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Pen March & Merthyr Common

Pen March (535m) and Merthyr Common (531m) are boundary high points for Caerphilly, with Merthryr Common also being a boundary high point for Merthyr Tydfil as well. That…

Cefn y Brithdir

You can park on the road towards Pontlottyn, on the edge of the closed lane that takes you to Cefn y Brithdir by foot. There is also parking…

Cefncarnau

Cefncarnau is a 272m high hill South of Caerphilly. It is actually just over a metre taller than nearby Caerphilly Common, but a lot less walked with no…

Caerphilly Common

More commonly known as Caerphilly Mountain – as per road signs and the famous Caerphilly Mountain Snack Bar – Caerphilly Common is a 271m hill above Caerphilly and…

Mynydd Meio

Mynydd Meio can be walked from many different directions and could make a nice loop with Cefn Eglwysilan and Mynydd Eglwysilan – taking in some of the Rhymney…

Penhow

A short woodland walk up to the top of 194m high Penhow hill near Rudry. Parking is in a dedicated carpark complete with picnic benches and footpaths /…

Craig Llysfaen

Craig Llysfaen is a 264m high hill in South Wales, just above Cardiff. This walk takes you from a quiet woodland carpark up through wide tracks and forestry…

Pen Castell y Van

The smallest hill on the list for Caerphilly at just 140m in height. Whilst the map indicates that the top is on private land, I was surprised to…

Mynydd Rudry

A nice little walk this if you park in the car park above, it will take you less than 10 minutes to get to the top of Mynydd…