Goytre Wharf - Holy Well - Garn Wen - The Folly - Goytre Wharf

Pat Roberts

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The walk starts from Goytre Wharf near the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal. The path runs up through woodland and visits the Holy Well. The highest point is Mynydd Garn-Wen, where the views stretch in every direction. Visit The Folly overlooking Cwmbran and return through woodland.

Wales - South Wales - Monmouthshire - Countryside

Features

Ancient Monument, Birds, Butterflies, Cafe, Flowers, Great Views, Hills or Fells, Moor, Play Area, Toilets, Waterfall, Wildlife, Woodland

25/08/2017 - Jacqui Wynds

Admittedly it was summer but after Holy Well SO293051 the bracken and brambles totally obscured any path and it was near impossible to traverse. Similarly from SO295042 the paths were very overgrown

21/02/2017 - phil walters

Did this walk on the 21/2/2017 although pleasant, there are some things to look out for. Firstly, after the Holy Well, there has been some extensive forestry works which, although not obscuring the paths too much, did make walking quite difficult. Secondly, at way-point 9 it's possible that we took the wrong style off the roman road, but despite much searching across the very steep field, we couldn't find the gate leading down to the stream (although we could hear and see the stream at times.) It took a bit of anxious GPS and compass navigation across the mountain, but we did manage to re-locate the Holy Well pathway (look out for an abandoned white car mysteriously half-way down the mountain!) and then safely back to the start