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Name: | Mynydd Aberdar |
Hill number: | 15609 |
Height: | 457m / 1499ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2237 Fan Fawr |
RHB Section: | 32C: Neath to Chepstow |
County/UA: | Merthyr Tydfil, Rhondda Cynon Taff |
Catchment: | Taff |
Class: | Tump (400-499m) (Tu,4) |
Grid ref: | SO 02062 05585 |
Summit feature: | trig point |
Drop: | 79m |
Col: | 378m SO027043 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 160 (1:25k) OL12E 166E |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 29 users) | By | Date of Ascent |
Parked at top of Heolgerrig residential street. Short walk up tracks over fence to trig and aerial in field . HP by trig, unmarked. Low cloud and drizzle. Rubbish seems less than others described and we met a family collecting rubbish. | Denise | 17/02/2024 |
From the end of the Heolgerrig track where it reaches the ridge. Over gate and track NW to the first mast then over BWF and wet grassy track to levelish pasture summit with trig pillar and comms mast on lower ground. High point is ground on N. side of pillar. We also visit the field to the NW which looks very similar height. Misty, light rain slight SSW wind, mild. | RichardM | 17/02/2024 |
8 mile run from MTB car park - dropped down to track parallel with A470 then left following the pylons to top then right to old lane 
and through gate to trig - returned by descending lane/track to top of Abernant and up a cracking zig zag track to Gethin ridge and descent to start | milejunkie | 14/02/2022 |
Train form Quakers Yard to Merthyr then back along the ridge. Mynydd Aberdar, Mynydd Gethin & Twyn Brynbychan. | Arbie | 07/06/2021 |
O Heolgerrig | sionbrit | 25/03/2021 |
from mt ash car park up past kennels and forest track to twyn brynbychan then on to ridge to mynydd gethin then to mynydd aberdar return forest track to caegarw 19 klms 5 hrs. motorbikes scramblers everywhere crazy but curteous views all round and central beacons | underhill | 24/05/2020 |
I parked in the village at the end of Heol Gerrig to the north rather than risk driving up the track. It also gave me a bit more exercise. Strolled up the lane to find it blocked with flytipping rubbish near the point of turning off towards the mast and trig. A nice stroll up to the trig. I had just taken my photos when a 4x4 appeared. Not sure if it was the farmer or not. He didn't appear perturbed by my presence. | Father Ted | 21/05/2019 |
Parked at start of track marked unsuitable for turning but there were places to turn | Pip56 | 01/03/2019 |
Drove to the top of Heolgerrig which gave good height. Easy parking. Don't go up the narrow lane as turning is difficult as the sign states. Yet more unsightly fly tipping. Merthyr is experiencing an epidemic. | Campbell Singer | 03/04/2018 |
From top of Heolgerrig. More fly tipping in Merthyr. | Barbara Singer | 03/04/2018 |
Parked at 027058. I hate to think how much fly-tipping there would be if there were no signs. Qucick up and back to the trig by the second mast. Nice view of Merthyr if that is not an oxymoron. | clivevilla | 13/03/2018 |
From minor road to SE. Parked where the fly-tippers usually do. | jonglew | 09/12/2016 |
Parked near bus stop. Tarmac road to the col, but not a lot of space due to fly tipping. Through pasture to trig. Good views to BB's. HP seemed to be in next field. | PeterD | 31/07/2016 |
4/6 A easy walk up from track on wet day..... | Fergalh | 17/12/2014 |
parked in a space in the snow left by a car, without spider crampons on the road past houses onto icy compacted snow and farm track. Through a gate on farm tracks to the top. Masts. | arranc | 25/03/2013 |
SO02064 05589 | Anton | 01/09/2012 |
trig pillar in field | hodder | 04/01/2007 |
easy unremarkable summit; mast; OK view. tarmac rd to023052 (turning spawce despite notice at btm of hill) | RHW | 09/11/2003 |
Alex C | 22/06/2018 | |
ngthack | 24/07/2017 | |
Hetty | 23/07/2017 | |
Adrian | 29/04/2017 | |
MM | 20/03/2016 | |
TREBORK | 16/03/2016 | |
Ramblingpaul | 20/03/2015 | |
Dusty | 03/05/2009 | |
Tony J | 06/12/2008 | |
andrew.allum | 01/01/2000 | |
Jonathan Russell | 01/01/1970 |