The Blorenge (or just Blorenge), is a 1,841-foot (561 m) hill in the Brecon Beacons National Park, rising above Abergavenny, a beautiful market town on the banks of the River …

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Location: Llanfoist Fawr, Monmouthshire, South Wales, Wales, United Kingdom

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1. The Blorenge circular from Keeper's Pond — Brecon Beacons National Park

11.0km

03:12

300m

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2. South Wales Three Peaks Trail — Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park

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11:09

1,370m

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3. Blorenge & Sugar Loaf loop from Abergavenny — Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park

26.3km

08:25

1,040m

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

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Dan Hobson

October 31, 2018

From the summit of Blorenge you get fine views over Abergavenny and the Usk Valley. You may just be able to make out the castle ruins in Abergavenny, not too far from the town hall. From this position, you can also see the Sugar Loaf.

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July 25, 2020

The remains of a tramway, built about 1796, linking a limestone quarry on the north side of the mountain with the ironworks at Blaenavon can be seen near 51.807°N 3.060°W.[7] Hill's Tramroad extends around the western flanks of the hill and drops steeply down to Llanfoist by means of a series of inclines beneath Cwm Craf. There are extensive abandoned workings for limestone around the northern and eastern rim of Blorenge and in the vicinity of Foxhunter car park and to its south, abandoned sandstone quarries. Traces of the former practice of hushing for ironstone can be seen near to Keeper's Pond.[8] The Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal, formerly the Brecknock and Abergavenny Canal, wraps around the foot of Blorenge to the north and east.

JEANETTE

September 21, 2019

Wear good boots for this. Hard walk.

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Location: Llanfoist Fawr, Monmouthshire, South Wales, Wales, United Kingdom

Blorenge Summit

1. The Blorenge circular from Keeper's Pond — Brecon Beacons National Park

2. South Wales Three Peaks Trail — Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park

3. Blorenge & Sugar Loaf loop from Abergavenny — Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park

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