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17th Oct 2023  17:12  by meltdiceburg

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

A walk with Alma Aurea up through the Dare Valley. Then over to the true summit. A remote moorland, nice to explore.

Mynydd Bwllfa Trigpoint ©meltdiceburg
meltdiceburg @ Mynydd Bwllfa Trigpoint ©meltdiceburg
Dottie @ Mynydd Bwllfa Trigpoint ©meltdiceburg

17th Oct 2023  15:51  by Alma Aurea

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Walked up through Dare Valley Country Park with meltdiceburg. A scenic climb and some good views from the moorland trig.

Alma @ Mynydd Bwllfa trig

23rd Jul 2023  13:07  by Cositsthere

FB Number: S2198  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

20th Jan 2023  15:28  by Greenland21

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15th Jan 2023  17:03  by Huw Watkins

FB Number: S2198  Condition: Good  Score: 9/10

Nice dry day but due the the heavy rain we have had the ground was very wet, starting from the Dare Valley Country Park we did a circualr route to the trig pillar, great scenery.

©Huw Watkins

14th Sep 2022  00:00  by [email protected]

FB Number: S2198  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Mynydd Bwllfa Good condition and located next to a fence line.

14th May 2022  12:00  by janineharris44

FB Number: S2198  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

2/3 from Carn Eiddil car park. Walked down into Maerdy and up to Cefn Y Rhondda, then through the forestry roads, across the dam and up through the wind farm. Good Marked footpaths all the way. Trig stands atop the hill next to a fence just up from the last turbine. Commanding views of the Beacons and Fans in the distance. Trig in good condition with spider and FB intact.

©janineharris44
©janineharris44

24th Mar 2022  14:00  by Seth7,CLJ &RLJ

FB Number: S2198  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Nice stroll up from Bryn Du upper car park (2hrsup& down). Great views for a change and dry!! Makes all the difference. Followed good track all the way to an old stone bridge and then cut right up bank to footpath to turbine road and followed that to last turbine then right up track takes you straight to pillar. Some great pools and historical features on route too. Pillar good, 1 sight hole open, Flush bracket fence side and Spider in place but no cap.

14th Jan 2022  12:49  by Dmorgan2508

FB Number: S2198  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Circular walk from Aberdare Country park

10th Sep 2021  15:44  by monkey77

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Started at the parking on the A4061 & headed into the forestry on the southern side of the reservoir to do a circular walk to the trig. Didn't realise that Welsh water are working on the dam so couldn't cross it to get to the other side of the valley. Slight detour to a footpath further along down to a very old stone bridge going over the river. Followed tracks then over the Moor to the trig. Walked to the escarpment then & found a trail leading into the woods & back to the start. Misty & wet.

19th May 2021  11:18  by Toops

FB Number: S2198  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

29th Mar 2021  15:45  by Joanna

FB Number: S2198  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Walked up from a small parking area called Beili Glas by the A4061. It was rainy and foggy with no views. By the time we got back down to the reservoir the weather was much improved, so we went back up for another look in the sunshine! Lots of wind turbines nearby, and peat bogs with "danger of death" signage, in case you were thinking of taking a shortcut.

13th Nov 2020  12:50  by asbown

FB Number: S2198  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

From Dare Valley Country Park, managed to stay dry all day.

22nd Sep 2020  10:00  by wandering_rjt

FB Number: S2198  Condition: Good  Score: 9/10

Amazing views to the Breacon Beacons. Even better when we walked to Hirwaun Common. Done this one after Mynydd Tynewydd Trig and Lluest-wen res.

Trig
trig
FB

4th Apr 2020  13:20  by Juliebfitness

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Walked from home in Hirwaun because of the lockdown coro19 but by car you can park at the entrance of Mynydd Bwllfa wind farm just opposite the school. Fabulous walk all the way to the trig

13th Sep 2019  11:43  by paulxtr

FB Number: S2198  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Parked in the forestry track entrance at Beili-glas. Followed the track to Nant Rhydrefelen where there's some rough ground to cross before meeting a wind farm track and finally going across to the pillar. Excellent view.

Mynydd Bwllfa ©paulxtr

24th Mar 2019  10:00  by gower lad

FB Number: S2198  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Passed pillar on Run, Walk, Crawl, S Wales 100 recce of second leg, Pentre to Storey Arms. Prominent position, now on edge of BIG wind farm, 50+ turbines. Now a "motorway" down to Hirwaun to service wind farm.

