wye Valley Walk – Old Station Tintern, Cleddon Falls, River Wye back to Brockweir Bridge Circular

12 January 2023 3 Comments

The Wye Valley Walk can be picked up at various points, and just outside Tintern…

All Posts Chepstow Trail Guide Wales Woodland & Forest Walks

Chepstow, Tutshill, Lancaut Walk, Wintour’s Leap, Woodcroft Circular – Monmouthshire

17 November 2022 No Comments

Described as one of the most diverse wooded areas in Britain, you are walking through…

All Posts Tintern Trail Guide Wales Woodland & Forest Walks

Chepstow 365 Steps, Tintern Abbey & Local Industrial History, St Arvans Circular

1 August 2022 No Comments

The Wye Valley is such a beautiful area. This route starts at Lower Wyndcliff car…

Crickhowell to Sugar Loaf Circular Walk, Abergavenny, Black Mountains

29 July 2022 No Comments

It's amazing how many of our walks have started in Crickhowell, and they are all…

Table Mountain Crickhowell, Pen Cerrig Calch (Peak), Glanusk Estate, Llangattock – Circular

18 July 2022 No Comments

All of my walking guides and adventures are free to read, and always will be.…

All Posts Chepstow Trail Guide Wales

Chepstow 365 Steps, up to a Farm House, down to St-Arvans Circular with my daughter

27 June 2022 No Comments

All of my walking guides and adventures are free to read, and always will be.…

All Posts Brecon Beacons Pen Y Fan Trail Guide Wales

Pen Y Fan Sunset Walk in June – Organised by Mike Croft at Undy & Redwick Roadrunners

21 June 2022 No Comments

All of my walking guides and adventures are free to read, and always will be.…

Abergavenny 3 Peaks 43km Challenge for charity – Campaign Against Living Miserably

31 December 2021 No Comments

The ‘Abergavenny 3 Peaks’ are a group of stunning mountains, which includes the Blorenge, the…

Abergavenny All Posts Black Mountains Wales

Cloud Inversion experience from the Sugar Loaf Mountain in the Brecon Beacons

21 December 2021 No Comments

Setting off on my usual Sunday morning walk up the Sugar Loaf in Abergavenny, was…

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