Blorenge

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Blorenge
Elevation	561 m (1,840 ft)
Location	Monmouthshire, Wales
Range	Brecon Beacons
Prominence	c. 134 m
Parent peak	Coity Mountain
Topo map	OS Landranger 161
OS grid reference	SO269118
Listing	Dewey

Blorenge (Welsh: Blorens) is a mountain in Monmouthshire, south east Wales.

1 Location
2 SSSI
3 Hang Gliding Mecca
4 External links

[edit] Location

The Blorenge mountain overlooks the market town of Abergavenny and the village of Llanfoist to the north, and is very near the Blaenavon World Heritage Site to the south.

[edit] SSSI

The Blorenge, which is 1,833 feet high and has been designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest, looks out over the valley of the River Usk to the equally high or slightly higher southern flank of the Black Mountains, Wales, part of the eastern sector of the Brecon Beacons National Park, on the opposite side of the valley as it widens out to the vale of Usk.

[edit] Hang Gliding Mecca

The Blorenge is owned by the SE Wales Hang Gliding & Paragliding Club whose members regularly take off from the summit.

The rare name is notable for being one of few words in the English language that rhymes with the word orange. It is sometimes referred to as 'the Blancmange', as viewed from Abergavenny [1] it does look as if it has been tipped from a huge jelly mould.

Harry Llewellyn's famous showjumping horse, Foxhunter which won Britain's only Gold medal in the 1952 Summer Olympics is buried near to the Blaenavon to Llanover road on the Blorenge with a car park sited here in his honour.

There is a walking trail that runs around the Blorenge and is a very popular destination for tourists and walkers alike. The ascent on foot to the summit from Llanfoist / Abergavenny is very steep but the effort is repaid by the panoramic views from the summit across the valley of the River Usk across to Abergavenny and the Black Mountains, Wales.

At the foot of the mountain lies the Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal and the village of Llanfoist.