Skirrid Ridge (Ysgyryd Fawr) – Skirrid Fawr summit loop from Pandy
Skirrid Ridge (Ysgyryd Fawr) – Skirrid Fawr summit loop from Pandy
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Skirrid Ridge (Ysgyryd Fawr) – Skirrid Fawr summit loop from Pandy
03:57
13.2km
400m
Hiking
Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: May 16, 2026
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Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
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6.57 km
Skirrid Forest Trail
Highlight • Forest
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7.05 km
Skirrid Ridge (Ysgyryd Fawr)
Highlight (Segment) • Trail
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8.13 km
Skirrid Fawr summit
Highlight • Climb
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8.42 km
Beacons Way Descent at Skirrid Fawr
Highlight (Segment) • Trail
The Beacons Way is a 98-mile (158 km) long distance trail running east to west across the Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park between Abergavenny and Llangadog.
Skirrid Fawr is the first summit if you run the Beacons Way from Abergavenny. The trail heads up the long ridgeline to the summit and then cuts back on itself before descending this path.
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11.7 km
Barns of Llanvihangel Court
Highlight • Structure
The domain is only publicly accessible twice for two weeks per year. For 2023, only August 16-29 remains. Then there are guided tours at 2 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.
Entrance fee: £7 (or £5 for those with a discount); only cash payments possible.
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12.1 km
St Michael and All Angels Church, Llanvihangel Crucorney
Highlight • Historical Site
The building is therefore registered for its historical value and medieval elements still preserved to this day.
The church is said to have been built as a successor to a small St Michael's Chapel at the top of Skirrid Fawr, a few miles south.
However old the church may be, the roof of the nave is very recent. It collapsed several times over the centuries. The last time in 1974. It was only completely reconstructed in 2000.
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12.3 km
The Skirrid Inn
Highlight • Pub
The current building dates from the second half of the 17th century, but some claim that there may have been an inn before that, on the pilgrimage route to Llanthony Priory, but no evidence of this has been found.
An equally unconfirmed story is that the first floor of the inn once served as a court. The wear in the beam above the stairs is said to have been caused by ropes from which convicts were hung. Legends speak of 180 hanged people in this inn.
The current operators like to refer to that history in the interior. Whether it's true or not doesn't matter: it's a pleasant place with a fairly wide menu.
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13.2 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
4.45 km
3.56 km
2.56 km
2.52 km
< 100 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
4.50 km
2.46 km
2.32 km
2.07 km
1.60 km
232 m
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