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Sugarloaf Summit on the Cambrian Way

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Sugarloaf Summit on the Cambrian Way

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Location: Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, South Wales, Wales, United Kingdom

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1. Sugar Loaf Trail – Sugar Loaf Summit loop from Gilwern

6.53km

02:11

310m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Sugar Loaf Summit – Oak Woodlands of Sugar Loaf loop from Gilwern

11.5km

03:44

510m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Sugar Loaf Summit – Sugar Loaf Trail loop from Abergavenny

20.7km

06:13

640m

Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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David Howells

September 10, 2024

The Cambrian Way is an iconic long-distance footpath that runs 298 miles (480 km) from Cardiff in the south to Conwy in the north. That distance comes with a challenging 22,500m (73,700ft) of height gain. This tough trail passes through some of the most spectacular and beautiful scenery in Wales. It can also be very remote, and in the north you will hit rugged terrain that will include high ridges and challenging mountains. You can do it in more attainable one-day sections, or you can be a purist and do it in a gruelling, continuous three-week hiking odyssey.

Here on the southern flanks of the Sugarloaf, the terrain might be more sedate, but it is as equally as beautiful. The hike up from Abergavenny on this Cambrian Way section has good views of the Sugarloaf in front, across to the Blorenge in the south, and Skirrid Mawr to the east. Not for nothing was the Sugarloaf included in the Trail magazine’s Top 100 Britain's Greatest Mountains list.

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Distance 1.63 km

Downhill 210 m

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Location: Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, South Wales, Wales, United Kingdom

Sugarloaf Summit on the Cambrian Way

1. Sugar Loaf Trail – Sugar Loaf Summit loop from Gilwern

2. Sugar Loaf Summit – Oak Woodlands of Sugar Loaf loop from Gilwern

3. Sugar Loaf Summit – Sugar Loaf Trail loop from Abergavenny

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