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Name: | Mynydd Epynt [Mynydd Eppynt] |
Hill number: | 2270 |
Height: | 475.5m / 1560ft |
RHB Section: | 32A: Llandovery to Monmouth |
County/UA: | Powys |
Catchment: | Usk, Catchment Boundaries, Wye |
Class: | Marilyn, Hump, Tump (400-499m), Clem (Ma,Hu,Tu,4,Cm) |
Grid ref: | SN 96127 46434 |
Summit feature: | ground by short concrete marker |
Drop: | 197m |
Col: | 279m SN840432 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 147 (1:25k) 188 |
Survey: | obvious summit |
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GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 228 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
Within Sennybridge firing range (MoD). Do not approach when red flags are flying. See https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sennybridge-firing-notice for firing times. | webmaster | blank |
The red flags are permanently flying, so check the gov.uk website for non-firing days. A quick walk up the military track from the parking area to the north. With Jill. | Dangerous Dave | 03/02/2024 |
Ascent in thick cloud from the viewpoint on B4519 to the fenced off summit. Red flags flying but we walked an hour after the firing times were finished, no sign of activity on the range. | Cumbriancyclist | 20/10/2023 |
Climbed after advertised end of firing for the day. Flags still flying. | JGC | 18/09/2023 |
Walked up from Llangammarch Wells, after the military activities were done for the day. | IanHHill | 11/09/2023 |
MOD website said firing finished at 4.30pm but red flags still up at 6pm but nobody around or in the box near the viewpoint parking. Quick 10 minute out and back bag along the track. Hp roped off with signs to presumably stop soldiers digging their latrines in the reedy top. Good views from the view point. With Gillian | richard69 | 09/08/2023 |
Parked at viewpoint, walked 5 mins to near top, summit fenced off | Tribal2er | 16/04/2023 |
Erm, can't get exactly to the top as it's marked off by MOD but got close enough | thefunkylibrarian | 08/04/2023 |
On a non firing day, although some red flags were flying but not all. 
From the view point car park after having done The Warren and Pen cae’r mynah. Easily along track and up to HP in roped off area with long grass. Down to MOD road and over to Pen Tri Chrugiau. | PeterD | 19/02/2023 |
Checked not firing on website. As others commented still some red flags up but no-one about. Short bag from parking area. Ascertained sign and rope around highest point is a no digging sign for the soldiers, of the ancient site. Spade in picture is very small, took us a while to work out what it was, so went under rope and climbed to highest point. Round trip 0.5 miles. Weather awful otherwise may have done a longer walk over plateau. | JulieB | 03/01/2023 |
A quick dash up Mynydd Eppynt and The Warren from the convenient parking area at the highest point of the road. The red flags were still flying, but according to the government website firing had finished half an hour before, so I felt safe - mostly! | Mark Jackson | 28/10/2022 |
Quick up and down, late sunday afternoon. Conflicting flags flying/not flying. No soldiers in guard boxes to consult | Nick Canute | 09/10/2022 |
Waited until firing done for the day and walked round from parking /viewing area. | Stevooo | 30/07/2021 |
I checked that it was a non-firing day. Despite being a non-firing day the Red flags were flying. I think nowadays the flags just indicate it is a military range and they don't take them down on non-firing days. When there I also asked a solder if it was OK. It was. Even so, I was nervous going past all the signs | Alan Moore | 24/07/2021 |
From the usual parking area. No fire day, but red flags flying so double checked with guard house. Headed over to summit area which is cordoned off with a single wire fence. Easy to go under it although a little unnerving wandering over to summit area/pillar. | Jephcote83 | 13/06/2021 |
park viewing area checked mod website said no firing but red flags flying other walkers on hill 5 min to marker stone which has wire surrounding with what look like 'no dig signs' | underhill | 27/03/2021 |
From the big lay-by on a non-firing Sunday afternoon. | NormanW | 27/09/2020 |
Nipped up from the road when I was walking the Heart of Wales Line Trail very early in the morning. | morgs4mountains | 27/09/2020 |
Sheep husbandry weekend. Followed road and path. | Ramblingpaul | 16/08/2020 |
Short walk from guard post on non-firing day. Juat after a torrential downpour. 7/7 Marilyn on route from Swansea to Colwyn Bay. | N.Morters | 25/07/2020 |
The first of an Epynt Eight session. Made use of the Christmas shut down of SENTA. No red flags flying so I MB'd straight up the old tarmac track to within the sight of the summit. Thick mist all day. | Rob Rees | 27/12/2019 |
