Mountains & hills · South Wales
Cefn Eglwysilan
In or near Treforest.
Cefn Eglwysilan — Named summit at 382 m.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–8 h
- Best time of year
- Late spring – early autumn (May–Oct)
- Nearest railway station
- Trefforest · 2.1 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Cefn Eglwysilan, you can take a train to Trefforest station, which is 2.1 km away. The postcode for navigation is CF37 5LJ, and entry to the site is free. The area is generally accessible, but specific accessibility details are not provided.
About
Cefn Eglwysilan is a named summit in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "Named summit at 382 m.". Coordinates: 51.6061°, -3.3052°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Cefn Eglwysilan is a hill in South Wales, the twin 382m summits of which lie 2 km east of Pontypridd in Rhondda Cynon Taf county borough. Its eastern side lies within the community of Aber Valley in Caerphilly county borough. Like neighbouring Mynydd Eglwysilan, the hill is named after the hamlet of Eglwysilan, the church here being dedicated to an obscure saint Ilan. A wireless transmission station is sited on the more northerly of the two summits (at OS grid ref ST 099911). The southerly one is crowned by a trig point.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Visiting
The summit plateau of the hill is mapped as open access and thereby freely available for the public to walk. In addition there are a couple of byways running across the hill linking the minor Eglwysilan Road with the road between Nelson and Senghenydd. The Rhymney Valley Ridgeway Walk follows one of these byways along the eastern edge of the summit plateau.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.6061, -3.3052
- District
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Parish
- Pontypridd Town
- Postcode
- CF37 5LJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Pontypridd
- Nearest railway station
- Trefforest — 2.1 km
Sources
- osm: n496921758 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Cefn Eglwysilan (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: View toward Cefn Eglwysilan - Rhydyfelin - geograph.org.uk - 1459668.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 3Frequently asked questions
- Where is Cefn Eglwysilan?
- Cefn Eglwysilan is in South Wales, United Kingdom (postcode CF37 5LJ), in the parish of Pontypridd Town.
- What is Cefn Eglwysilan?
- Cefn Eglwysilan — Named summit at 382 m.
- How do I get to Cefn Eglwysilan?
- The nearest railway station is Trefforest, about 2.1 km away. Drivers can use postcode CF37 5LJ.
- Is Cefn Eglwysilan free to visit?
- Yes, Cefn Eglwysilan is free to enter.
- How do I get to Cefn Eglwysilan?
- The nearest railway station is Trefforest, about 2.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CF37 5LJ.