Mynydd Llangattock end of day 13

Friday: Restarted my walk today from Crickhowell. Got T4 bus from Cardiff to Brecon, then X43 from Brecon to Crickhowell travelling in glorious sunshine. 3.5 miles / 1000 feet of ascent from Crickhowell to Mynydd Llangattock completed at end of 13th day of walking. Weather sunny. Wild camped on shoulder of Mynydd Llangattock.

Began with walk over ancient bridge out of Crickhowell, through pleasant meadow in Llangattock, gentle few hundred yards up to Brecon and Monmouthshire Canal. Walked along towpath passed many moored boats and barges and a couple of barges under way. After passing an old Lime Kiln turned right up road built on old tram track then onto the bed of the old tram track itself. Gentle ascent at first then very steep up hlllside to old Lime quarries. The Tram track had been used to bring Limestone down from the quarry to the Kilns. Once fired the Lime was then transported away on the Canal. Pleasent chat to a landowner who was clearing a tree blown down in winds last week. Further up the tram way talked to a Farmer on Quad bike who was gathering Charlaois and Limisol Cows and a Bull. Once up to Llangattock quarries wide, level, grass footpath around the horseshoe quarry passing a number of small caves. Met a couple from Ebbw Vale who directed me to a huge cave a short walk above the main path. This is the one in the attached photograph - Cambrian Way Check Point 11. A little further on I missed a fork where the main path descended right so ended up following a narrow level path through woodland just below the limestone cliffs. It was very slow going so I eventually beat a route down to the main path losing around an hour in the process. As I rounded the shoulder of the cliffs a number of level grass spots apppeared so camped for the night.Read more