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25th Mar 2024  11:06  by Jac davies

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

Nice walk along rocky path with amazing views of landscape.

24th Mar 2024  13:00  by welshwizard79

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

Solid walk. Steady incline and parts are rocky underfoot. The forestry is beautiful and views from the top by the trig are awesome. Could see Pen-y-Fan clearly.

18th Jan 2024  14:12  by Greenland21

FB Number: S2233  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 5/10

20th Mar 2023  12:50  by BenJam96

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

2nd Mar 2023  15:29  by wandering_rjt

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

Parked at church in Abercynon. Walked up through forest. Great views on a clear day.

26th Dec 2022  11:24  by janineharris44

FB Number: S2233  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

2/2 on a Boxing Day walk. Parked at the start of the forest track and easy walk up along PROW through an enchanting forest. Lovely location. Trig sits at highest point of hill, just out of the end of the forest. Nice farmer has put a gate for access. Trig used as a memorial. Amazing views over Ynysybwl. Trig is in good condition with spider and FB intact

©janineharris44
©janineharris44

1st Oct 2022  13:56  by Jodie-trigs

FB Number: S2233  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Parked in Abercynon and followed the track roads through the forest to the summit. Pillar located about 10m from the farmers gate. There is a crack all the way around the pillar. Good views.

Pen-Y-Foel Trigpoint
Pen-Y-Foel Flush Bracket

14th Jul 2022  14:18  by slateloose

Gridref: ST 07000 94400   FB Number: S2233  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 7/10

Parked at start of forest track at Gilfach - rhydd. Walking south on this track through woodland to a small claering at the summit, a metal gate gives easy access to the trig point.

4th Apr 2022  18:45  by ady650b

FB Number: S2233  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

26th Mar 2022  16:20  by Seth7,CLJ &RLJ

FB Number: S2233  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 7/10

Great spot and yes a steep climb at the end too. White washed and has walkers plates of remembrance on but again super views. Drove up as close as possible just beyond metal gates that were well held by undergrowth so no chance of being locked in. From there up stone track over stile and up farm track then off to the right to mast around outcrop until the hump appears on the right! You can't miss it! Heavily cracked around all sides at FB level and painted white making the FB numbers a little harder to see.

23rd Jan 2022  16:30  by The reluctant trigger

FB Number: S2233  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

23rd Jan 2022  16:30  by asbown

FB Number: S2233  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

Up the track from the North then a nice walk up the shoulder of the hill, nice valleys pillar.

29th Nov 2021  14:44  by DeniseMc

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

In sheep pasture with good valley and upland view near forest edge. Path from RoW to s

28th Nov 2021  14:42  by RichardM

Gridref: ST 07003 94439   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

From the S, unhindered access up grassy shoulder. Painted white and several memorial plaques. Crack at FB height. Grey views today.

15th Aug 2021  14:03  by Toops

FB Number: S2233  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

Long crack running along the trig nearer to the base. Nice view out of the woods but avoid the mx bikers

Note the crack which is on more than one side.
Note the crack which is on more than one side.

2nd May 2021  10:42  by MikeyMopp1989

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 9/10

©MikeyMopp1989

30th Apr 2021  12:35  by Joanna

FB Number: S2233  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

Painted over, not in great condition, appears to be a crack running all the way through the pillar. Decent views. Has 3 plaques in memory of local walkers. I parked at Cardiff Road, Carnetown (Abercynon), it was 3.5 km up to the trig.

Pen-Y-Foel ©Joanna

26th Apr 2021  00:00  by PathFinder10?

FB Number: S2233  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

26th Apr 2021  00:00  by [email protected]

FB Number: 2233  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

22nd Jun 2018  13:33  by trigging on an island

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

Delightful weather and lovely views from here.

29th Nov 2017  12:27  by Father Ted

FB Number: S2233  Condition: Good  Score: 9/10

What a great valleys trig. There are a fair number in the valleys that are damaged or in not very nice surroundings so it was lovely to visit this well preserved pillar, painted white and with three plaques on it. Arrived by train in Abercynon and found my way through the steep roads into the wood and then up the windy tracks to the top and along the fenceline and just by the trig there is a gate, of sorts, meaning no need to climb over barbed wire.

