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Name: | Cefn Merthyr Cynog |
Hill number: | 15644 |
Height: | 409m / 1342ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2270 Mynydd Epynt [Mynydd Eppynt] |
RHB Section: | 32A: Llandovery to Monmouth |
County/UA: | Powys |
Catchment: | Usk |
Class: | Tump (400-499m) (Tu,4) |
Grid ref: | SN 97612 38416 |
Summit feature: | no feature: ground by raised field boundary |
Drop: | 33m |
Col: | 376m SN967399 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 160 (1:25k) 188 |
Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 16 users) | By | Date of Ascent |
Good parking at Merthyr Cynog church. Good track to the top, Obviously the first ascent was by the Chinese as a red flag flying at the top. | Campbell Singer | 22/03/2023 |
Parked hard against a barn at the road junction at 98509 37416 and went firstly to Cefn Merthyr Cynog and then to the two tops of Mynydd Bach. Very hot day. | clivevilla | 10/08/2022 |
5/7 Ysgir fawr Horseshoe. MB down from Cefn Bach and up to Merthyr Cynog, the place of St Cynog's martyrdom. Rode up good track to SENTA boundary. Huge contrast between the range moorlands and the green desert of perennial rye grass. | Rob Rees | 24/04/2021 |
From Merthyr Cynog, roadside parking to E of church. RoW all the way to the MoD boundary fencing where lies the HP. | jonglew | 30/12/2017 |
Parked near church in Merthyr Cynog then used bridleway at dusk to gain highpoint near military boundary fence with Adrian, Alex and Tony. | Dugswell2 | 30/12/2017 |
Last of 4 before rain returned. | Dusty | 29/03/2017 |
1/15 First of long day Cefn Merthyr Cynog/Cefn Trum Yr Hwch/Pen Ty'n-y-Wern/Drum Ddu/Mynydd Eppynt/The Warren/pen Ca'er Mynach/Pen Neuadd/Moelfree/Pen Tri Chrugiau/Twyn Rhyd-Car/Twyn Rhyd-car South Top/Moel Blychau/Mwmffri/Noethgrug. Always check https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/449005/SennybridgeFiringTimes and never cross area when red flag is flying | Fergalh | 15/08/2015 |
SN9761538381 | Anton | 05/01/2013 |
dullish summit, OK vew incl Eppynt ranges activity. FP unmarked but not barred, from chapel to E, park 990380, cross pasture | RHW | 22/05/2004 |
Tony J | 30/12/2017 | |
Adrian | 30/12/2017 | |
Alex C | 30/12/2017 | |
MM | 30/01/2016 | |
iaindbrown | 07/01/2016 | |
TREBORK | 30/08/2015 | |
andrew.allum | 01/01/2000 |