周辺の山頂・トップ12

Our Ronnie beat me to it. For any readers information, Ronnie is a phenomenal peak bagger, and is literally hiking everything in the UK that has an uphill slope. I will join him on the rounds of all the 100m prominent peaks of the UK. Y Domen Fawr is one of those peaks. Note: Y Domen Fawr, literally means a big heap or mound.

Y Domen Fawr 504m P135 (1653ft) Welsh Dewey and Dodd summit

We walked miles. Up to the waterfall on Gillies trail, followed the path up onto the rocky and then to the trig point on Twyn Brynbychan, above the cynnon valleys. Enjoyed a breather on top, before trekking around the back forestry where you can see Aberfan and Merthyr Vale and headed over to the bronze age sight before descending down to Cwmaman and back to the car.

Cracking local walk, gain height for amazing views and walk over to twmbarlwm

Mynydd Twyn-glas is a sprawling 472-metre-high mountain extending into Caerphilly and Torfaen county boroughs in South Wales. It lies southwest of Pontypool, west of Cwmbran and east of Newbridge and taking the form of a rolling plateau the margins of which are defined by steep slopes, many of which are cloaked with conifer plantations. A broad shoulder extending south from the summit is known as Mynydd Maen whilst to the north is Mynydd Llwyd. The thickly afforested northern slopes of the hill drop down steeply into Cwm y Glyn. It is a UK listed Marilyn.

Cefn Eglwysilan is a hill in South Wales, the twin 1,253 feet (382 m) summits of which lie just over one mile (2 km) east of Pontypridd in Rhondda Cynon Taf county borough. Its eastern side lies within the community of Aber Valley in Caerphilly county borough. Like neighbouring Mynydd Eglwysilan, the hill is named after the hamlet of Eglwysilan, the church here being dedicated to an obscure saint Ilan. A wireless transmission station is sited on the more northerly of the two summits (at OS grid ref ST 099911). The southerly one is crowned by a trig point. It is a UK listed Marilyn.

This is a beautiful spot to enjoy the surrounding valleys. On a clear day, you can occasionally spot the Severn Bridge over to Bristol, as well as seem the towering Brecon Beacons jutting out of the horizon in the opposite direction. As this is an old slag heap, though, it can get slippery when wet, with the trails leading to and from the peak becoming incredibly muddy when it's damp.