Sunday walks

A longer way to Pen y Fan. 20km/12.5 miles, 900m/2950ft ascent. Start 9.30am. Owl Grove car park. OS Explorer OL12 SO048162  

Anyone looking for a day in quiet hills will find it in the Elenydd, Central Wales. About six miles west of Rhayader, this walk route starts from Pant y GwarthegContinue reading "Walk: In the Elenydd, Drygarn Fawr. 21km/13miles, 610m/2000ft ascent (Moderate)"

Often overlooked, this lonely corner of the National Park has some excellent limestone features, old quarry workings, a mystery antiquity, and even a World War Two crash site. This walkContinue reading "Walk: Cribarth limestone. 15km/9 miles, 697m/2286ft ascent (Easy/Moderate)"

The Carneddau Hills are a group of hills lying 2 miles NE of Builth Wells. The route explores the Carneddau and continues over the interesting little ridge of Castle BankContinue reading "Walk: The Carneddau Hills. 25km/15.5miles, 1070m/3510ft ascent (Hard)"

From a distance, Hay Bluff (Black Mountains) appears to be higher and steeper than it actually is. This shortish to moderate walk of 17.5km/11miles with 640m/2100ft ascent begins from theContinue reading "Walk: Hay Bluff from Hay-on-Wye. 17.5km/11miles, 640m/2100ft ascent (Short)"

New Radnor 23km/14miles, 900m/2907ft ascent. Start 9.30am. Map OS Explorer 201 SO213608

Redbrook (Forest of Dean). 16.6km/10miles, undulating ascent. Start 10am. Main carpark in Redbrook village, Pay & Display, £2. OL14 SO536099

A moderate walk of 17.5km/11miles with 610m/2000ft ascent. For the discerning hillwalker, we explore rarely visited above-ground features in the Ogof Ffynnon Ddu National Nature Reserve. After attaining the rockyContinue reading "Walk: Carreg Cadno and Fan Fraith (Fforest Fawr). 17.5km/11miles, 610m/2000ft ascent (Moderate)"

Join Ralph on a stunning walk in the county of Sir Gaerfyrddin (Carmarthenshire) taking in the Mynydd Du (Black Mountain) area. The route takes in the summits of Waun Lefrith,Continue reading "Walk: Mynydd Du/Black Mountain. 22km/14m. 1015m/3330ft ascent (Hard)"

Join Ralph on a moderate to hard walk of 22km/14miles with 798m/2490ft ascent in the remote wilderness of the Elenydd Hills. The route will take you alongside the course ofContinue reading "Walk: A different approach to Moel Prysgau remote bothy. 22km/14miles, 798m/2490ft ascent (Moderate/hard)"

A wandering route on the moderate side of hard (24km/15miles, 888m/2915feet ascent) around the northern end of the Black Mountains with Ralph Goddard, which includes the beautiful Olchon valley, BlackContinue reading "Walk: Northern Blacks. 24km/15miles, 888m/2915feet ascent (moderate side of hard)"