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Welsh Man Walking went for a hike
September 13, 2026 at 16:39
Crickhowell to Sugar Loaf Circular
Full route: www.welshmanwalking.co.uk/crickhowell-sugar-loaf
This 9.5-mile circular walk from Crickhowell to Sugar Loaf is a much longer alternative to the popular short routes from Abergavenny. It follows an anticlockwise circuit through farmland, wooded lanes and the village of Llangenny before climbing to the 596m summit of Sugar Loaf and returning to…
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Welsh Man Walking went for a hike
September 10, 2026 at 14:11
Blorenge, Abergavenny - Llanfoist Car Park, Canal Tunnel, Punchbowl & Keepers Pond Circular
Full route: www.welshmanwalking.co.uk/blorenge
This varied 8-mile Blorenge circular walk starts at Llanfoist Crossing Car Park and climbs through woodland to the Punchbowl before continuing to the 556-metre summit, Keeper’s Pond and the old tramroad back towards Abergavenny.
It is one of those walks that seems to include a little bit…
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Welsh Man Walking went for a hike
September 9, 2026 at 07:58
Hay Bluff & Lord Herefords Knob (Twmpa) Circular Walk, near Hay on Wye
Full route: www.welshmanwalking.co.uk/haybluff
This Hay Bluff circular walk takes you over two of the best-known summits in the northern Black Mountains: Hay Bluff and Twmpa, also known as Lord Hereford’s Knob. Starting from Hay Bluff Car Park near Hay-on-Wye, the approximately 10 km (6-mile) route climbs onto the dramatic escarpment,…
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Welsh Man Walking went for a hike
September 3, 2026 at 16:49
Dragons Back & Waun Fach Circular - Pengenffordd, Black Mountains
Full route: www.welshmanwalking.co.uk/penally
The Dragon’s Back and Waun Fach Circular is one of my favourite mountain walks in South Wales, combining a brilliant undulating ridge, an Iron Age hillfort, wild open moorland and some of the best views anywhere in the Black Mountains.
The Dragon’s Back gets its name from…
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Welsh Man Walking went for a hike
August 16, 2026 at 08:14
Pembrokeshire Coast Path Circular in Penally, Tenby
Full route: www.welshmanwalking.co.uk/penally
This short 2.7-mile circular walk from Penally packs a surprising amount into a route that can comfortably be completed in a couple of hours. Starting beside Penally railway station, you walk through the old village before crossing beneath the railway and climbing towards the Pembrokeshire Coast Path,…
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Welsh Man Walking went mountaineering
August 6, 2026 at 10:15
Kamikochi to Karasawa (Karasawa Cirque), Matsumoto – Chubusangaku National Park, Northern Alps, Japan
Full route: www.welshmanwalking.co.uk/karasawa-cirque
Kamikōchi to Karasawa is a Japanese Alps hikes that deserves a place on any “best walks in Japan” list. Starting beside the crystal-clear Azusa River at around 1,500 metres, the route leads deep into Chūbu-Sangaku National Park, first through the beautiful and relatively gentle Kamikōchi valley before…
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Welsh Man Walking went for a hike
August 6, 2026 at 08:03
Mount Fuji Yoshida Trail – from Yamanashi (5th Station), the North Side.
Full route: www.welshmanwalking.co.uk/mount-fuji
The Yoshida Trail is the classic way to climb Mount Fuji, beginning at the Fuji Subaru Line 5th Station at around 2,305 metres and climbing to the roof of Japan at 3,776 metres. It’s the most popular of Fuji’s four main climbing routes, and although that means…
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Welsh Man Walking went for a hike
August 5, 2026 at 15:31
Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage (Temples 1–6, Tokushima)
Full route: www.welshmanwalking.co.uk/shikoku-88
The Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage is one of Japan's great long-distance journeys, linking 88 Buddhist temples associated with Kōbō Daishi (Kūkai) on a circuit of approximately 1,142 kilometres around the island of Shikoku. Walking the entire route can take 40–60 days, but you don't need two months…
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Welsh Man Walking went for a hike
August 5, 2026 at 10:11
Nakasendō Trail (Kiso Valley), Magome to Tsumago
Route on website: www.welshmanwalking.co.uk/nakasendo-trail
The Nakasendō was one of the five great highways of Edo-period Japan, linking Kyoto with Edo — modern-day Tokyo — across more than 500 kilometres of central Japan. Along the way, post towns known as juku provided food, accommodation and rest for samurai, merchants, officials and…
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Welsh Man Walking went for a hike
August 3, 2026 at 15:26
Kōyasan Choishi-michi Trail from Kudoyama (Jison-in) to Kōyasan
Route on website: www.welshmanwalking.co.uk/koyasan-choishi-michi
The Kōyasan Chōishi-michi is the classic pilgrimage approach to sacred Mount Kōya. Beginning at Kudoyama Station, the route passes through Jison-in before climbing into the mountains, following a remarkable line of five-tiered stone chōishi markers towards Kōyasan. The markers stand roughly 109 metres apart, creating a…
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Welsh Man Walking went for a hike
August 3, 2026 at 09:11
Kohechi Route, Kii Mountains from Kōyasan to Hongu
Route on website: www.welshmanwalking.co.uk/kohechi-route
The Kohechi cuts directly through the heart of the Kii Mountains, linking the sacred Buddhist settlement of Kōyasan with Kumano Hongu Taisha approximately 65 kilometres to the south. Rather than following a valley or gradually losing height, the trail repeatedly climbs out of one remote settlement,…
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Welsh Man Walking went for a hike
July 31, 2026 at 15:37
Monte Elmo (Helm) Hike from Versciaco (San Candido)
Full route: www.welshmanwalking.co.uk/monte-elmo
Monte Elmo—or Helm in German—is one of those rare mountain walks that delivers a proper summit, an international border crossing and enormous Dolomites scenery without requiring any scrambling or technical climbing. The gondola from Versciaco carries you straight to the Helm plateau at just over 2,000 metres,…
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Welsh Man Walking went for a hike
July 31, 2026 at 14:15
Pralongià Plateau Panorama Loop from Corvara
Full route: www.welshmanwalking.co.uk/pralongia-plateau
Pralongià is one of the easiest ways to enjoy a full day among the high mountains of Alta Badia without tackling anything technical. The Col Alt lift carries you out of Corvara and onto an open plateau of rolling meadows, scattered wooden huts and wonderfully clear views…
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Welsh Man Walking went for a hike
July 31, 2026 at 07:03
Resciesa Alpe Hike & Holy Cross Chapel Loop from Ortisei.
Full route: www.welshmanwalking.co.uk/resciesa-alpe
The Alpe Resciesa hike is one of those walks that gives you a proper mountain day without making you work unnecessarily hard for the first big views. From Ortisei, the Resciesa funicular carries you straight up to the high plateau, meaning you can spend your energy on…
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