| Name: | Blorenge |
| Hill number: | 3532 |
| Height: | 561m / 1841ft |
| Parent (Ma): | 2289 Coety Mountain [Coity Mountain] [Mynydd Coety] |
| County/UA: | Monmouthshire [Sir Fynwy] |
| Topographical area: | WS03 Penyfan-mynyddmaen |
| SMC/RHB section: | 32C: Neath to Chepstow |
| Catchment: | Usk |
| Class: | Hump, Dodd (500-599m), Dewey, Clem (Hu,Tu,5,Dew,Cm) |
| Grid ref: | SO 26976 11836 |
| Summit feature: | embedded rocks 20m SSW of trig point |
| Drop: | 134m |
| Col: | 427m SO220108  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 161 (1:25k) OL13S |
| Observations: | trig point is at SO 26989 11854; ancient cairn is 35m NNE of rocks at SO 26991 11867 |
| Survey: | Abney level |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 332 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
| From the pond car park. Very windy but good views | Droplet7494 | 15/08/2024 |
| Circular walk from Keeper's with Reef. | AdSonic74 | 29/07/2024 |
| Summited as part of a 30 walk, | bardolph | 09/07/2024 |
| Cambrian Way Day 3 | tsharp | 10/06/2024 |
| White trig large pile of stones. Clear bright views but cold wind. From aerials, carpark, on path. | Denise | 03/11/2023 |
| From Foxhunter car park by masts. Good path all the way. Huge Bronze Age cairn probably on high point. Fine evening. | RichardM | 03/11/2023 |
| An afternoon walk with Alma Aurea around Blorenge and the Punch Bowl. Nice views. /D | meltdiceburg | 29/10/2023 |
| Pleasant circular walk from Llanfoist whilst on holiday in the area. | ThomasJoseph | 26/09/2023 |
| Blorenge [S2194] from GR: SO 26317 10763 | Hippster | 10/06/2023 |
| Blorenge [S2194] from GR: SO 26317 10763 | ronaldo333 | 10/06/2023 |
| Cake walk from the Foxhunter carpark. Don’t miss the sign explaining the name of the carpark - it’s clearly not fox country up here. 20 minute walk to the summit. Wide views over the very dry bog. With Eoin and Tiarnán who sat this one out in the car. | Pete West | 28/05/2023 |
| Easy stroll along the gravel path from the Foxhunter CP. | Newton Maximus | 21/05/2023 |
| Exploring Mid Wales | Rob Rees | 08/04/2023 |
| 2023 South Wales Three Peaks Trial - Gold Route | geoffh12 | 25/03/2023 |
| From the Pen-ffordd-goch pond car park at SO 25487 10732. Took the trail around the water and onwards on the flank of the hill, contouring above Cwm Ifor. At a junction took a fainter path east which wound up to the summit area. Descended to the aerial car park, and down to the road, taking in a quick visit to Pt. 502m among the coal mine workings. 5.0km, with 170m of ascent. Summit celebrations on top of Blorens,as I had completed the Deweys, and, in addition, all hills and mountains in Wales, England and IoM over 500m in height and 30m of prominence (743 summits on 06/01/2023). With MP and AW. | Man of Kernow1 | 06/01/2023 |
| An easy climb from the parking area to the WSW. | Mark Jackson | 30/10/2022 |
| Tapped trig point after a short walk up from the pond | lboutside | 18/09/2022 |
| Solo from Keeper's Pond, initially using the Llanfoist bridleway before direct ascent along good path around 26601,12095. Return along Cambrian Way ridge path to the masts and back to the pond. | forsterfamily7 | 31/08/2022 |
| Mynydd Garnclochdy, Blorenge | keithouk | 12/08/2022 |
| Llanfoist to Pontypool with Adam, drop off near canel, straight up Blorenge | davecnash | 04/08/2022 |
| From Foxhunter car park. | Winterfloodian | 27/07/2022 |
| Very large cairn on top, summit is surrounded by 10m of rocks forming it | freethehilltops | 05/06/2022 |
| O Maes Parcio Foxhunter. | sionbrit | 29/04/2022 |
| From holiday cottage in Govilon. Steep dog walk! | highlandrock | 22/03/2022 |
| With Sam | simon and co | 09/03/2022 |
| Family outing | Campbell Singer | 05/03/2022 |
| Family in tow | Barbara Singer | 05/03/2022 |
| With Mum and dad, Cameron and Vicky, Charlie, Freddie and Sandra | Jemma Singer | 05/03/2022 |
| The whole family. Great viewpoint for an easy hill. | Cameron Singer | 05/03/2022 |
| Freddie walked most of the way himself. Getting too big to carry although he refuses to recognise this. | Vicky Singer | 05/03/2022 |
| Played chucky yuckies most of the way. Some very big yuckies. | Charlie Singer | 05/03/2022 |
| Threw stones in puddles all the way to the top. Conned Mum into carrying me part of the way down. Pop lead us up yet another very cold hill. Great views. | Freddie Singer | 05/03/2022 |
| Parked at Foxhunter Car Park shortly before sunrise, walked to the summit then down to the Punchbowl and back up a steep path to the summit again before returning to the car. On my own on a chilly but fine day with some cloud. | clyoung | 27/02/2022 |
| Cambrian Way Day 3 | Rob Rees | 05/02/2022 |
| Latest bag … 10 mile loop with Pauline with pint in Goose and Cuckoo | milejunkie | 30/01/2022 |
| Parked at road junction to SW and walked up the road to Foxhunter car park and good track to trig and Cairn HP. Then back and up Pen-Rhiw Ifor. | PeterD | 16/01/2022 |
| Tourist route. Shame the weather was so dull as the scenery's good. | Wycombe Wanderer | 15/01/2022 |
| Walking the third leg of the Cambrian Way | geoffh12 | 22/12/2021 |
| Blorenge Fell Race 2021, 43 Minutes. | rhif7 | 27/11/2021 |
| Easy walk from car park to the south, opposite the W T station. Solo. | Dangerous Dave | 23/11/2021 |
| From Govilon | Chris Williams | 07/10/2021 |
| Circular hike from Foxhunter car park - Blorenge (cairn and trig point on the summit) - Devil's Punchbowl (a glacial lake) - Pen-ffordd-goch Pond (a.k.a. Keeper's Pond or Forge Pond). Parking: Foxhunter car park, NP4 9SR. Alternative parking is by Keeper's Pond, NP4 9QT | manilena | 23/07/2021 |
| Climbed with Poppy | Toobuddy | 05/06/2021 |
| 10.5 miles Hillwalking / navigation practice all over the Blorenge | lee_philpot | 22/05/2021 |
| Walked up to the trigpoint after finding an old geocache | Alancache | 04/08/2020 |
| Simple walk from Foxhunter car park. Drizzle. | Herbert Anchovy | 01/08/2020 |
| 4/6 Dewey day. Parked at main car park with masts and horses and walked the short distance along popular track to the big cairn and trig at the summit for a fine view. (S) | silveracorn_alan | 21/07/2020 |
| From the foxhunter car park to the south, a short one and half mile walk done in 45 minutes to catch the sunrise before heading off to more challenging hills. | WAYNE ROWLETT | 18/01/2020 |
| 18.75 miles, 2127ft, start at Llanfoist on Cambrian Way to Blorenge, Mynydd Garnclochdy, Mynydd Garn Wen trig point, return via Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal. | stephenbuda | 04/01/2020 |
| 4/5 Short drive from pond car park to one for Blorenge further up the road, nice little walk, was fortunate to watch a pretty heavy rain cloud wander straight past me at the summit, saved from a drenching! | penbet | 20/07/2019 |