The 5000 year old road in Pembrokeshire | The Preseli Hills

In this video, we hike the Golden Road, a 5000 year old route running along the spine of the Preseli Hills in the Pembrokeshire National park. This gently undulating route, with views as far as Ireland, deep into South Wales, and north up the majestic arc of Cardigan Bay towards Snowdonia, links ancient monuments and burial places, cairns and rocky tors. The route also goes past two of the possible ancient quarries from which Preseli Hills bluestones to build Stonehenge were taken from.
Archaeologists still dispute the importance of the road, which may date back 5,000 years to Neolithic times. Was it one of the hundreds of ridgeways, high trails which people and animals used to avoid the dense forests and difficult and dangerous terrain at lower levels? Or was the Golden Road altogether more important, part of a trade superhighway, along which gold mined in the Wicklow mountains in Ireland was carried south-east as far as Wessex?
The seven miles west-east trail begins at Bwlch Gwynt, not far from Foel Eryr. (Allow four hours in one direction. Bwlch Gwynt is on the B4329, about 2 miles north of the crossroads with the B4313. The end is a lay-by at Llainbanal, one mile west of Crymych).
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[@Iaminfactjesus]

This is awesome!

[@ExploreWithShrutiDxb]

Wow.. Amazing video.. Enjoyed and loved watching ur hike. 🤩👍🏻👌🏻

[@NotAnotherAdventure]

Thank you very much! Hope you're doing well

[@AbbyandGaz]

Another great video ☺️ love the facts! Have a good rest of your weekend 😁

[@NotAnotherAdventure]

Thanks guys! It's an incredible place, I know everyone goes to the coast and rightfully so. But the Preseli's offer this unique rugged landscape full of wonder and history!!

[@WyeExplorer]

That was areal pleasure Tom. Besides the ancient history I really enjoyed the idea of you guys relishing in the remoteness. It's just the best feeling. Cheers dude. Mark

[@NotAnotherAdventure]

Cheers Mark, it's a really awesome place. Rugged, remote, full of history!

[@marvinvogel1985]

Very inspiring guys!!

[@NotAnotherAdventure]

Thank you! Hope you're doing well!

[@SimsVlog]

i love you videos, very informative, history i didn't know about Pembs!

[@NotAnotherAdventure]

Thanks so much, its really appreciated! The Preseli's are often overlooked as people flock to the coast. It was our first time on them but they are well worth a visit as they're absolutely stunning and packed with ancient history and folklore! Hope you're doing well!

[@TomAndJoeVlogsTJOutdoors]

Great video guys, looked a really nice place. Good laugh, and some good shots. Keep them coming!

[@NotAnotherAdventure]

Thanks guys, it's a beautiful place!

[@lorrainejaeger3812]

❤️ Love it...

[@NotAnotherAdventure]

Thank you!

[@TheChaosDiaries]

Wonderful video guys 😍 looooove your choice of music!

[@NotAnotherAdventure]

Thanks so much! I often find I spend longer searching for music than I do putting the clips together 😂

[@PodgyAsthmatic]

Lovely film, on my doorstep too. I've never done it but it's on my hit list for the very near future.

[@NotAnotherAdventure]

Hi there! Honestly it's well worth a visit, a rugged landscape so different from the coast. Hope you're well!

[@PodgyAsthmatic]

@@NotAnotherAdventure I've ran around Foel Cwmcerwyn and the fire roads towards Rosebush a lot so need the head over the Golden Road. There's is also a tarmac road from Rosebush to Crymych at the base of the hills too that I'm going to ride soon.

[@atrampinthehills.841]

looks great......would love to do this someday

[@NotAnotherAdventure]

It's well worth it, though boots are a must. We went after a week of no rain and there were still some marshy parts!

[@nathankent8945]

That looked like a great walk with some really good information. The stone formations I found very interesting! Thanks for sharing guys :)

[@NotAnotherAdventure]

Hi Nathan! Hope you're doing well, the stone formations are incredible. I think Pembrokeshire alone has 3 or 4 standing stones that claim to be the resting place of King Arthur 😂 We did another video about a neolithic tomb we found hidden in the woods known as 'The Greyhounds Kennel' which may be of interest to you!

[@nathankent8945]

@@NotAnotherAdventure I wonder out of the 4 which are actually just ordinary farmers 😂🤣 Thanks for the heads up, I'll definitely check that video out! Hope you have had a nice weekend!! 🙂👍

[@NotAnotherAdventure]

@@nathankent8945 thank you! You too!

[@BackpackerScience]

Good video for letting my day fade into night. Hope I dream about Hiking 😊👍 nice video

[@NotAnotherAdventure]

Thank you very much! Hope you're having a good day today!

[@BackpackerScience]

@@NotAnotherAdventure thanks so much I do hope you have a great one as well

[@LouandLolsTravels]

Great video guys and interesting fact about the stones from being used for Stonehenge (love that place). Good to see you still visiting the lovely Wales too 👍

[@NotAnotherAdventure]

Thanks guys! Truth told we recorded this before we left! That's the joys of a travel channel you don't have to keep up with the latest trends 😂 Theres a place on the Preseli's where Stonehenge was erected before it was moved to Wiltshire which I'm hoping to head back to check out!

[@TeaInValhalla]

Good morning Tom, Hannah, what an amazing walk and a good day for it too, telhe golden road, never heard of it...but just added it to our "to see list" love the history of this track too, the stone henhe connection it awesome, right up our alley! The king Arthur tales are cool too, kind a bit like Dartmoor, hope you can make it down one day. Great sharing guys, stay safe and well, Ceri and Kat ❤👍☕⛰ and yes Hannah wore it better, come on Tom!

[@NotAnotherAdventure]

I did try and say the name of the wild boar but my English mind couldn't pronounce it 😂 I agree, Hannah wore it better, I'm going to have to up my fashion choices!

[@TheGrayExplorer]

Music is 👌🏻

[@NotAnotherAdventure]

Cheers man!

[@AnthonyJohnson1]

Looks a really nice place Tom. Those views from the top were awesome. Definitely a look of Dartmoor to it with those tors

[@NotAnotherAdventure]

Thanks Anthony, it's a real underrated gem of Pembrokeshire. I reckon Dartmoor may be next on the list of places to go 👀!

[@El_Wrath]

Would definitely recommend Dartmoor. It also gives off a lonely but beautiful vibe. There's a 22 mile route from east to west

[@NotAnotherAdventure]

Our last video we finally got round to going to Dartmoor! We didn't get to do the 22 mile route. But we managed to tick off our first ever wildcamp together!