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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
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Notes:
  • West Glamorgan (1974) administrative county top
  • Glamorgan [Morgannwg] historic county top
  • Neath Port Talbot current county/UA top

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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 330 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
Hetty16/03/2024
Matt13/12/2023
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. Solorichard6929/11/2023
David S22/10/2023
Nice walk up from CPlordtonult28/09/2023
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.IanHHill13/09/2023
Neil Midgley22/08/2023
JDMCGARRIGLE04/08/2023
Martyn111/05/2023
Glenysj2111/05/2023
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 Canute13/02/2023
beckybags10/02/2023
A Peckish10/02/2023
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 pathJulieB29/12/2022
phil10129/12/2022
Parked at entrance to wind farm trudge up gravel track to trig and returnTribal2er07/09/2022
oldbagger2717/06/2022
TopshamLad07/05/2022
Barry Smith08/03/2022
Clach Liath07/02/2022
JSkinner28/01/2022
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 Wanderer11/01/2022
BaggingB09/01/2022
Parked at high point on A4601. Visited the County Top 589m first. Good easy tracks. Solo.Dangerous Dave25/11/2021
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. KeithByTheC06/10/2021
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.dickscroop06/10/2021
Cycled to the top from Glyneath, 5 miles up, 5 miles down! Weeeeeeeee! The highest County Top where you can cycle.pclyndes03/09/2021
On a trail run from the viewpoint car park.Wheelsy11/07/2021
With Pete. Saw Siskin and Willow Warbler on the waypaulhilder02/06/2021
Hetty29/05/2021
ketzster26/04/2021
from Glynneath, bus to resolven then walked back along tracks on top of east side of neath valley to reach this , the high point.richardrosser17/12/2020
Smog05/09/2020
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.Morters25/08/2020
sionbrit23/08/2020
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_alan22/07/2020
From the viewpoint/car park on the A406, west along paths & tracks and then north through the woodland to the trig pillarMariana Trench12/07/2020
Circular walk taking in Hirwaun Common, Mynydd Tynewydd [Mynydd Ystradffernol],Craig y Llyn & Craig y Llyn (boundary)Arbie23/03/2020
Ben Tindal15/03/2020
Lynette06/03/2020
Treherbert - Craig y Llyn - Craig y Llyn (boundary) - Mynydd Tynewydd - Treherbert.Mark Jackson08/02/2020
Nomad Perkins25/01/2020
Bigmiggy25/01/2020
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 FanEricMoore19/01/2020
andy6303/01/2020
From viewpoint to east. NOT raining. Sunny. Cloud inversion over Brecon Beacons. Pen y Fan peeking through.lenman30/12/2019
Manuel Pereda23/10/2019
amarillo-oro-como21/10/2019
From the viewpoint parking to the East. First part of path is gutted with motorbike tracks.Trig easy to find. Raining as usual.NormanW08/10/2019
walked from Resolven to Treherbert. Rain and windraymondwilkes28/09/2019