30 November 2013

Sugar Loaf

A walk with Emma and Nathan and their friends Andy, Debbie and Greg, and then a run by ourselves, while staying at Millbrook, a stunning 16th-century cottage at Llanvihangel Crucorney.

Route: from the car park at Llanwenarth Breast, high up to the south of the hill, descending on a track to the farm at Pen-y-graig and then north east through woodland to emerge onto the hillside. West to pick up a spur and back north east along it and then east to the summit. Leaving the others there and running north east down a spur to Forest Coal Pit but, sadly, overshooting to take first a road east and then later a path on the hillside to rejoin the road back to Llanvihangel Crucorney.

Conditions: warm and sunny with fabulous views in all directions but a cold wind on the top.

Pub: The Crown, Pantygelli, for Wye Valley Brewery Hereford Pale Ale, Rhymney Brewery Best Bitter, Kite Brewery Cwrw Gorslas and Westons Mortimer’s Orchard (cider).