Sugar Loaf Summit – The Dragon's Head loop from Cwrt-y-Gollen

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Sugar Loaf Summit – The Dragon's Head loop from Cwrt-y-Gollen

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Sugar Loaf Summit – The Dragon's Head loop from Cwrt-y-Gollen

03:31

10.8km

490m

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 7, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Bannau Brycheiniog National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.82 km

View of Table Mountain

Highlight • Viewpoint

4.11 km

View of Pen y Fan (886 m)

Highlight • Viewpoint

5.78 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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5.90 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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6.31 km

Final Climb to Sugar Loaf (Mynydd Pen-y-fâl)

Highlight • Summit

Given the conical and conspicuous form of Mynydd Pen-y-fâl (Sugar Loaf), it should come as no surprise that the final climb to the summit is steep. Many can expect a …

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10.7 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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10.8 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.47 km

3.99 km

1.18 km

144 m

Surfaces

4.36 km

2.88 km

1.87 km

950 m

444 m

282 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 14 October

18°C

12°C

63 %

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Max wind speed: 27.0 km/h

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Comments

February 12, 2024,The Sugarloaf from the other side (avoiding the crowds)

This is a really lovely route - you approach the Sugarloaf from the other side, and it was really quiet (apart from the 10 minutes around the summit!)