Walking In Wales

This is one of the wildest walks we’re ever likely to feature on these pages. It’s also one of the most rewarding, though choose a good day with good visibility if you want to enjoy the views and avoid micro […]

If a single walk could possibly encapsulate all that’s wonderful about the Brecon Beacons it would have to be this one. In just six miles it manages to squeeze in a little of everything, including an incredibly steep clamber up […]

The distinctive conical shape of Abergavenny’s Sugar Loaf can be seen from miles around, making it a popular objective for many walkers. The main trade routes to the summit climb from the south, where a high car park reduces the […]

The Vale of Llangollen offers some of the most fascinating and varied walking in Wales as this short but steep ramble shows nicely. In just 7 miles it goes from the busy streets of Llangollen itself, up to the ruined […]

The Preseli Hills form the only real inland tract of land in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, and as such are often overlooked by visitors who flock to the area primarily for the wonderful coastline. Yet the hills are an […]

The limestone headlands of St Govan’s and Stackpole make up some of the most impressive coastline in South Pembrokeshire. Their grass-covered, plateau-like cliff tops are very different to the relentlessly undulating ground covered by most of the Pembrokeshire Coast Path […]

The Dovey Hills are among Snowdonia’s southernmost peaks. They rise up from a steep-sided pass on the eastern flanks of Cader Idris and run eastwards for over 12km before finally dipping their toes into the Afon Dyfi, close to the […]

As Snowdon becomes increasingly popular, so the surrounding mountain ranges start to feel more and more remote, and nowhere is this more apparent than in the Moelwyns, where it’s still possible to walk for hours without seeing a soul. This […]

Located in the far northwest corner of the Brecon Beacons National Park, Carn Goch is one of the largest and most impressive hill forts in all of Wales. It’s actually two forts in one; Y Gaer Fach (the small fort) […]

Llanwrtyd Wells is reputedly the smallest town in Britain – it’s certainly one of the best positioned, with stunning upland countryside surrounding it on all four sides. This walk explores some of the countryside, heading north alongside the Afon Irfon […]

As Stratford-upon-Avon is to Shakespeare, so the colourful Carmarthenshire town of Laugharne is to Wales’s own literary icon, Dylan Thomas. So a visit to the enigmatic poet’s home and study, on the shores of the picturesque Taf Estuary, should be […]

Pentre Ifan is one of the most impressive prehistoric burial chambers in the whole of Wales and this walk, unusual for Pembrokeshire in that it’s totally landlocked, links a visit to the spectacular stones with a scenic clamber onto the […]