Walk Sugar Loaf and St Mary's Vale from Mynydd Llanwenarth
Simply stunning views
This 4¾ mile, Grade 4 (Moderate), easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk, complete with GPS Waypoints, starts at Mynydd Llanwenarth in the Brecon Beacons & will take you about 3½ hrs to complete.
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Detailed walk route map PDF | |
Vital Statistics: | ||
| Walk No.: | mo108 | |
| Length: | 4¾ miles (8.5km) | |
| Ascent: | 1535 ft (468m) | |
| Time: | 3½ hours | |
| Grade: |  | |
Route outline for this walk:
Mynydd Llanwenarth - Mynydd Pen-y-fal - Sugar Loaf (Y Fal) - Nant Iago - St Mary's Vale - Pen-yr-heol Farm - Mynydd Llanwenarth
Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:
 0 Welsh Mountains |
 0 Wainwrights |
 0 Welsh Nuttalls |
 1 Welsh Dewey |
 0 Wainwright Outlying Fells |
 1 Welsh Marilyn |
 0 Bridgets |
Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:
The highest point of this walk is Sugar Loaf (Y Fal) at 596m (1956ft). Sugar Loaf (Y Fal) is also known as a Welsh Dewey (18th highest in Wales, 31st in England & Wales) and a Welsh Marilyn (57th highest in Wales, 776th highest in the UK). The summit of Sugar Loaf (Y Fal) is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.
You can find this walk and other nearby walks on these unique Interactive Walk Planning Maps:
(worth a look if you're new to go4awalk.com & have never seen one of these before.)
1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (orange/yellow covers):
1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (pink/magenta covers):
Some Photos and Pictures from Walk Sugar Loaf and St Mary's Vale from Mynydd Llanwenarth
In no particular order . . .
Me on the summit of Sugar Loaf (Y Fal) with Pen Cerrig-calch (left) and Waun Fach (with the misty top) in the distance
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