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Name: | Craig y Llyn |
Hill number: | 2288 |
Height: | 600m / 1969ft |
RHB Section: | 32C: Neath to Chepstow |
County/UA: | Neath Port Talbot |
County (CoH): | Glamorgan [Morgannwg] (CoH) |
County (CoA): | West Glamorgan (CoA) |
Catchment: | Triples, Catchment Boundaries, Avan , Neath, Taff |
Watershed: | Severn Estuary, Swansea Bay |
Class: | Marilyn, Hump, Simm, Dewey, Historic County Top, Current County/UA Top, Administrative County Top, Clem (Ma,Hu,Tu,Sim,Dew,CoH,CoU,CoA,Cm) |
Grid ref: | SN 90688 03158 |
Summit feature: | trig point |
Drop: | 393m |
Col: | 206.6m SN 9412 0642 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 170 (1:25k) 166W |
Observations: | ground 5m W at SN 90684 03156 and ground by forest edge 25m NW of at SN 90674 03177 are both of similar height |
Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 330 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
Hetty | 16/03/2024 | |
Matt | 13/12/2023 | |
4/5. Parked at the viewpoint to the E and walked up the track to the other county hp and the trig point. Cloud closing in with a reducing view N. Solo | richard69 | 29/11/2023 |
David S | 22/10/2023 | |
Nice walk up from CP | lordtonult | 28/09/2023 |
Decided to do this hill properly and started from village of Rhigos at bottom. Walked up through the forest to Hairpins on A4061. Path across the first hairpin was fine, but the path over the second, bigger and steeper, soon disappeared and the steep slope was covered with deep and soft vegetation: hard, slow work!! once at the top, the mile of track to the summit was easy. The southern slopes of the hill have been made a Wind Farm, and this looks an easier option if convenient. I've now done all British Marilyns over 600m. | IanHHill | 13/09/2023 |
Neil Midgley | 22/08/2023 | |
JDMCGARRIGLE | 04/08/2023 | |
Martyn1 | 11/05/2023 | |
Glenysj21 | 11/05/2023 | |
From road viewpoint, saw zipline customers heading down. Trig point has had a fresh lick of paint - still smells fresh and adjacent grass also paint splattered. Solo. | Nick Canute | 13/02/2023 |
beckybags | 10/02/2023 | |
A Peckish | 10/02/2023 | |
Parked at high point on A4061. 10 mile end to end ending at Melincourt. Bagged 493m Tump top at 861004. Found the trig point hidden in the trees just off the side path | JulieB | 29/12/2022 |
phil101 | 29/12/2022 | |
Parked at entrance to wind farm trudge up gravel track to trig and return | Tribal2er | 07/09/2022 |
oldbagger27 | 17/06/2022 | |
TopshamLad | 07/05/2022 | |
Barry Smith | 08/03/2022 | |
Clach Liath | 07/02/2022 | |
JSkinner | 28/01/2022 | |
08:00, 8 degrees (10 later) overcast, calm. Followed unofficial path alongside road from viewpoint (just follow the litter) then cabby and wet bridleway churned up by vehicles and drier track higher up. On to Craig y Llyn Boundary. | Wycombe Wanderer | 11/01/2022 |
BaggingB | 09/01/2022 | |
Parked at high point on A4601. Visited the County Top 589m first. Good easy tracks. Solo. | Dangerous Dave | 25/11/2021 |
From A4061 along cycle route 47 on wide wind farm tracks from 922026. Trig point on left off minor track north of route 47. Uninspiring, considering it's a Sim, Marilyn and County High Point. | KeithByTheC | 06/10/2021 |
After the first kilometre or so the bridle way shown on map no longer exists but the track just to the north does. Follow this to a large stone marker (which looks rather like a trig point), turn left and after a short way trig point is on your right. Equally straightforward on the windfarm track to the south, turn right at a distinctive Y shaped marker. | dickscroop | 06/10/2021 |
Cycled to the top from Glyneath, 5 miles up, 5 miles down! Weeeeeeeee! The highest County Top where you can cycle. | pclyndes | 03/09/2021 |
On a trail run from the viewpoint car park. | Wheelsy | 11/07/2021 |
With Pete. Saw Siskin and Willow Warbler on the way | paulhilder | 02/06/2021 |
Hetty | 29/05/2021 | |
ketzster | 26/04/2021 | |
from Glynneath, bus to resolven then walked back along tracks on top of east side of neath valley to reach this , the high point. | richardrosser | 17/12/2020 |
Smog | 05/09/2020 | |
From plenty parking at Beili-glas windfarm. Used windfarm track to substation over Carn Foesen to summit and down via national cycle network 47 route to make a loop. | N.Morters | 25/08/2020 |
sionbrit | 23/08/2020 | |
3/6 Dewey day. From the picnic area at SN 922 020, along the forest road and then up forest rides as others to Mynydd Tynewydd. Then along forest/wind farm roads to SN 942 032 and along rough grassy track to Hirwaun Common. From there back to the main wind farm road to the A4061 at SN 922 027. Made the mistake of trying to follow FP diagonally over open area. A combination of huge tussocks, burnt heather and very wet underfoot made this section very unpleasant, until decent track along the escarpment edge met, then easy going along edge with short diversion to locate the Trig at the summit of Craig y Llyn. Returned to the car easily via wind farm road. 17km with 350m ascent in 4 hours. (S) | silveracorn_alan | 22/07/2020 |
From the viewpoint/car park on the A406, west along paths & tracks and then north through the woodland to the trig pillar | Mariana Trench | 12/07/2020 |
Circular walk taking in Hirwaun Common, Mynydd Tynewydd [Mynydd Ystradffernol],Craig y Llyn & Craig y Llyn (boundary) | Arbie | 23/03/2020 |
Ben Tindal | 15/03/2020 | |
Lynette | 06/03/2020 | |
Treherbert - Craig y Llyn - Craig y Llyn (boundary) - Mynydd Tynewydd - Treherbert. | Mark Jackson | 08/02/2020 |
Nomad Perkins | 25/01/2020 | |
Bigmiggy | 25/01/2020 | |
A brisk walk on a chill morning, through a light dusting of snow. Had to hunt to find the trig point!! Beautiful view over to Fan Foel and Pen y Fan | EricMoore | 19/01/2020 |
andy63 | 03/01/2020 | |
From viewpoint to east. NOT raining. Sunny. Cloud inversion over Brecon Beacons. Pen y Fan peeking through. | lenman | 30/12/2019 |
Manuel Pereda | 23/10/2019 | |
amarillo-oro-como | 21/10/2019 | |
From the viewpoint parking to the East. First part of path is gutted with motorbike tracks.Trig easy to find. Raining as usual. | NormanW | 08/10/2019 |
walked from Resolven to Treherbert. Rain and wind | raymondwilkes | 28/09/2019 |