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ON PAGE 36 of Stonehenge. the source of the bluestones one of which is said to be to explore along the way, outcrops of shattered rock of hills and there are many steps as it’s a magical range hardship to retrace your around. And it’s really no Foel Feddau before turning to the halfway point at the start; this route heads leaves you a long way from you up high for 10 miles but Walking it end to end keeps views of moors and coast. Hills, delivering sweeping of Pembrokeshire’s Preseli that runs along the ridgeline FEATURE metres km 20 0 40 0 60 0 0 0 an ancient trackway The Golden Road is JENNY WALTERS CHOSEN BY… 21 u Distance: 9 miles/14.6km u 2 FOEL FEDDAU PEMBROKESHIRE

6 curve L to explore a crop of beside wall. When wall ends, any should do. Turn R to walk you head south to reach wall, a maze of paths here but if with conifers beyond: there’s up slope ahead to reach wall through rocks to dip. Continue (south) on path weaving down 2 1 triangulation point beyond. on top of Foel Drygarn and to rocky outcrops and hillfort green path that zig-zags up across grass to pick up broad, short distance, then bear L straight ahead on track for walk to gate. Go through and the bridleway opposite and GR ADIENT PROFILE Cross the road to take Start From trig point, head L ½ mile/1km Frost-shattered rocks

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TOM BAILEY TOM PHOTO: Stonehenge’s bluestones. to be the source of one, Carn Menyn, is thought rocky outcrops. The furthest 14 Landranger 145 Maps OS Explorer OL35; (Mon-Sat) stops at Crymych from Cardigan to Narbeth None to start; 430 bus transportPublic toiletsPublic None Nearest in Crymych Refreshments Newport Nearest PLANNING Stiles None needed in mist Good navigation skills climbs; can be boggy. moorland paths; some hill Is it for me? A maze of SN165330 of Crymych, grid ref minor road, 1 mile west Start/parking Layby on ROUTE PLAN YOUR WALK YOUR PLAN 16 A town B

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ON PAGE 92 there’s a very nice ancient pub views of the Skirrid itself. And woodland, and ever-changing you’ll see rolling pasture, oak under 500m. On the way there day – and all for a climb of as the Malverns on a clear farmland to the east, as far the Beacons, and across pretty provides spectacular views of Mountains. Its location also further west, the Black its bigger cousins a few miles from afar, and set apart from a distinctive landmark, visible way there too, as the Skirrid is start – and for much of the where you’re going from the is that you can see exactly FEATURE

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6 you get back! of the same name when 1 wood by another gate, and small wood. Cross FB, exit field to go through gate into veers L, keep straight across of green track. Where track fields, and along short section same direction over several signs through small gates in fence on L. Follow path and towards Skirrid to join path by barn. Cut across field heading through BW signed gate past (BW) sign. After 100m turn R following small Beacons Way barn on L. Keep straight ahead Llanvihangel Court and old of lane, veering R past Cross A465 to continuation GR ADIENT PROFILE Take lane opposite church. Start

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STEVE EDDY STEVE PHOTO: Moderate emerge on lane. Follow BW markers to FB and gate in its SE corner. cross field going uphill to 14 ROUTE Landranger 161 Maps OS Explorer OL13; Crucorney Hereford to Llanvihangel from Abergavenny or Public toiletsPublic None not for bookings) (unofficial info site, skirridmountaininn.co.uk (01873 890258); www. Llanvihangel Crucorney Refreshments Skirrid Inn, Abergavenny Nearest town PLANNING Stiles 7 (including return). One fairly steep ascent Is it for me? Paths, a lane. SO325205 and shop, grid ref church, near petrol station parking on road outside Start/parking Easy PLAN YOUR WALK YOUR PLAN X4 bus transport X4 bus 16

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2 IN ASSOCIATION WITH OS MAPS OS 4¾ miles/7.7km back steps your Retrace lfto.com/cwroutes OS MAPS ONLINE: VIEW ON THE WALK 5 along the ridgeline and over along the ridgeline and over of L-hand to Bica. Keep Carn go down ahead as you paths to curving round hill beyond, of the Jenga-rocks explore Gwr and Carn Breseb Carn dip heading across before your rejoin to in moor (east) beside wall path outward R. Go ahead to with conifers R, to wall keeping on path, it all the way and follow the gate reach to downhill return R to Turn earlier. from and start. road to

4 3 miles/4.9km on summit, continue From path along ridgeline, dropping dropping along ridgeline, path and then a pass to down the pass climbing back up to and of Cerrigmarchogion rocks summit Feddau the Foel reach This 1¾ miles/2.8km. after point marks about the halfway ridgeline and is of the Preseli turn around. to a good place 4 Buy maps at: ordnancesurvey.co.uk/shop

PEMBROKESHIRE FOEL FEDDAU 2 miles/3.4km taking time to After OS Explorer map OL35 u 5

3 explore Carn Menyn, curve curve Menyn, Carn explore main path rejoin R to back to and along head of cwm around climbing up towards ridgeline, Bica. of Carn top the rocky summit, bear L before Just to visit the ancient standing visit the ancient to then of Beddarthur, stones top. reach R to curve u

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© Country Walking November 2018 NOVEMBER 2018 NOVEMBER 2 3 IN ASSOCIATION WITH OS MAPS OS lfto.com/cwroutes OS MAPS ONLINE: 5 4 VIEW ON THE WALK Continue to gate onto drive of drive onto gate to Continue drive, After House. Crossways signed FP through follow Carefully lane. onto garden leading to road to A465 cross and finish. Llanvihangel 1

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5 for 800m, past Great Llwyn Llwyn Great 800m, past for on R. Opposite drive Franc L, not Great), (on Franc Llwyn poorly signed path take on map as restricted marked alongside field edge to byway mark near 187m in corner stile crosses of Way Right on map. tarmac new cross to wheatfield Franc. Llwyn Great from track continues path Unmarked alongside field edge and veers barn, then R. new pass L to ©CROWN COPYRIGHT 2018 ORDNANCE SURVEY. MEDIA 007/18 MEDIA SURVEY. ORDNANCE 2018 COPYRIGHT ©CROWN Buy maps at: ordnancesurvey.co.uk/shop

MONMOUTHSHIRE FAWR YSGYRYD stones just stones trig before Small twin DON’T MISS... DON’T 4 miles/6.5km 300m from Backtrack 2 miles/3.3km and skirtGo R along path 1¼ miles/2km 400m R and walk Turn point – all that of St remains Chapel. Michael’s OS Explorer map OL13 u summit to small depression, small depression, summit to leads path clear grassy where off L, heading NE downhill. NT land where exit to Follow your Retrace entered. you lane. to footsteps u 2 3 4 along lane. Turn L onto BW BW L onto Turn along lane. Follow via stile. path marked another to short distance for field Cross stile. marked BW marked BW by open gate to field edge uphill Follow stile. stile. marked another BW to R along and keep track Cross near SW gate field edge to National enter to corner, Trust land at foot of Skirrid. foot land at Trust round to W of Skirrid (great W of Skirrid (great to round after path, stony Follow views). and woods a while entering wall. E alongside stone veering on R, take gate Shortly after L uphill heading N. Follow path rocks, uphill to path obvious steep. less it becomes where summit trig point. to Follow 22

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