A long one today! Starting from Abergavenny town centre then heading out to Ysgyryd Fawr then onto Sugar Loaf Mountain before heading back to Abergavenny.
A monstrous 23.7km with a 1152m of ascent which took us 6hrs and 14mins.
A little bit about each mountain:
Ysgyryd
Ysgyryd from local folklore is said to be a "holy mountain" maybe because the name translates to the the hill's shape, signifying shivered or been shattered and according to local legend, part of the mountain is said to have been broken off at the moment of the crucifixion of Jesus. There must be something in it as there stands the ruins of a medieval Roman Catholic church, dedicated to St. Michael, at the summit.
Sugar Loaf
The name itself is due to the shape of the mountain, much like others found around the world! From the summit on a clear day you can see Black Mountains to the north, the Cotswolds to the east, as far as the Brecon Beacons including Pen y Fan and Corn Du to the west and the Bristol Channel to the south.
Stats courtesy of GPS
Threshold of the Church on Ysgyryd
Ysgyryd with Sugar Loaf in the distance
Looking back at Ysgyryd
Sugar Loaf
Sugar Loaf summit
Water wheel at Sugar Loaf Vineyard
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