4/4: In thick mist just before sunset. Drove to Brum to visit Tom & Helen after. | Rounsfell | 27/12/2019 |
Approach from E, initially on 'The Epynt Way'. | ger | 14/04/2019 |
Short run from viewpoint but caught by young artillery sergeant checking area before firing. Understanding my objective and being informed I was firing here when England won the World Cup in 1966 he let me continue quickly to top but unable to find stone. | lordtonult | 18/02/2019 |
The last non-firing day of the Christmas & New Year break according to the published schedule. A simple walk from viewpoint like most others and the concrete marker easy to find in the small fenced off area. All quiet but all rather unsatisfying too. | milimana | 06/01/2019 |
From SN 963467. Track to summit is on military firing range and the red flag cannot be seen from the starting point. | Isbjorn | 12/11/2018 |
From viewpoint up road. Came from south and thought I was off range until I got to fenced off area at summit. Red flag round corner out of site! | SS | 16/08/2018 |
Parked at viewpoint, up left hand military road. Army phone lines don't seem to work but firing times posted on gov.uk site for this range. High cloud, drizzle but good long distance views. | iangalbraith | 20/07/2018 |
4/4 Marilyn day. Parked in large layby at SH 963 467 on a non firing afternoon. A simple 5 minute walk along the tarmac road to summit. (S) | silveracorn_alan | 12/05/2018 |
Parked at viewpoint car park then used RoW from B4519 towards Pen Tri Chrugiau but very little to follow and would have been better on the military road. Then long sensible way round to Twyn Rhyd-car and then to Twyn Rhyd-car South Top before return over damp moorland to Mynydd Epynt and then B4519. | Dugswell2 | 30/12/2017 |
Bagged this the tough way after having already done the three Tumps to the southwest. | Alex C | 30/12/2017 |
17km walk over Pen Tri Chrugiau, Twyn Rhyd-car, Twyn Rhyd-car S Top & Mynydd Epynt. With Adrian, Alex, Doug & Jon. | Twice Brewed | 30/12/2017 |
Very quick bag on the way to bigger & better mid-Wales peaks. Nice view though. | NotReallyABagger | 22/07/2017 |
Checked ahead with Sennybridge Training Area when firing times were (01874635599, useful since they don't post the times online anymore)and took a Sunday afternoon stroll to the summit. The summit isn't worth shouting about, but great views from the carpark and satisfying since that completed region 32A for me. With Keith and baby Ross. | islamidget | 11/06/2017 |
Quick wander up the track from the road. Fenced off to protect the cairn which is hidden under vegetation. The concrete summit marker is alsmost overgrown now. | Neolith | 30/04/2017 |
A short walk in the rain and wind with zero visibility. Summit within a fenced off tumulus. Gate was open so could have driven. Went to the two tumps on the other side of the road afterwards. | Herbert Anchovy | 22/02/2017 |
A later afternoon bag after doing a much longer walk up Pen-y-Garn Goch than planned. Parked in the viewing layby and a quick stroll up here on a non-firing day. Little stone pillar marks the top. | Father Ted | 27/11/2016 |
Really thick fog on summit. Parked in car park at viewing point and quickly nipped up track to summit, ¼ mile each way. Looks like car park is start of 2nd stage of Epynt Way and track is part of PROW http://www.epyntway.org/sites/default/files/Map_10.pdf | mntainman | 23/11/2016 |
Easy pick up on drive by to Brecon after Drygarn Fawr top | nordicstar | 28/06/2016 |
Walked from viewpoint to the observation post. Operated on VHF for SOTA from there in the rain so kept the gear dry. | G4OBK (Phil) | 08/12/2015 |
5/15 Fifth 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 |
Parked in large layby at SH96353 46708 - A 5 minute walk along tarmac road to summit marker. (PM) | gerrybowes | 04/03/2015 |
Drive up job in very thick fog. Not exciting and MOD signs were bit confusing about activities. | dicky | 26/02/2013 |
SN9612746433 | Anton | 06/01/2013 |
6th Marilyn of day w Jenx. Non-firing day, parked on B road and walked up track to rush covered top. Hunting for marker stone, tripped over it. Less than impressive alas! | nordicstar | 17/11/2012 |
10 min hill. stone was very hard to find under the grass. | tallblond | 17/11/2012 |
from road - no firing today | gigglejon | 05/04/2010 |
with Geoff. On crutches | M0YDH | 30/05/2009 |
From road. Tarmac track. Cairn is quite small. Piece of worked stone. | destaylor | 09/03/2009 |
at the Builth Wells Annual marilyn gathering with Jamie after which he vowed to get to 200 marilyns by next years gathering and I set a sub agenda of 100 new marilyns in a 12 month period which he did just a couple of hours before the Strontian dinner 2009. | vegibagger | 07/06/2008 |