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Sugar Loaf Summit – Sugar Loaf Trail loop from Llanwenarth

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Sugar Loaf Summit – Sugar Loaf Trail loop from Llanwenarth

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Sugar Loaf Summit – Sugar Loaf Trail loop from Llanwenarth

01:54

13.2km

540m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 16, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Bannau Brycheiniog National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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586 m

Oak Woodlands of Sugar Loaf

Highlight • Forest

The path from Sugar Loaf down towards Rholben

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2.95 km

Sugar Loaf Summit

Highlight • Summit

Mynydd Pen-y-fâl, to give Sugar Loaf its original Welsh name, is not a big hill. But because it stands separated from any other peak, including its brethren of the Black …

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7.91 km

Sugar Loaf Car Park

Highlight • Parking

Be aware, this is a popular place and the car park is pretty big - but the access road is winding and single track, so it can take a while to get here.

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8.83 km

Sugar Loaf is an iconic little mountain and a Trail Magazine Top UK 100 mountain. The beauty of this hill is that you can come up from a variety of directions on quite a few trails. Take your pick really!

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9.23 km

Mynydd Llanwenarth Ridge

Highlight • Climb

The broad Mynydd Llanwenarth ridge is home to one of the several trails that rise to the iconic summit of Mynydd Pen-y-fâl, more commonly known as Sugar Loaf. It's a …

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10.2 km

View of the Valley in Bannau Brycheiniog National Park

Highlight • Natural Monument

The criss crossing path ways offer exceptional vistas across the valleys on either side of the ridges

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12.1 km

Rholben Ridge

Highlight • Trail

Rholben is one of the ridges that run from the south up towards Sugar Loaf. Its summit stands at 1,109 feet (338 m) with great views over Abergavenny to the …

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13.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.78 km

2.70 km

376 m

232 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

9.89 km

2.02 km

1.12 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (570 m)

Lowest point (180 m)

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Sunday 12 July

26°C

11°C

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Sugar Loaf Summit – Sugar Loaf Trail loop from Llanwenarth

Oak Woodlands of Sugar Loaf

Sugar Loaf Summit

Sugar Loaf Car Park

Bicycle Dismount Point

Sugar Loaf Trail

Mynydd Llanwenarth Ridge

View of the Valley in Bannau Brycheiniog National Park

Rholben Ridge

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