Hills of Britain and Ireland
OS Map of Mynydd Machen
Height: 363m / 1192ft • Prominence: 193m / 633ft • Summit : rock 3m NW of trig point • Trip reports (hill-bagging)






Stagecoach Red & White 26189 passes Tredegar Grounds, Risca.
Now at Cwmbran garage hence mention of X24 on branding.
21-May-24 • DGlombardstown • flickr
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OS Map
This is OS mapping. In some areas, OpenStreetMap shows more footpaths
Spatial NI has online OSNI mapping. Click "Basemap Gallery" (4 squares icon at the top).
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Photos
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The other photos have been geo-tagged as on or around the summit. For less busy mountains, it can be a little hit and miss.






Stagecoach Red & White 26189 passes Tredegar Grounds, Risca.
Now at Cwmbran garage hence mention of X24 on branding.
21-May-24 • DGlombardstown • flickr
53739918840


Not sure why 26186 is oos at Moriah Baptist Church, Risca.
But interesting as ... - one of the few remaining gold 151s - Blackwood depot's imminent closure - defunct routes listed on the bus stop R1, R2, (last month) X16 (about 3 years ago) and X18 (5 years ago)
18-Jan-23 • DGlombardstown • flickr
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Railtour: The Gwent Growler
Machen Quarry, end of the line
14-Apr-90 • WildVanilla (Rob) • flickr
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Videos
A nice 6.9 mile linear walk taking in 3 hills, with the final one being the impressive Mynydd Machen. For full details of the walk, visit ...
Friday afternoon stroll to bag a trig. Number 238. Lovely colours. Great views to Cardiff the capital city of Wales. Views up to the ...
My first SOTA activation. Summits on the air activation of Mynydd Machen, near Caerphilly, South Wales. My first foray into SOTA ...
lescroupiers #lescroupiersrc #MachenMountain.
Trying to create decent content is a bit of a challenge at the moment so for this vid I leaned more to a vloggy style approach! I did a ...
Notes
- Data: Database of British and Irish Hills v18.2
- Maps: We use OS mapping for England, Scotland, Wales, and the Isle of Man. Sadly, Channel Islands, Northern (OSNI) and Southern Ireland (OSI) mapping isn't available online, so we use Openstreetmap.