The Great Outdoors

9 Sugar Loaf & Deri Black Mountains WALES

13.5km/8.4 miles/5 hours

Ascent 590m/1940ft

WE ALL KNOW how a child likes to draw a mountain: it always rises to a sharp point and tends to resemble a volcano. And when he or she says they would like to climb to the top, the distinctive Sugar Loaf will tick all the right boxes. This just falls short of the 2000-foot mark but its perfect

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