Pen-Y-Foel

26th Jul 2017  19:46  by Juliebfitness

FB Number: 2233  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Gelert & Laika

Memorial plaque
Memorial plaque
Laika resting at Trig

10th Jul 2017  06:50  by ltrc

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

17th Jan 2017  14:18  by jonglew

Gridref: ST 07003 94441   FB Number: S2233  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

From Aberdare Rd, as others. Bit of a mare getting there though as took the left fork between chichen runs - it's the right fork stupid! Made for some interesting scrambling though. Pillar sits in a sheep pasture, a few metres clear of the forest. It has 3 memorial plaques and sports a fetching white coat of paint, if a little overdue for another (and a cleaning off of the FB!). Cement plug replaces a missing top cap; front sight hole open. A horizontal fracture extends all 4 sides at FB level. Hill fog all day, no views.

Pillar TP5411©jonglew
Spider TP5411©jonglew
Flush Bracket TP5411©jonglew
Memorial Plaque #1 TP5411©jonglew
Memorial Plaque #2 TP5411©jonglew
Memorial Plaque #3 TP5411©jonglew

14th Jan 2017  15:33  by malumovis

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

16th Aug 2016  14:05  by Ramblingpaul

Gridref: ST 07005 94444   FB Number: S2233  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Parked in Aberdare Road, Abercynon and followed marked path and forestry tracks to summit. Great views

12th May 2016  19:00  by AsherMarley

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 7/10

28th Mar 2016  16:40  by Robert Kemp

Gridref: ST 07003 94438   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 5/10

28th Sep 2013  15:45  by von-horst

FB Number: S2233  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Found whilst geocaching nearby. A steep pull up from the lane to the west, but worth it for the views.

Yes - it's up there!
The trigpoint. ©von-horst

28th Oct 2012  00:00  by caroleengel

Gridref: ST 07006 94444   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

30th Jul 2011  09:34  by Trigger

FB Number: S2233  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

TP5411

21st Jan 2010  13:50  by Dusty

FB Number: S2233  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Trigpoint
Flush Bracket
Spider
Plaque
Plaques

15th Sep 2009  15:14  by Glaslyn

Gridref: ST 07000 94430   FB Number: S2233  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Pleasant short walk from the SE. Drive through estate, follow lane to parking area. Then RUPP for half a mile, over fields to pillar. Good views pillar painted white with a thick coat of paint.

©Glaslyn
©Glaslyn
©Glaslyn
©Glaslyn
©Glaslyn

5th Aug 2007  16:00  by Tony J

FB Number: S2233  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

20th Apr 2007  10:30  by maurice

FB Number: S2233  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Almost had to crawl thro' 50m forest section of path from Gilfach-y-rhyd

11th Feb 2006  14:30  by [email protected]

Gridref: ST 07004 94440   FB Number: S2233  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Used Etrex Legend (s/w 3.7 & 5m reported accuracy) to record waypoint in decimal degrees (WGS84) then converted using OSTN02. Input N51.64105 W3.34530 335m. Output E307004.329188 N194440.030770 283.027m hence ST0700494440. Parked car at ST 6915 95428. Others trigs visible from here include TP3560, TP5015, TP5050 and way in the distance TP3324. Graffiti now on one of the plaques.

©[email protected]
©[email protected]

5th Feb 2006  13:15  by mickandshane

FB Number: S2233  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

We parked to the north west at the sharp bend on the little yellow road which leads to Gilfach-'rhydd. We followed the track south (plenty of evidence of fly-tipping unfortunately) and then headed up the the open pasture to the side of the wood and along to the trig. The 2 plaques that Saginanivalis mentions are quite interesting. Steve Price must have been a founder member of Cwm Clydach Ramblers Group, because he 'started the dream' and Margaret Williams must have been a keen member, because she 'continued the dream' or words to that effect. Excellent views from here, especially west to the large grassed over colliery spoil-heap above Wattstown. The spider is underneath the white painted top, with a tarmac/concrete plug presumably. We walked back through the forestry and then back up the road to the car. A very pleasant walk considering you are only a few miles from the rather dispiriting Cynon and Rhondda Valleys.

13th Feb 2005  00:00  by peregrinus

FB Number: S2233  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

vgc, thickly painted white to the extent that metal cap or whatever is covering the hole on top, is unidentifiable. Two memorial plaques, attractive views. Easy access from N, along forest track then well-worn muddy unmapped path and stile to trig. Could leave the track earlier and take a gap thru trees for a more scenic drier cross-pasture alternative

FB
top (what's under the paint?)
meml to Steve Price
meml to Margaret Williams