Mountains & hills · South Wales
Mynydd Garnclochdy
Mynydd Garnclochdy — a mountain in wales-south, United Kingdom, 448 m.

Jeremy Bolwell — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–8 h
- Best time of year
- Late spring – early autumn (May–Oct)
- Nearest railway station
- Blaenavon High Level · 4.5 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Mynydd Garnclochdy, the nearest railway station is Blaenavon High Level, located 4.5 km away. Entry is free. The postcode for sat-nav is NP7 9ER.
About
Mynydd Garnclochdy is a named summit in wales-south, United Kingdom, with an elevation of approximately 448 metres. Listed in the Wikidata register of UK peaks; see the Wikipedia article for further details on the mountain's location, geology and walking routes.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Wye SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Severn Estuary SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Mynydd Garnclochdy is a gentle summit on the long moorland ridge which extends south from the Blorenge towards Pontypool and which defines the boundary between the modern county of Monmouthshire to the east and the county borough of Torfaen to the west though historically it was entirely within the traditional county of Monmouthshire. Its summit, at a height of 448 m (1407 ft), is marked by a small cairn. The summit and the eastern slopes of the hill fall within the Brecon Beacons National Park. A southern top of the hill, Mynydd Garn-wen achieves a height of 436m, and carries a trig point further south again at an elevation of 425m. To the north the broad moorland ridge runs via a poorly defined 425m top and a col at 404m elevation just south of a minor east–west road, into Mynydd y Garn-fawr, east of Blaenavon.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Visiting
The upper parts of the hill and much of its western slopes are mapped as access land. Various restricted byways run to its west and north whilst access from the east is gained via public footpaths. The Cambrian Way long distance footpath runs south to north over this hill.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.7482, -3.0284
- District
- Monmouthshire
- Parish
- Goetre Fawr
- Postcode
- NP7 9ER
- Parliamentary constituency
- Monmouthshire
- Nearest railway station
- Blaenavon High Level — 4.5 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q85787375 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Mynydd Garnclochdy (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 3Frequently asked questions
- Where is Mynydd Garnclochdy?
- Mynydd Garnclochdy is in South Wales, United Kingdom (postcode NP7 9ER), in the parish of Goetre Fawr.
- What is Mynydd Garnclochdy?
- Mynydd Garnclochdy — a mountain in wales-south, United Kingdom, 448 m.
- How do I get to Mynydd Garnclochdy?
- The nearest railway station is Blaenavon High Level, about 4.5 km away. Drivers can use postcode NP7 9ER.
- Is Mynydd Garnclochdy a protected site?
- Yes — Mynydd Garnclochdy is part of the River Wye SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Severn Estuary SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Mynydd Garnclochdy free to visit?
- Yes, Mynydd Garnclochdy is free to enter.
- How do I get to Mynydd Garnclochdy?
- The nearest railway station is Blaenavon High Level, about 4.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NP7 9ER.