23rd Dec 2017  12:30  by Juliebfitness

FB Number: S2198  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Hubby Gelert & Laika

Me Gelert & Laika
Me Gelert & Laika

13th May 2017  12:30  by Juliebfitness

Gridref: SN 95333 03012   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Stunning views all around and such a beautiful walk to the trig via Cefn Rhos Gwawr

Gelert & Laika
Gelert & Laika

19th Jan 2017  12:25  by dewi o dre-gwyr

Gridref: SN 95300 30020   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Found on a walk from Aberdare to Resolven

The Trig

11th Jan 2017  09:51  by jonglew

Gridref: SN 95329 03004   FB Number: S2198  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

An 8 mile slog for this and Mynydd Tynewydd over rough wet tussocky grass, through a conifer plantation and in and out the wind farm. Not a pleasant walk and wet to my waist after a 'short cut' across Hirwaun Common! Pillar located in open tussock grass approx 1.5m SE of old boundary fencing. No top cap or plug; rear sight hole open. Horizontal fracture one third of the way down extending across front face. Hazy 360deg views.

Pillar TP5004©jonglew
Spider TP5004©jonglew
Flush Bracket TP5004©jonglew

6th Jun 2016  10:30  by AsherMarley

FB Number: S2198  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Asher at trig

30th Apr 2016  17:34  by Robert Kemp

Gridref: SN 95329 03001   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 5/10

3rd Oct 2015  12:54  by underhill

FB Number: S2198  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Day walk Treorchy to Hirwaun Common

31st May 2013  11:00  by DanTrig

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

13 mile walk from Aberdare, bagged Mynydd Bwllfa trig, walked over Hirwaun Common then onto Craig-Y-Llyn trig, back to Aberdare. Bagged Mynydd Llangattwg (Twr Pen-Cyrn) trig after.

5th Jan 2013  14:25  by Father Ted

FB Number: S2198  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

First trig of the year. I came up from the Dare Valley country park to did a geocache so grabbed this one in passing.

5th Jan 2013  14:10  by Tony J

FB Number: S2198  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

30th Oct 2012  00:00  by caroleengel

Gridref: SN 95332 03006   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

8th Sep 2012  11:25  by ltrc

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 5/10

21st Oct 2011  12:57  by wood owl

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 5/10

4th Sep 2011  16:15  by jasper555

Gridref: SN 95395 03000   FB Number: S2198  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

found just before the heavens opened

trigpoint
flush bracket
spider

27th Oct 2010  13:48  by SidAndBob

FB Number: S2198  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Came up from Dare Valley Country Park. Very enjoyable, with great views to the Brecon Beacons, which were bathed in sunshine today. We were caught in a heavy shower. Lovely rainbow though.

Rainbow ©SidAndBob
Brecon Beacons ©SidAndBob

30th May 2010  11:45  by Dusty

FB Number: S2198  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

I parked at start of forest track to the west. Followed track to end of forestry and then as the crow flies. Return journey followed pylons on a good track to the north west, the track turning west along the northern edge of forestry. Visited high point. Continued to the road(A4061) and back to car. The weather has been dry and this return journey was as easy as the forestry route in. In wet weather this would be much more of a slog.

Trigpoint
Spider
Flush Bracket

25th May 2009  16:00  by [email protected]

Gridref: SN 95328 03002   FB Number: S2198  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

My route to this trig started at the car park/view point at SN9270203094. I followed the road down the hill and went east along the perimeter of the forest. This was hard going because of the swampy & tussocky grass. I came back via the wide forest road starting at SN9429703269. This was longer but easier. I hit the road at SN9229702719 where there is space to park so this would have been a nice place to start. Good views at the trig spoiled by inclement weather. Nice view from SN6464203409 not to be missed.

13th Apr 2009  14:00  by IantoThomas

FB Number: S2198  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

No real cracks, no plug. Great views today, ground dry but tussocky. In the area Geacaching.

25th Nov 2008  11:20  by The Moor We Hunt...

FB Number: S2198  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Climbed up from the reservoir to the south whilst Geocaching in the area.

14th May 2007  17:30  by rhayader_wanderer

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

A steady walk in from the same car park as the hirwaun rivet. ground at times boggy but reasonabe views. trig undamaged by a fence. Dewey summit nearby

19th Apr 2007  10:40  by sniffadogz

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Good views all around.

4th Nov 2006  12:00  by peregrinus

FB Number: S2198  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

vgc, no cap or plug, E side of fence, tussocky moorland. From ENE, follow outside edge of forest (track improves): beeline is desparately tussocky. Decent view

S2198 fb ©peregrinus
S2198 top ©peregrinus
S2198 trig ©peregrinus
S2198 trig ©peregrinus

4th Jul 1998  00:00  by mickandshane

FB Number: S2198  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Plug missing.