[QUOTE="wessie"] The eastern edge of the Brecon Beacons National Park is about 9 miles away. The Skirrid Mountain at this point is quite popular with hikers. I live inbetween this mountain & Abergavenny town. If you want a challenge, try walking up the Skirrid, Blorenge & Sugar Loaf in the same day.[/QUOTE] heh. That'd be too much for us! [QUOTE] Brecon town itself is just over 32 miles. The road is very good, with part of it being a very scenic bit of the A40 through the Usk Valley. 35-45 minutes away, depending on traffic in Abergavenny. There's another very scenic route via the Black Mountains, Llanthony Priory, Capel-y-ffin & Hay on Wye. That's 44 miles and can take quite a while as it is single track in places. I only go across it on the bike. The views at the Hay Bluff end are fabulous.[/QUOTE] Thanks for the info. I'll see if I can persuade the Powers That Be that we can do some more exploring. Our current plan, which is liable to change to be honest, is to walk Pen Y Fan and spend some time over Usk Reservoir way, both places that we spent a little time around last year and would like to return.
