A further stage of the Cambrian Way. From Crickhowell we walked through Llangattock and up two sections of old tramway routes used for bring limestone-carrying wagons down to the canal. The routes are steep and in poor condition, with grooves in the stone from the ropes and cables used to control the wagons’ descent. After Read more

We headed north from Crickhowell up Cwm Cumbeth, then through the sheepfold and on to Table Mountain. From there, we walked along the eastern boundary of the open access land, dropped down to the road before Ty Croes Farm, then NW-wards over Tal Trwynau to Pen Twyn Glas where we joined the CW, to follow Read more

We started at Pengenffordd, headed up the Dragon’s Back and rejoined the Cambrian Way just east of Mynydd Bychan. Then south to Waun Fach, along the tops to Mynydd Llysiau and finished this CW section at Pen Twyn Glas. We then dropped down the south side of Cwm Nant-y-fedw (always a lovely view) towards Waun Read more

The 7th stage of the group’s Cambrian Way expedition started from the Blaen-y-cwm car park, towards the top of the Grwyne Fawr valley. We headed up through the woods, over the ridge by the Blacksmith’s Anvil, then steeply down to Capel-y-ffin (on a path which seems considerably more eroded that when previously walked) for a Read more

Stage 6 of our Cambrian Way (CW) project. The road from Cwmyoy to Llanthony has recently been closed due to a landslip. Although periodically open to locals, the start point for the walk was changed to Pont Cadwgan. After heading up beside the Nant y Gwrydd stream we joined the always very wet path on Read more

Stage 5 of our Cambrian Way (CW) project. We walked from the Queens Head at Stanton and rejoined the CW at Ferm Newydd. From there headed north along the top to Garn Wen and then Bal Bach where we left the CW to join the Beacons Way. Down Cwm Bwchel to Llanthony, up to the Read more

Stage 4 of the Cambrian Way. Starting from the north side of Abergavenny, we headed up the incline through the oaks of St Mary’s Vale and onto a chilly Sugarloaf. With a brisk cold wind we descended clockwise, but walked beside the icy path for safety, then headed down to Forest Coal Pit. Passing The Read more

Cambrian Way Stage 3: Pontypool to Abergevenny. After an early bus from Abergevenny to Pontypool we crossed the Afon Lwyd and walked from the Park Gates into the park, up past the dry ski slope and to the Shell Grotto, “Considered to be the best surviving grotto in Wales, the shell grotto in Pontypool Park Read more

Ready for the second stage of the Cambrian Way, (Crosskeys to Pontypool), we met in Pontypool and left the cars by the station before catching the train to Crosskeys, with a quick change at Newport. It was raining as we made our way through the town to re-join the Cambrian Way where we had finished Read more

The Cambrian Way – Day 1, from Cardiff Castle to Cross Keys. Preamble: walk to CK station, train to Cardiff Central, walk to the castle for the starting point. Into Bute Park with beautiful trees and parkland, and then along the banks of the Taff. We left the Taff, passed a semi restored pumping station Read more