Wild Walking in the Aberystwyth Hinterland
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Are you tired of the crowds in Eryri/Snowdonia, or Bannau Brycheiniog/Brecon Beacons, and looking for a new walking area? Do you love open country ‘off the beaten track’, but with the reassurance of detailed guidance? Then this website is for you!

We explore the Aberystwyth hinterland in the 'Elenydd' - the Cambrian Mountains - a relatively unexplored, wild and wonderful mountain area. Click on any walk, and you will find detailed guidance with pictures and maps. The static maps on each walk are for reference only, and should not be used for navigation on the ground. For that purpose, links are provided to OS interactive mapping.

NEW: Extension to Pumlumon walk added: Pumlumon Arwystli and Cwm Gwerin.

For an overview of where the walks are, see our interactive MAP.

Esgair Wen, Blaenycwm, and upper Ystwyth valley.

This walk once again demonstrates the great contrast in landscapes to be experienced by walkers in this area. We start in the amazing, ruggedly scenic, steep-sided valley of the upper Ystwyth, on the very eastern edge of Ceredigion. After an initial stiff climb, we emerge onto the high-level plateau amid wide, wonderful, windswept views typical of the Cambrians. Most of this route is on good tracks, but in places the going gets seriously wet and tussocky. So choose this top-rated route after a dry spell, and be ready for a challenge which belies its fairly moderate length.