The Skirrid trail in the Sugar Loaf and Usk Valley
This energetic walk takes you through woodland and out onto open mountainside, before a steep climb to the summit which offers splendid views of the surrounding countryside and St Michael's Church on the summit of the Skirrid.
Total steps: 4
Total steps: 4
Start point
Car park on the B4521, grid ref: SO328164
Step 1
From the welcome board in the car park, take the footpath to a gravel track leading into the woodlands through a kissing gate at the top of the slope. Follow the obvious path uphill until you reach a wooden gate in a dry-stone wall at the top of the woodland. Turn left and follow the footpath contouring around the hillside.
Step 2
Once you reach the end of the hill take the waymarked footpath on the eastern side of the Skirrid opposite a stile up a short climb to the top and the trig point.
Step 3
From the trig point head south down the ridge until you reach the waymarking post.
Step 4
From the post follow the path that sends you down into the woodland and the return back to the car park.
End point
Car park on the B4521, grid ref: SO328164
Trail map
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