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Sugar Loaf Trail – Sugar Loaf Summit loop from Cwrt-y-Gollen

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The Vale Of Grwyney

Sugar Loaf Trail – Sugar Loaf Summit loop from Cwrt-y-Gollen

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Sugar Loaf Trail – Sugar Loaf Summit loop from Cwrt-y-Gollen

03:54

12.3km

500m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Bannau Brycheiniog National Park

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

1

791 m

River Usk Walk, Bannau Brycheiniog National Park

Highlight • Viewpoint

The town lies on the River Usk, on the southern edge of the Black Mountains and in the eastern part of the Brecon Beacons National Park. Significant parts of the …

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2

5.03 km

Sugar Loaf Car Park

Highlight • Parking

Be aware, this is a popular place and the car park is pretty big - but the access road is winding and single track, so it can take a while to get here.

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3

6.08 km

Sugar Loaf Trail

Highlight • Trail

Sugar Loaf is an iconic little mountain and a Trail Magazine Top UK 100 mountain. The beauty of this hill is that you can come up from a variety of directions on quite a few trails. Take your pick really!

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4

7.62 km

Sugar Loaf Summit

Highlight • Summit

Mynydd Pen-y-fâl, to give Sugar Loaf its original Welsh name, is not a big hill. But because it stands separated from any other peak, including its brethren of the Black …

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5

7.74 km

Rock Inscriptions

Highlight • Historical Site

Following the route clockwise, the inscriptions will be on your left after beginning the descend off the summit. More inscriptions can be found around the corner of the rocks facing north east.

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6

12.3 km

The Dragon's Head

Highlight • Natural Monument

Beautiful views, riverside paths,field tracks and lanes.River sections may flood after heavy rain mainly dog friendly

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B

12.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.19 km

4.40 km

1.72 km

1.04 km

Surfaces

4.24 km

3.93 km

1.61 km

1.50 km

684 m

385 m

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Highest point (570 m)

Lowest point (80 m)

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Tuesday 13 October

15°C

7°C

21 %

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