Mynydd Carn-y-cefn

About Mynydd Carn-y-cefn

Mynydd Carn-y-cefn is a broad ridge of high ground dividing the Ebbw Vale from the valley of the Ebbw Fach in the Valleys region of South Wales, within the county borough of Blaenau Gwent (historically Monmouthshire). The broad-topped ridge runs roughly north-north-west to south-south-east, and its 550-metre summit, between Ebbw Vale and Blaina, is crowned by a triangulation pillar. The hill is classed as a Marilyn.

Background written from facts in the Wikipedia article on Mynydd Carn-y-cefn (CC BY-SA 4.0). Heights, prominence and grid references come from the Database of British & Irish Hills, not from Wikipedia.

Access rights here

General position for Wales — local byelaws, seasonal restrictions and closures can override it. Full details: access rights in Wales ·check another location.

Daylight at this summit today

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Daylight

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Civil twilight ends

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Computed astronomically for 51.769, -3.179. Plan your finish with the daylight safety planner.

Finding the summit

The recorded summit point is no feature 6m NNE of trig point. That distinction matters on broad or flat tops, where the obvious cairn is not always the true high point.

Survey method

Abney level

Record revised

28-Oct-01

Drop measured from

SO174115 · 374 m

Survey notes are field observations recorded in the Database of British & Irish Hills (v18.3, CC BY 4.0) by the hill-surveying community.

Reaching Mynydd Carn-y-cefn by train

2 National Rail stations sit within 8 km of the summit — close enough to make a car-free day of it. Distances are straight lines, not walking routes.

Each station page lists every hill in its reach, long-distance paths from the door and a live-times link — see all stations with hills in reach. Station positions from NaPTAN (OGL v3.0).

Get food nearby

3 places to eat or drink within 10 km of the summit, rated under the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme (Scotland runs its own Food Hygiene Information Scheme, a pass/fail equivalent).

Classifications and ratings are the local authority's own and can be coarse — this is a lead, not a guarantee of opening hours or that food is served to non-residents. Follow a name through to the official rating page to check, and confirm before you rely on it.

Food hygiene data from the Food Standards Agency and Food Standards Scotland (Open Government Licence v3.0). Distances and directions computed by OpenFell from the summit.

Nearest listed peaks