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Name: | Kymin |
Hill number: | 15746 |
Height: | 256m / 840ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2862 Ruardean Hill |
RHB Section: | 32C: Neath to Chepstow |
County/UA: | Monmouthshire [Sir Fynwy] |
Catchment: | Wye |
Class: | Tump (200-299m) (Tu,2) |
Grid ref: | SO 52765 12513 |
Summit feature: | ground just N of white building |
Drop: | 86m |
Col: | 170m SO536124 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 162 (1:25k) OL14W |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 96 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
Great viewpoint. 1 min from carpark. | cjo | 02/04/2023 |
Short walk from NT free car park. | PGCE | 04/12/2022 |
Drove up to the NT car park at SO 5278 1233 - 200m up path past the Naval Temple to the high point on W. side of Round House. Interesting spot with an excellent view across the Wye Valley. | gerrybowes | 11/06/2022 |
Visited while completing stage two of the Monmouthshire way from trellech. I have also visited while walking the offa dyke path but this time bagged the summit grid reference as well great views. | hodder | 07/05/2022 |
Brockweir to Monmouth on the ODP and a beautiful spring day with lots of bluebells in the woods along the way. | milimana | 20/04/2022 |
With IT and PT on ODP | garth87 | 16/04/2022 |
On the way from Chepstow to Monmouth | paulhilder | 11/04/2022 |
From Chepstow, doing a stage of ODP to Monmouth | Rob50 | 04/04/2022 |
13.5 mile figure-of-8 walk from Redbrook. From car park to Upper Redbrook then along overgrown-at-first path through the woods at Knockalls Inclosure around to the edge of Staunton then followed path by wall up to the trigged summit of Buck Stone with boulders and a weird concrete thing on top. We were surprised it has a view. From here we followed the wall west then descended to the A4136 following it west briefly then onto another overgrown footpath up to the Wysis Way following this to the summit of Kymin. Great views towards the Brecon Beacons from viewpoint top. From here we followed the Offa's Dyke path back to Redbrook then we did a circular to the south following the old railway path/riverside path to Bigsweir bridge then the Offa's Dyke back to Redbrook. Cloudy. Saw only a few people about. Crossed the English/Welsh border 8 times on route! | DanTrig | 02/08/2021 |
Lovely summit buildings. Walked through the woods too. Solo. | Dangerous Dave | 05/01/2020 |
Really overgrown route up | AJ&B | 03/08/2019 |
1/2 Fantastic little peak, extravagant trig point, nice little walk through Beaulieu Wood too | penbet | 28/05/2019 |
Campbell was impressed with this one that he drove me up the day after he had first been to the top.. I can see why as the summit is quite unique. | Barbara Singer | 13/01/2019 |
Drove up to car park. Only 100 mts to very different top. Superb viewpoint. | Campbell Singer | 12/01/2019 |
Walked from Monmouth as part of walking the Offa's Dyke Trail | D SID | 05/11/2018 |
Revisit. Was staying in the hotel at the bottom of the hill near the bridge and ran up here before breakfast. | Herbert Anchovy | 07/09/2018 |
Parking for 3 cars near reservoir entrance off the minor road then the Offa's Dyke Path to reach summit, stunning location and view point | Dugswell2 | 25/08/2018 |
Climbed out of Monmouth on Offa's Dyke Path to reach summit. | Arbie | 01/02/2018 |
Run from Redbrook with Pauline as part of Wye Valley Walk | milejunkie | 25/09/2017 |
With Katie | kindpercy | 30/05/2017 |
Pleasantly odd. | summitsup | 17/04/2017 |
Challenging run to the top during the Kymin Dash race...which is a great local event! Also have been on other occasions, visiting with family to have a picnic and enjoy the views. | Gerry the Ranger | 09/04/2017 |
With P | Pip56 | 13/03/2017 |
Stopped off on way to a meeting in Coleford. Just a short walk from the car park. Hazy morning so limited view but interesting area. Signs of wild boar ploughing the lawn near the top. | Herbert Anchovy | 27/01/2017 |
1st hill of only 2 today on the Penultimate leg of my Offas dyke walk from Monmouth to Chepstow. Climbed in misty conditions making the woods mysterious and atmospheric.Highest point close to the white building. Heard some strange sounds in the nearby woods which i think may be Wild Boar!! | Dazingdale | 21/10/2016 |
Drove up to car park just S of the top. National Trust property 'The Round House' at summit. HP possibly on grass at N side. | jonglew | 20/10/2016 |
National trust property on summit. Wanted further north exploring various potential boulder high points. | vegibagger | 29/03/2016 |
Grey day. From car park just below summit | RHW | 31/10/2015 |
Offas Dyke Path Walk | DampandDusty | 28/09/2015 |
From the National Trust car park to the tower at the summit | Mariana Trench | 12/08/2015 |
On Offa's Dyke walk. | clivevilla | 07/06/2015 |
national Trust car park just below summit. 
Good views over Monmouth and beyond | PeterD | 25/05/2015 |
Followed Offa's Dyke Path from Monmouth to the summit. Descended via access road to the top before picking up ODP again back to Monmouth. | Peapod21 | 01/03/2015 |
Another one of those painful, steep, but incredibly worthwhile final summits... | npickup | 15/04/2014 |
A circular taking in the rivers Wye and Monnow and the Kymin. Had to take a bit of evasive action where the rivers had burst their banks! With Tiger Bay Ramblers. | islamidget | 19/01/2014 |
While walking a section of Offa's Dyke. | rhalstead | 21/04/2011 |
On Offa's Dyke South | nickywood1 | 07/03/2011 |
Large lay-by on the A4136 at SO 53810 12400. Walked WNW along the main road then carried on in same direction on minor road. At the sharp bend I turned left with the road but I'd recommend other folk to carry straight on here along the bridleway and climb the hill via the next public footpath on the left. I had trouble finding the start of the public footpath through the houses because how it is depicted on the 25k map is a total nonsense. | David Gradwell | 23/10/2009 |
From Redbrook up Offa's Dyke to the top then over to Buck Stone and back. A fantastic viewpoint and place to idle on a warm day. Excellent sandwiches from the newsagent in Redbrook too. | Jake994 | 08/09/2009 |
ODP with DG Monmouth to Chepstow | JohnIvor | 17/04/2004 |
Date uncertain. Solo backpacking. Offa's Dyke Path | Pete West | 01/01/1998 |
On ODP. 16.10. 16 battles commemorated - all by different admirals! | arranc | 21/09/1995 |
Not logged. Done on Offa's Dyke Path. | ngthack | 22/08/1975 |
Approx date | MM | 01/08/1974 |
Approx date | KM | 01/08/1974 |
While staying at farmhouse B&B Ross on Wye with A | malcorbett | blank |
DC11main | 30/04/2023 | |
Halfdecent | 18/03/2023 | |
The Parkers | 12/09/2022 | |
benwloudon | 27/08/2022 |