Mynydd y Betws
Mynydd y Betws is a Marilyn, 373m high, and also counts as a HuMP. The Marilyns are hills anywhere in Britain and Ireland with at least 150 metres of prominence, whatever their height.
Pantyffynnon is the nearest station, 2.7 mi (about 3.5 to 4 mi on foot), so the summit is within walking distance of the train. From Pantyffynnon it's about 2 hours to the summit, 1 in 11 on average. Ammanford is next, 3.2 mi (about 4 to 4.5 mi on foot), and 13 stations are within 10 miles in all.
Mynydd y Betws is a mountain or large hill located on the northern side of the border between Swansea and Carmarthenshire in South Wales, between Ammanford and Clydach. It is an area of upland with large stretches of tussocky grassland. The medieval castle of Penlle'r Castell is located on Mynydd y Gwair to the south-south west, Mynydd y Betws Wind Farm is prominent with fifteen 110 m (361 ft) wind turbines.
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Stations within 10 miles of Mynydd y Betws, nearest first. Walking distances are estimates from the straight-line distance and the type of ground, not a measured route. Check a map before you set off. Times use Naismith's rule and don't include stops.
- Pantyffynnon2.7 mi (about 3.5 to 4 mi on foot) · 2 hours1 in 11 on average to the summitBronze walking rating
- Ammanford3.2 mi (about 4 to 4.5 mi on foot) · 2 hours1 in 14 on average to the summitSilver walking rating
- Llandybie4.7 mi (about 6 to 7 mi on foot) · 2.5 to 3 hours1 in 19 on average to the summitSilver walking rating
- Pontarddulais5.8 mi (about 7.5 to 8.5 mi on foot) · 3.5 hours1 in 20 on average to the summit
- Ffairfach7.6 mi (about 10 to 11 mi on foot) · 4.5 hours1 in 20 on average to the summitSilver walking rating
- Llansamlet7.7 mi (about 10 to 11 mi on foot) · 4 to 4.5 hours to the summit
- Llangennech8.1 mi (about 10.5 to 11.5 mi on foot) · 4 to 4.5 hours to the summit
- Skewen8.3 mi (about 11 to 12 mi on foot) · 5 to 5.5 hours1 in 17 on average to the summit
- Llandeilo8.4 mi (about 11 to 12 mi on foot) · 5 hours1 in 20 on average to the summitSilver walking rating
- Neath9.2 mi (about 12 to 13.5 mi on foot) · 5.5 to 6 hours1 in 18 on average to the summit
- Gowerton9.3 mi (about 12 to 13.5 mi on foot) · 5 to 5.5 hours to the summit
- Bynea9.6 mi (about 12.5 to 14 mi on foot) · 5 to 5.5 hours to the summit
- Swansea9.9 mi (about 13 to 14.5 mi on foot) · 5 to 5.5 hours to the summit