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Name: | Mynydd y Glyn |
Hill number: | 2295 |
Height: | 377m / 1237ft |
RHB Section: | 32C: Neath to Chepstow |
County/UA: | Rhondda Cynon Taff |
Catchment: | Taff |
Class: | Marilyn, Hump, Tump (300-399m), Clem (Ma,Hu,Tu,3,Cm) |
Grid ref: | ST 03193 89647 |
Summit feature: | no feature: pasture |
Drop: | 189m |
Col: | 187.8m ST 0033 9057 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 170 (1:25k) 166E |
Observations: | trig point 450m SW is about 1m lower |
Survey: | Abney level |
Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 216 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
3/5. Parked at the track entrance to Langton Court Farm to the SE. Followed footpath up track and into pasture field before regaining a track up to the trig and along to the hp. Met a dog walker so didn't seem to be any access issues. Solo | richard69 | 29/11/2023 |
Room for one car to park at road junction to Langton Court Farm. No access problems reaching trig through grass fields and unlocked gates. Simple walk from trig to high point. Lovely views. With Jill. | Dangerous Dave | 07/11/2023 |
8 mile anti clickwise circuit from Barry Sidings Country Park. Up through paths and tracks to top of forest, over fence at 040900 ish, then up to summit, along to trig, fown to Langton Ct farm, bridletrack to 052889, then north up bridletrack Cross fence back into forest, took main track east, then north east,then tracks and path down to carp Park. Nice walk but so many paths and bike tracks in online os maps was very handy for navigating. | JulieB | 02/01/2023 |
From ST 0206 8984. | summitsup | 28/08/2022 |
Parking for 1 car at 043883, up past houses and farm buildings and across a couple of fields with cows and bulls...beware, they stared but no problems, went down and around the hill to the right before ascending south to trig, nice walk, nice views, same return 80mins | Tribal2er | 12/08/2022 |
Up from langron court farm. Parked on bend in road by junction. Visited the pillar and an unsuccessfull searh for the surface block to the north. Sheep pasture, with cows | cjo | 29/06/2022 |
Parked in Trehafod and ascended via bridleway, forest tracks and across open ground to trig and summmit. | davidpettit84 | 21/11/2021 |
2.8 mile up-and-down from housing estate in Cymmer, Porth north. Followed right of way up until where it disappears into some spoil heaps. From here we followed sheep tracks over the spoil heaps and up the fern-covered hillside until the easy grassy terrain on top is reached. We walked up to trig and across to the proper summit which seems lower but according to my GPS is higher. 1st Marilyn of 5 today. Afterwards we bagged Cefn Eglwysilan, Garth Hill, Craig Yr Allt and Wentwood. Grey/murky conditions limited the views. 242m ascent. | DanTrig | 05/09/2021 |
From road to south via Langton Court Farm. | Winterfloodian | 01/09/2021 |
Parked in Maesycoed and followed road then footpath (route difficult to follow without GPS) | Stevooo | 03/07/2021 |
Parked at start of track to Langton Court Farm, then PRoW to field above farm & then over pasture to short steepish climb to the trig & then on to the summit. Rain to E & N. | DanMaisieBex | 16/05/2021 |
Up from Langton Farm side and down to Trebanog. | Arbie | 27/04/2021 |
park bend at start of langton farm up tracks and pasture to tp then on to summit fine views of the rhondda fach and fawr valleys return same 4.3 ks 50 mins | underhill | 14/04/2021 |
From limited parking at bend/track to Langton Court Farm. Up track past farm then grass fields to summit. 1/7 Marilyn | N.Morters | 26/08/2020 |
Parked in Trebanog housing estate at the top. Track towards farm, gate and second track up, says private but cheery wave from farmer. Notice probably to discourage mad off road bikes. Great views of coast and valleys. | iangalbraith | 17/08/2020 |
Marilyn 4 of 4 on a wet day with no views. Parked at 044884 and walked to the trig first then on to the festureless high point. Nice chat with the lady at the gate of Langton Farm walking her alsatian. | NormanW | 07/10/2019 |
1/2 Parked on road corner and followed track up to Langton Court Farm and then footpaths/through fileds to the top, good views, lots of sheep | penbet | 26/07/2019 |
Mynydd y Glyn from Trehafod station, Cefn Eglwysilan from Treforest station, and Garth Hill and Craig yr Allt from Taffs Well station, all on the same day. | Mark Jackson | 26/10/2018 |
From road bend south of Langton Court, up past the farm and into the fields. Like so many right of way paths in England and Wales, this one ends with a barbed fence where according to the map it should continue with a marked stile. | Topographer57 | 01/10/2018 |
From SE, as others. FP seemed to off piste, but route ahead was obvious. Large pole lodged in Trig point which I doubt will survive a healthy breeze. Also went to HP but concur that trig looked higher. Good view all round and across the Bristol Channel. | PeterD | 05/08/2018 |
Trig point definitely looks higher! | elizyanne | 15/07/2018 |
6/7 Marilyn day. The ascent of Mynydd y Glyn from the road at ST 032 889, up the farm track and public FP to ST 038 895, then across to the trig and by the wall to the HP. Back the same way. A round trip of 4.5km in 1 hour. (S) | silveracorn_alan | 09/05/2018 |
From bend in road to SE, as many. Parked at start of track to Cefn-Coed, walked past Langton Court, fp then direct to gate and trig point. This far, a Vale of Glamorgan hill but from the HP the view is classic right into the Rhondda. Pleasant 75 mins return walk from this side, glad I didn't try and do it from public transport as I thought I would. You do get a view of another trailbike trashed area above the forest but all was quiet on this sunny Friday afternoon. | pwheeler | 20/04/2018 |
