Cache is located at just below the summit of the awesome Sugar Loaf mountain. Great views of the Black Mountains to be had along with panoramic views for miles.
This is basically a remake of the sweet mountain cache as I performed maintenance for the owner and asked if I could take over the cache as I love the mountain. The owner never responded so I renamed and replaced after checking it was in fact still there.
There are lots of ways to summit and plenty of places to park along with three main carparks next to the trail heads for three of the main routes to the top. The summit is 1,955 feet (596 metres).
It is a popular misconception that Sugar Loaf is an 'extinct volcano'; an idea born perhaps from the striking resemblance of its conical outline, particularly when seen from the east, to that of a classic volcano. It is however composed entirely of sedimentary rocks. In common with the rest of the Black Mountains, the hill is formed from Old Red Sandstone which was laid down during the early Devonian Period. Its lower slopes (up to around 1,000 feet (300 m) are composed of mudstones and sandstones assigned to the Senni Formation whilst its upper reaches are composed of the more sandstone-rich sequence known as the Brownstones Formation. The very summit of Sugar Loaf is formed from sandstones of the Quartz Conglomerate Group which are of late Devonian age. There are a number of landslips on its flanks which are believed to date from early post-glacial times. The formerUsk Valley glacier divided to north and south of it as it travelled eastwards, though the mountain itself is largely free from glacial till.
Many thanks to the National Trust of Wales for kindly granting permission for the cache placement.