Walks in the Brecon Beacons’ Black Mountain / Mynydd Du
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Walking in the Brecon Beacons National Park
Within an hours drive of Wales’s capital city and other major cities, walking in the Brecon Beacons National Park (Bannau Brycheiniog in Welsh) offers the nearby city dwelling population a stunning outdoor escape. We’ve collated the best hill walks in the Brecon Beacons into one handy article. The Brecon Beacons have four main areas, which
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Walking on Anglesey / Ynys Mon
Discover walking routes on Anglesey, or Ynys Mon as it’s known in Welsh. Found in the North West of Wales, this is it’s largest island and along with Ynys Cybi also Wales’ second largest island. The main island is separated from the mainland by a narrow and shallow stretch of tidal water, the Menai Strait,
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Walking in the Berwyn Hills
The Berwyn lie unloved and forgotten between the National Park and the Clwydian Hills AONB. They’re the highest ground in Wales that’s not protected by either National Park or AONB status. There are currently plans afoot in order to incorporate it into the Clwydian AONB, though there’s a strong movement against this amongst landowners in
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Walking in the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley
We have a wide selection of Clwydian range walks here at Mud and Routes. The Clwydian Range and Dee Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty is found in North East Wales and features in the three counties of Denbighshire, Flintshire and Wrexham. A stunning range, the Clwydian Hills are heather clad summits topped with historically
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Walking in the Lake District National Park
The Lake District is England’s no 1 fell walking destination. While Snowdonia has the hill walking quality, the English Lake District has both quality and quantity. Designated as the Lake District National Park in 1951 and extended in 2016 to cover an area of 2363 km2. The Lake District was designated a UNESCO World Heritage
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Walking on the Llyn Peninsula
This glorious area is unlike any other part of Wales, and we have Llyn Peninsula Walks (Pen Llŷn in Welsh) suitable for all tastes and abilities. Stretching out into the Irish Sea, the Llyn Peninsula, the arm of Wales has a very strong sense of cultural identity with 73% able to speak Welsh, it is
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Walks in the The Mourne Mountains
The Mourne Mountains lie 30 miles from Belfast and 60 miles from Dublin and are the best known and most visited of Northern Ireland’s upland areas. At 849m, Slieve Donard is the highest peak in the province and is one of 30 peaks in the Mournes range that rise above 500m. A further 50 lower
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Easy Walks in the Peak District
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Walks in the Peak District White Peak
In contrast to the Peak District’s Dark Peak, the White Peak area is mainly free draining limestone with dry river valleys and caves. There are also a number of cycle tracks, also good for walking such as the Monsal Trail. There are a number of good walks in the area such as Dovedale, Millers Dale to
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Walks in the Peak District South West Peak
The South West Peak is the section of the Peak District to the South West of Buxton, and includes areas such as The Roaches and the hill of Shining Tor and Shutlingsloe. There are a number of popular walks in this area such as the walk up Shutlingsloe and Shining Tor and walks around the Roaches.
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Walks in the Peak District’s Dark Peak
The Peak District’s Dark Peak area is essentially the southern end of the Pennines, especially as the Pennine Way starts at Edale and traverses it’s length before. It includes the Peak District’s highest point, Kinder Scout at 636m as well as the summit of Bleaklow Head which is the second highest. These are both plateaus, with
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Walking in the Peak District National Park
The Peak District was the first National Park in England, created in 1951. It’s a popular destination as it is surrounded by urban areas all around. Manchester to the west, Huddersfield to the north and Sheffield to the East. It covers an area of 1440km² and parts cover the counties of Derbyshire, Staffordshire, Cheshire, Greater Manchester,
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Walking in the South Downs National Park
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Walks on the Nantlle Ridge and Hebog
The Eifionydd hills are the quieter end of Snowdonia. There are only three main hills/ridges which are the Nantlle Ridge, Moel Hebog and Mynydd Mawr. It’s rather difficult to get them all in one walk, but easily done in two and a half days. The Nantlle Ridge is undoubtedly one of the classic ridge walking
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Walks up Yr Wyddfa – Snowdon
Snowdon – 1085m Snowdon is much more than just the summit of Snowdon! It’s the highest mountain in Wales and boasts numerous routes up, and climbing Snowdon is rightly on the top of most walker’s wish lists when visiting Snowdonia. With achievable routes from all directions it’s a mountain with a route for all. Pen
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Ridge Walks in Snowdonia
There’s no beating the airy feeling of a ridge walk – and Snowdonia leaves the walker spoilt for choice. This includes classic linear ridge walks such as Crib Nantlle / Nantlle Ridge and a full Carneddau Traverse, to the circular walk of the Snowdon Horseshoe scramble.
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Easy and Low Level Walks in Snowdonia
While Snowdonia may be better known for mountainous walks, there are also plenty of chocies for those looking for lower level and even coastal walking. These are what we class as easier walks or lower level walks. So the easier walks tend to be under around 8km, while low level walks can be longer but
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Walks on Cader Idris and Nearby
The Cader Idris Range includes the main ridge of Cader Idris as well as it’s neighbouring hills of the Tarren and Dyfi Hills that don’t quite fit anywhere else. There are many walking routes up Cader Idris, which is also known as Cadair Idris*, and as it’s in South Snowdonia is much quieter than the
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Walking on The Gower Peninsula
Coastal beauty It is not without justification that Penrhyn Gŵyr, or the Gower Peninsula, has garnered for itself quite a reputation as a laid-back magnet for the trendy set who like their leisure with a touch of class. They’ve long made their way here from Cardiff and Swansea, and that city’s prodigal son – the
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