Mynydd Maen [Mynydd Twyn-glas]
473mM Marilyn
Mynydd Maen is a Marilyn, 473m 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.
Cwmbran 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 Cwmbran it's about 2 hours to the summit, 1 in 11 on average. Pontypool & New Inn is next, 3.0 mi (about 4 to 4.5 mi on foot), and 22 stations are within 10 miles in all.
Stations within 10 miles of Mynydd Maen, 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.
- Cwmbran2.7 mi (about 3.5 to 4 mi on foot) · 2 hours1 in 11 on average to the summitSilver walking rating
- Pontypool & New Inn3.0 mi (about 4 to 4.5 mi on foot) · 2 hours1 in 13 on average to the summitSilver walking rating
- Newbridge3.1 mi (about 4 to 4.5 mi on foot) · 2 hours1 in 13 on average to the summit
- Llanhilleth3.3 mi (about 4 to 4.5 mi on foot) · 2.5 hours1 in 10 on average to the summitSilver walking rating
- Crosskeys4.4 mi (about 5.5 to 6.5 mi on foot) · 3 hours1 in 11 on average to the summit
- Risca & Pontymister4.8 mi (about 6.5 to 7 mi on foot) · 3 hours1 in 15 on average to the summit
- Rogerstone5.5 mi (about 7 to 8 mi on foot) · 3 to 3.5 hours1 in 18 on average to the summit
- Pye Corner6.6 mi (about 8.5 to 9.5 mi on foot) · 3.5 to 4 hours1 in 22 on average to the summit
- Newport (S Wales)6.7 mi (about 8.5 to 9.5 mi on foot) · 4 hours1 in 18 on average to the summit
- Gilfach Fargoed6.7 mi (about 8.5 to 9.5 mi on foot) · 4 hours1 in 20 on average to the summitBronze walking rating
- Pengam6.8 mi (about 9 to 10 mi on foot) · 4 to 4.5 hours1 in 17 on average to the summitBronze walking rating
- Hengoed6.8 mi (about 9 to 10 mi on foot) · 4 to 4.5 hours1 in 16 on average to the summit
- Bargoed6.9 mi (about 9 to 10 mi on foot) · 4 to 4.5 hours1 in 19 on average to the summitBronze walking rating
- Brithdir7.2 mi (about 9.5 to 10.5 mi on foot) · 4.5 hours1 in 17 on average to the summit
- Ystrad Mynach7.7 mi (about 10 to 11 mi on foot) · 4.5 to 5 hours1 in 17 on average to the summit
- Ebbw Vale Parkway7.8 mi (about 10 to 11.5 mi on foot) · 5 to 5.5 hours1 in 14 on average to the summitSilver walking rating
- Tir-phil8.2 mi (about 10.5 to 12 mi on foot) · 5 to 5.5 hours1 in 16 on average to the summit
- Llanbradach8.5 mi (about 11 to 12.5 mi on foot) · 6 to 6.5 hours1 in 10 on average to the summit
- Ebbw Vale Town9.0 mi (about 11.5 to 13 mi on foot) · 5.5 to 6 hours1 in 17 on average to the summitSilver walking rating
- Energlyn & Churchill Park9.2 mi (about 12 to 13.5 mi on foot) · 6 to 6.5 hours1 in 11 on average to the summit
- Caerphilly9.5 mi (about 12.5 to 14 mi on foot) · 6.5 to 7 hours1 in 12 on average to the summit
- Aber9.7 mi (about 12.5 to 14 mi on foot) · 6.5 to 7 hours1 in 12 on average to the summit