Crug Hywel (Table Mountain) from Crickhowell

The walk starts from the car park in Beaufort Street, behind the information centre in Crickhowell. It goes out through the town by Llanbedr Road and climbs the tree-lined path beside Cumbeth Brook, on the Beacons Way, to a sheepfold at the mountain wall. Turn right along the wall under old quarries and come onto Table Mountain from the north. Cross the ramparts and the flat top of the Iron Age fort, at 451 m, and go down its southern end, past the farm below and across fields to The Wern. Lanes and Great Oak Road lead back into the town.

It is 7.3 km with 383 m of ascent; allow about 3 hours. The grade is Easy by time; the National Park grades it Very challenging for the gradients.

The paths are steep, muddy and stony in places, with narrow gates and stiles. The lower part crosses farmland with livestock, and the top is open hill: keep dogs on a lead. The flat top is a slab of Old Red Sandstone that has slipped down the hillside.

The car park charges. Crickhowell has cafés, pubs and toilets. The 43 bus between Brecon and Abergavenny stops in the town.

Route drawn by Global Adventurer along OpenStreetMap paths (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), with figures worked out from it. Check the forecast and the ground on the day: paths change.