Walks in and around Llanthony, Black Mountains
Choose and plan your walks in Llanthony, Black Mountains. Have fun out there, take in the views, look after yourself. Take plenty of water & snacks. Take a waterproof, warm layers and a hat. Take a map or directions in case you get temporarily misplaced. Wear good walking boots. Wear sun cream if it’s sunny. And always take your litter home.
I found these walks online, so they are completely not my own! I have credited where they are from. Hopefully you find these helpful when planning your runs, walks, hikes, trails, rambles, ambles, bimbles or wombles… delete as fits
The One You Must Not Miss!
So this is THE BEST walk in the area, up from the Llanthony Priory onto the Offa’s Dyke. The mountain is also known as Hatterall Ridge. It goes via some of the Beacons Way and on what we ‘locals’ call The Beer Trail or Rhiw Cwrw
Here is probably the best description / directions for it I could find. It’s basically non-negotiable for all walkers from Llanthony 😉
https://www.countryfile.com/go-outdoors/walks/llanthony-hatterall-ridge-monmouthshire
The Dark Side:
The other ridge, on the opposite side of the Valley, looks down to the Grwyne Fawr. We call this The Dark Side because in winter it is in the shadow of the mountain so gets little sun. But don’t worry, once you’ve walked up you’ll be on sunshine summit (unless it’s raining!)
You walk down through the little village of Llanthony, over a little iron bridge and Up. Then turn right. This ridge takes you up to Capel y Finn or even further to Lord Hereford’s Knob. There are a few circular options depending on distance you want to travel.
I’m afraid this link doesn’t start the walk from Llanthony. You can improvise as per my instructions above or drive to where this suggests. Perhaps this is the first walking route option I need to create?
Next are basically the 3 main mountains that surround Abergavenny. Car journey distance, but not to be missed: Skirrid, Blorenge, Sugar Loaf
Skirrid Mountain: route from the National Trust
The Blorenge: route from Visit Monmouthshire
https://www.visitmonmouthshire.com/dbimgs/blorenge.pdf
The SugarLoaf: route from The Welsh Man Walking (LOADS of excellent walking routes on his site)
Book your Walking trip now with a stay at Llanthony Castaway
Here are 8 local walks created by the Llanthony Valley & District History group – these leaflets can be found in the Castaway
https://www.llanthonyhistory.wales/publications.html
From Rambler:
Casting a wider net (but also some right in Llanthony) I found these on Rambler
“10 spectacular circular walks in Bannau Brycheiniog
The best walks in the Bannau, formerly known as the Brecon Beacons”
https://www.ramblers.org.uk/go-walking-hub/10-spectacular-circular-walks-bannau-brycheiniog
From All Trails:
This one’s an epic! The Black Mountain Circular. You could easily pick out parts of it. The page also suggests other Llanthony walks too, including nearby Cat’s Back which is lovely.
https://www.alltrails.com/en-gb/trail/wales/powys/black-mountain-circular
Visit Monmouthshire have actually got LOADS of things to explore on their website – definitely worth a perusal if you’re looking for things to do…
https://www.visitmonmouthshire.com/explore/abergavenny/walking-abergavenny
I will confess, although I know many of these routes very well (from a previous life when I was a Mountain Leader and DofE Instructor / Assessor) I have not walked all these as written in the above links. So please don’t hold me responsible if cairns have moved or instructions are wobbly.
You can absolutely ask me any questions as I would be delighted to help you and I LOVE talking about maps almost as much as I love talking about sheep! Happy Walking.
Walks in Llanthony, Llanthony Valley, near Abergavenny, in Monmouthshire. Less than an hour from Bristol and Cardiff. In the Bannau Brycheiniog National Park. On the Eastern edge of the Black Mountains (not to be confused with The Black Mountain which is the Western end of the National Park!)