Craig y Llyn trail head by road A4061.
| Craig y Llyn from road
A4061 Craig y Llyn |
| Estimated net time | 1-1½ hours | ||
| Difficulty | No difficulties. | ||
| Drinking water | No stable access to running water. | ||
| GSM coverage | Coverage throughout the route (October 2013). | ||
| Parking | Room for several cars at trail head. | ||
| Start height | 482 metres | ||
| Vertical metres | 130 metres for the roundtrip. | ||
| Trip distance | 4.0 km | ||
| GPS-file | X | ||
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From the town Merthyr Tydfil, in southern Wales, drive road A465 approximately 9 km (5.5 mi) west. Turn left onto road A4061, signed for "Treherbert", and drive 7.4 km (4.6 mi) to where a gravel road goes off right. Park at the start of the gravel road.
Start your hike by following the gravel road 50 metres and then fork right onto a path. Follow this path 50 metres and turn right, following the path that runs along a fence. This path joins a forest road at 530 metres, and you should turn right and continue on the forest road. Follow the forest road 1.1 km and turn left in a junction. Walk 110 metres south to the summit, which is marked by a concrete cairn.
Descend by reversing your ascent route.
I had already completed three hikes this Friday and a visit to Craig y Llyn was definitely going to be the last hike of the day. Fortunately the weather had improved considerably since my hike to Mynydd Troed, and I was confident I would avoid rain on this hike. The hike was definitely one of the easier ones, and unfortunately without any views.