Walk Route Map mo128 The Skirrid from Abergavenny

Walk mo128 The Skirrid from Abergavenny

Superb views of the Black Mountains

Vital Statistics:

Length:	5mls (8km)
Ascent:	1,155ft (352m)
Time:	3hrs
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Route outline for walk mo128:

B4521 Layby - Llanddewi Skirrid - Skirrid Fawr (Ysgyryd Fawr) - Llwyn Franc - Top Cottage - Top Cottage - Pant-Skirrid - B4521 Layby

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Points of Interest/Notes on this walk:

Ysgyryd Fawr (Skirrid Fawr) is also known as 'Holy Mountain' and 'St Michael's Mount'. The remains of the walls of the ancient St Michael's chapel can be traced at the summit.

Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

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Wainwrights

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Nuttalls

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Deweys

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Outlying Fells

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Marilyn

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Bridgets

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Skirrid Fawr (Ysgyryd Fawr) at 486m (1595ft). Skirrid Fawr (Ysgyryd Fawr) is classified as a Welsh Marilyn (87th highest in Wales, 1015th highest in the UK). The summit of Skirrid Fawr (Ysgyryd Fawr) is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.

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161 Abergavenny & The Black Mountains

Some Photos and Pictures from Walk mo128 The Skirrid from Abergavenny

In no particular order . . .

St Michaels Chapel on the summit of Skirrid Fawr (Ysgyryd Fawr)

Photo: Alex Oldridge (10)

My son Daniel and our 2 dogs Brecon and Maggie at the top of The Skirrid

Photo: Kevin Friend (1)

Walk mo128 The Skirrid from Abergavenny - On Skirrid Fawr (Ysgyryd Fawr) near Abergavenny for my 60th birthday in October with weather a lot better than now (July, 2012)!

On Skirrid Fawr (Ysgyryd Fawr) near Abergavenny for my 60th birthday in October with weather a lot better than now (July, 2012)!

Photo: Diana Hayes (1)

On the summit of The Skirrid - Skirrid Fawr (Ysgyryd Fawr) with The Black Mountains in the background.

Photo: Mike Powell (1)

The Black Mountains from the summit of Skirrid Fawr (Ysgyryd Fawr)

Photo: Alex Oldridge (11)

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