Mynydd-y-glog, Brecon Beacons

Name: Mynydd-y-glog
Address: Brecon Beacons, United Kingdom

#74 among attractions in Brecon Beacons

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Mynydd-y-glog is a hill just east of the village of Penderyn in the northern corner of the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taff in south Wales. It lies within the Brecon Beacons National Park and Fforest Fawr Geopark. Its summit plateau rises to a height of 389m / 1277 ft at OS grid ref SN 982088, a spot marked by a trig point. To its north lies the partly dry valley of Pant Sychbant which forms the eastern extension of Cwm Cadlan. Its southern slopes are drained by various streams which feed into the Afon Cynon. ()

Coordinates: 51°46'6"N, 3°28'35"W

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Mynydd-y-glog – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Aberdare Park, Dinas Rock, Aberdare Golf Club, Moel Penderyn.

3.5 miS
Neighbourhood, Park
Aberdare Park, Aberdare
90 min walk • Aberdare Park is a well-preserved Victorian public park located in the village of Trecynon, near the town of Aberdare in South Wales.
4.2 miW
Climbing
Dinas Rock, Brecon Beacons
109 min walk • Dinas Rock is a high promontory of Carboniferous Limestone which rises between the Afon Mellte and its left-bank tributary, the Afon Sychryd on the border between the county of Powys and the county borough of Neath Port Talbot in south Wales.
3.9 miSE
Golf
Aberdare Golf Club, Aberdare
100 min walk • Aberdare Golf Club is a golf club based just outside Aberdare at Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It was founded in 1921 as a parkland course at Abernant, about a mile from Aberdare and is an 18-hole golf course famous for its mature oak trees.
2.7 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Moel Penderyn, Brecon Beacons
69 min walk • Moel Penderyn is a hill on the edge of Penderyn village, in the Brecon Beacons National Park in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taff, south Wales. It also appeared on older maps as 'Y Foel Penderyn'. Its summit at 371m is marked by a trig point.
3.3 miS
Bridge
Iron Tram Bridge, Aberdare
85 min walk • The Iron Tram Bridge, Robertstown is an early example of a "railway" bridge. It crosses the River Cynon between Trecynon and Robertstown. It carried the Llwydcoed Tramroad which ran from Hirwaun to the canal head at Cwmbach, south east of Aberdare.
3.5 miS
Park
Dare Valley Country Park, Aberdare
89 min walk • Dare Valley Country Park is a public park in Wales. It lies near the village of Cwmdare and the town of Aberdare, Cynon Valley, in Rhondda Cynon Taff, South Wales. It comprises 500 acres of woodlands, pasture and moorland mountainside. It is maintained by the local Council, Rhondda Cynon Taf.
3.6 miE
Bridge
Pont-y-Cafnau, Merthyr Tydfil
92 min walk • The Pont-y-Cafnau, sometimes written Pont y Cafnau or Pontycafnau, is a 14.2-metre long iron truss bridge over the River Taff in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales.
2.8 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Cefn Cil Sanws, Brecon Beacons
72 min walk • Cefn Cil Sanws is a hill in the Brecon Beacons National Park within the county borough of Merthyr Tydfil in south Wales. The summit at 460m above sea level is crowned by a trig point.
3.3 miS
Church
Ebenezer, Aberdare
85 min walk • Ebenezer, Trecynon was an Independent chapel in Ebenezer Street, Trecynon, Aberdare, Wales. It was one of the earliest Independent chapels in the Cynon Valley and remained an active place of worship until 2009.
2.2 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Cadair Fawr, Brecon Beacons
57 min walk • Cadair Fawr is a hill in the northern corner of the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It lies within the Brecon Beacons National Park and Fforest Fawr Geopark. The 485m high summit at OS grid ref SN 978123 is marked by a trig point.
1.9 miW
Visitor center, Whisky bar, Distillery
Penderyn distillery, Brecon Beacons
50 min walk • Penderyn is a Welsh whisky distillery and brand, producing the first commercially available whisky made in Wales since the 19th century. Produced at the Penderyn Distillery, Penderyn is a single malt whisky produced in several expressions, e.g. Madeira Finish, Peated, Sherrywood and Portwood.