Mynydd Illtud and Twyn y Gaer

Trail description

This National Park circuit starts at the National Park Visitor Centre near Libanus and crosses the open common of Mynydd Illtud on bridleways and grassy paths. It reaches the Iron Age hillfort of Twyn y Gaer, whose trig point at 367 metres looks across the Usk valley to Pen y Fan, Corn Du and the Black Mountains. Red kites, skylarks and wheatears are often seen over the common.

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