Mynydd Carn-y-cefn
Mynydd Carn-y-cefn is a Dewey, 550m high, and also counts as a Marilyn and HuMP. The Deweys are hills in England and Wales from 500 metres up to 2,000 feet, extending the Hewitts downwards.
Ebbw Vale Parkway is the nearest station, 1.1 mi (about 1.5 mi on foot), so the summit is within walking distance of the train. From Ebbw Vale Parkway it's about 1 hour to the summit, 1 in 6 on average. Ebbw Vale Town is next, 1.1 mi (about 1.5 mi on foot), and 20 stations are within 10 miles in all. Y Domen Fawr is the only other listed hill within 2 miles.
Mynydd Carn-y-cefn is the name given to the broad ridge of high ground between the Ebbw Vale and the valley of the Ebbw Fach in the Valleys region of South Wales. It lies within the county borough of Blaenau Gwent, formerly Monmouthshire.
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Stations within 10 miles of Mynydd Carn-y-cefn, 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.
- Ebbw Vale Parkway1.1 mi (about 1.5 mi on foot) · 1 hour1 in 6 on average to the summitSilver walking rating
- Ebbw Vale Town1.1 mi (about 1.5 mi on foot) · 1 hour1 in 7 on average to the summitSilver walking rating
- Tir-phil4.4 mi (about 5.5 to 6.5 mi on foot) · 3 to 3.5 hours1 in 9 on average to the summit
- Pontlottyn4.6 mi (about 6 to 6.5 mi on foot) · 3 to 3.5 hours1 in 10 on average to the summitSilver walking rating
- Brithdir4.6 mi (about 6 to 6.5 mi on foot) · 3 to 3.5 hours1 in 11 on average to the summit
- Rhymney4.8 mi (about 6 to 7 mi on foot) · 3 to 3.5 hours1 in 14 on average to the summitGold walking rating
- Llanhilleth5.1 mi (about 6.5 to 7.5 mi on foot) · 3 to 3.5 hours1 in 14 on average to the summitSilver walking rating
- Bargoed5.7 mi (about 7.5 to 8.5 mi on foot) · 4 hours1 in 12 on average to the summitBronze walking rating
- Gilfach Fargoed6.2 mi (about 8 to 9 mi on foot) · 4 to 4.5 hours1 in 13 on average to the summitBronze walking rating
- Pengam7.2 mi (about 9.5 to 10.5 mi on foot) · 4.5 to 5 hours1 in 15 on average to the summitBronze walking rating
- Newbridge7.3 mi (about 9.5 to 10.5 mi on foot) · 4 to 4.5 hours1 in 18 on average to the summit
- Abergavenny8.0 mi (about 10.5 to 11.5 mi on foot) · 5 to 5.5 hours1 in 12 on average to the summitSilver walking rating
- Troed-y-Rhiw8.2 mi (about 10.5 to 12 mi on foot) · 6 hours1 in 10 on average to the summitSilver walking rating
- Pentre-Bach8.4 mi (about 11 to 12 mi on foot) · 5.5 to 6 hours1 in 12 on average to the summitSilver walking rating
- Pontypool & New Inn8.6 mi (about 11 to 12.5 mi on foot) · 5.5 to 6 hours1 in 13 on average to the summitSilver walking rating
- Hengoed8.6 mi (about 11 to 12.5 mi on foot) · 5 to 5.5 hours1 in 18 on average to the summit
- Merthyr Tydfil8.7 mi (about 11.5 to 12.5 mi on foot) · 5 to 5.5 hours1 in 16 on average to the summitSilver walking rating
- Merthyr Vale8.8 mi (about 11.5 to 13 mi on foot) · 6 to 6.5 hours1 in 10 on average to the summit
- Ystrad Mynach9.3 mi (about 12 to 13.5 mi on foot) · 5.5 to 6 hours1 in 18 on average to the summit
- Quakers Yard9.7 mi (about 12.5 to 14 mi on foot) · 6.5 to 7 hours1 in 12 on average to the summit