Crickhowell Castle ruins – Sugar Loaf Summit loop from Crickhowell

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Crickhowell

Crickhowell Castle ruins – Sugar Loaf Summit loop from Crickhowell

Hard

4.9

(13)

hikers

Crickhowell Castle ruins – Sugar Loaf Summit loop from Crickhowell

05:24

17.3km

660m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 20, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Bannau Brycheiniog National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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404 m

Crickhowell Castle ruins

Highlight • Historical Site

Crickhowell Castle, also known as Alisby's castle, dominates the views from the delightful market town. The now Grade I-listed ruin began life as a motte and bailey castle in the …

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2.04 km

Coed Cefn Woodland Walk

Highlight • Trail

Coed Cefn is an ancient woodland with a rich historical past: there is an iron age hillfort in the centre and a few non-native conifers remain hinting at the woodland's …

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3.84 km

The Dragon's Head

Highlight • Natural Monument

Beautiful views, riverside paths,field tracks and lanes.River sections may flood after heavy rain mainly dog friendly

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5.63 km

View of Table Mountain

Highlight • Viewpoint

9.59 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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14.4 km

River Usk Walk, Bannau Brycheiniog National Park

Highlight • Viewpoint

The town lies on the River Usk, on the southern edge of the Black Mountains and in the eastern part of the Brecon Beacons National Park. Significant parts of the …

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14.7 km

Rheld Wood

Forest

17.3 km

End point

Bus stop

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