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Name:Bryn Melyn
Hill number:15620
Height:450.5m / 1478ft
Section:32A: Llandovery to Monmouth
Classification:Tu,4
Drop:38.6m
Col:411.9m  SO 1099 1872  
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Entry no.Date recordedGrid Ref.Feature / Observations / SurveyRecorded byStatusSubpointLatest review
1553808/09/2016SO 10892 18390  F: No feature.
O: Longish flat ridge, HP could be anywhere aong it.
jonglew
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1GJ
-2234222/07/2014SO 10943 18437  F: small grassy mound
S: Trimble GeoXH 6000
marktrengove
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-2305322/07/2014SO 10943 18437  F: small grassy mound
S: Trimble GeoXH 6000
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462922/07/2014SO 10943 18437  F: Small grassy mound.Man of Kernow1
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 61 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
From Llangynidr.TK13/03/2024
From road end to north.PeterD14/01/2024
13mile walk with Peggy, beautiful sunny daydavecnash13/09/2023
Tor y Foel > Bryn Melyn from GR: SO 10982 18806ronaldo33305/08/2023
Bryn Melyn from GR: SO 10982 18806Hippster05/08/2023
10 mile sunny solo run from Trefil via tramroadmilejunkie30/05/2023
From small parking area at the end of the road to the SW of Tor y Foel. Wet, windy and a low cloud base, so not much of a view this time.richard6903/01/2023
Prominent tump below Tor y Foel climbed as part of loop from Talybont Reservoirfreethehilltops27/10/2022
Worthwhile short ascent, super viewpoint especially good low evening lighting.Nick Canute03/04/2022
From Tor y Foel, followed the Beacons Way, briefly leaving the path to hike up to the summit before rejoining and heading towards Bryniau Gleisionlboutside28/02/2022
O Maes Parcio Blaen y Glyn Uchaf.sionbrit05/01/2022
After Tor y Foel. Very easy from car. On my birthday. Followed by a ton of sandwiches and cake.Jemma Singer16/08/2021
Easy walk up from end of tarmac road. Jemma’s birthday. Small birthday picnic afterwards.Barbara Singer16/08/2021
From the end of the road. A short walk to the summit. I had forgotten what a handsome hill Tor y Foel is.clivevilla21/06/2021
A fine viewpoint between the Crawnant and Caerfanell valleys. I used the byway up from Abercynafon. Well below zero in the valley today.Rob Rees25/01/2021
With CathyS, GraceD & JackW. Greater CW loop around Talybont Reservoir. From layby SW of dam.masmith12/07/2020
Bwlch - Wenallt - Tor y Foel - Bryn Melyn - Bryniau Gleision - Cefn yr Ystrad - Twyn Ceilog - Rhymney.Mark Jackson21/02/2020
From end of minor road to south west. Plenty if parking. Tor y Foel and Bryn Melyn.ijpowell29/08/2019
A quick add-on after walking up Tor y Foel. A nice wee hill. Solo.Dangerous Dave17/09/2018
From Tor y Foel cp. easy summit with great views over the Tal y Bont reservoir.Campbell Singer25/03/2018
from tor y foel no clear hp however small pile of stones on to cefn yr ystradunderhill05/11/2017
Decided to do this one as it wasn't too fat from Tor y Foel.amarillo-oro-como07/05/2017
Easy walk from col. Good viewpoint. With TJBtrimarc202/05/2017
11.7 mile walk from Crawnon Valley (space for one car at minor roads junction),walked along road to Nantwenynen farm followed footpaths to foot of Tor-Y-Foel (bagged in 2009), bagged Bryn Melyn, along main path to Bryniau Gleison across moor to Cwar Yr Ystrad quarry, followed lane through quarry then up to Cefn Yr Ystrad across moors and onto quarry lane then up to the massive cairn on Mynydd Llanynidr, crossed easy moors north then down zig-zag footpath to Y Neuadd farm back to car. Sunny then cloudy, walk all on easy usually grassy terrain.DanTrig18/09/2016
From end of the road. 400m up to flat ridge at the top, not easy to determine a precise HP. Nice views, when the rain stopped!jonglew08/09/2016
Ran down Tor Y Foel and kept going.Ramblingpaul11/10/2015
From Blaen-y-glyn Lower Car Park near Talybont Reservoir (SO 06251 17046) - Pant y Creigiau - Bryniau Gleision - Bryn Melyn - Tor y Foel.david23020125/05/2015
4/7 Easy climb up from car park quite wonderful views.Fergalh11/01/2015
Parked at end of road at bwlch at SO 10997 18787 - plenty of parking. Took sheep track up north ridge to unmarked summit. Returned the same way.Man of Kernow122/07/2014
From Talybont-on-Usk, followed the Taff Trail and Forest Track to Bryn Melyn and then on to Tor y Foel. Return on minor road.rhalstead23/11/2013
S010944 18441Anton01/09/2012
Estimated date. On a run along the ridge from Tor y Foel.huwthomas15/05/2011
439m (3m). Cairn, pasture summit. RHW02/04/2011
Alan Caine03/11/2023
rickeeling25/10/2022
holtsd27/05/2022
Wycombe Wanderer14/01/2022
Dusty25/05/2021
Adrian12/12/2020
Tony J29/07/2020
m0untain_n0mad28/09/2019
outlawcatcher10/10/2018
stephenbuda23/06/2018
Moorponder09/10/2017
Lucky06/10/2017
maknipe06/10/2017
DC11main25/02/2017
iaindbrown28/08/2016
mnixon25/04/2016
MM02/02/2016