The walks

Route write-ups

Every route here has a film on the channel and a write-up you can actually follow, with distances, ascent, water notes, terrain and the navigation to expect. GPX downloads included.

A small Canadian flag left at the MF509 crash site, mist across the moor behind it

Carreg Goch, Bannau Brycheiniog

Wellington MF509 Bomber Wreck and Wild Camp

A circuit from the Dan-yr-Ogof showcaves to the crash site of a WW2 Wellington bomber on Carreg Goch. Six Canadian airmen, a river that vanishes underground, and a wild camp on the mountain.

19.6 km · ~920 m ascent · 1 night

A large Bronze Age burial cairn of pale stones on the Garreg Las ridge under heavy cloud

Garreg Las, Y Mynydd Du

Bronze Age Cairns and Wild Camp: Black Mountain West

The half of the mountain nobody walks. A dam built by conscientious objectors, limestone that swallows rivers, and two 4,000-year-old burial cairns on the Garreg Las ridge.

13.4 km · ~600 m ascent · 1 night

The ruined nave arcade of Llanthony Priory on a green lawn, the valley side rising behind

Vale of Ewyas, Black Mountains

Llanthony Priory and Wild Camp: Vale of Ewyas

A knight who came to the valley to disappear, a ridge that is the border between Wales and England, and a night up there under the Milky Way. Back down past the little chapel at Capel-y-ffin.

16.3 km · ~570 m ascent · 1 night

New here? Start with the MF509 bomber wreck route. It's the one that explains the whole idea.