From SE. Parked at start of track to Cefn-Coed and Langton Court farms. More horsey places - gone hill-walking to escape the beasts! Up track and across fields to Trig and summit (further on!) | Minto | 10/04/2018 |
Third hill of a train bagging day, after Garth Hill and Craig yr Allt (from Taff's Well station). Onto the train to Trehafod, then up various bits of road and steps to join the bridleway heading steeply through the forestry. The BW is a bit wrecked at first, thanks to the attention of motorbikers, but it improves higher up. Across the first forest road, then right along the second road to exit the forest. The sun in my eyes made me think that the remediated slag heap was a nasty bog, so I followed the road to where it hits the forest fence. Through a hole, then various tracks around the side of the slag heap, through a gate and onto the hill. Not as boggy as it looks, then easy grass to the trig. Strolled along to pt 377, from which the trig looks much higher. Back easily across the slag heap, and down through the forest. The return train turned up 2 minutes after I arrived back at the station. | Gill | 19/01/2018 |
Otis | Glenford | 28/12/2017 |
8/8M last of the day parked bend in road track past farm then through fields to trig and summit further on. | robertphillips | 09/11/2017 |
Started at Barry Sidings Country Park, walked up through the forest, lots of unmarked paths and extra trees since our map was made so it was a bit of a navigational challenge but figured if we kept heading uphill we were on track! Eventually worked out exactly where we were, left the forest and crossed the field to bag the trig point and the high point. Really lovely walk on a beautiful sunny day | Wackywelshy | 23/09/2017 |
With: hb; From sharp corner in road, met owners of Cefn Coed on horseback. Walked past this then Langton Court FM then followed track for 300m before striking off direct to trigpoint. Went past this to real top then returned back over Trig again and down to car. | Ian Baines | 19/08/2017 |
With: ib; | Helen Baines | 19/08/2017 |
With TJB. Used FP past Cefn-Coed farm | trimarc2 | 27/07/2017 |
As others have, we parked at the end of the entrance to Cefn Coed farm. We followed the lane and then RoWs some of which are blocked, but there are easy diversions. Went to the trig, then the summit. Beautiful day with extensive views. With Keith and baby Ross. | islamidget | 08/05/2017 |
Parked at bend in lane near Cefn Coed farm. Spoke with lady on horse about potential wind farm development planned. Lets hope not Track leads to open fields though dubious line as this seems to be barb wired. At the point where the fp goes diagonally across the fields I headed for the obvious top. Passwd by the trig point and over to unmarked grassy summit. Young lad with dog talking to someone on his phone seemed happy with the view too. Returned via trigpoint. Blister developed which cut my weekend short (but not before popping out to Pembs county top.) | stig_nest | 16/09/2016 |
From Langton Court Farm. Good views from top. | twg27 | 01/07/2016 |
From E end of Trebanog estate. Plentiful parking. Followed tracks NNE for 1000m before taking summit beeline. | jimbloomer | 28/05/2016 |
Fed up of driving, we parked on a wide verge under the pylons 048882. Walked up lanes to Langton Court farm 044889. Jumping gates we followed the typically blocked Welsh right of way to the final grassy summit lump. Fine views in the spring sunshine but had the feel of a forgotten unloved hill. Strange alien bleeping thing near the top! | mindlessflogger | 11/03/2016 |
From Cymmer- a pleasant enough walk to top via the trig point. | Cas-gwent | 07/03/2016 |
Pouring rain and mist again. From track up to Langton Court Farm. | jenx | 19/11/2015 |
With Jenx as she says. Park at road end of lane, room for a car or two. Mindless flog up the hill in wind and rain. 1/7 today but was on verge of giving up! Trig point and then across the 'moor' to open fell top - no cairn just wet grass. Dull as they get. | nordicstar | 19/11/2015 |
Parked on bend below Langton Court Farm. Followed track to summit | Ramblingpaul | 25/10/2015 |
Parked at end of private road at ST 043883. A 27 minute walk to the top for a SOTA session on VHF. | G4OBK (Phil) | 14/08/2015 |
Ample parking on the bend at 044884. A surprisingly easy walk of 55 minutes via Langton court with GB. | bolton | 14/07/2015 |
Parked by bend in road to SE at 044884 – Up track to Langton Court Farm – Pleasant walk across fields & up to unmarked summit; small cairn has disappeared! (PM) | gerrybowes | 14/07/2015 |
From Cymmer, ROW east the south and then on to the top. | tim747 | 10/07/2015 |
Part of Rhondda Rollercoaster organised by LDWA. | liljonb | 09/05/2015 |
From a residential street in Cymmer. Took a long way up to approach summit from E, and a more direct way down. Route and write-up at: http://gayleybird.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/4-marilyns-west-of-caerphilly.html | Gayle | 23/03/2015 |
3/8 Walked in from Tonyrefail along right of way around a horse arena. Over exuberant guard dog made it interesting ! than after climbing up hill over couple of fences to obvious trig point with unusual water collector and solar power device nearby | Fergalh | 14/02/2015 |
From Cymmer. | Lionel Bidwell | 13/06/2014 |
Had been a pleasant morning but the day went a bit to pot after visiting here. | Alex C | 21/01/2014 |
From Cymmer on perfect afternoon. | rhalstead | 11/01/2014 |