{"id":1688,"date":"2021-05-25T18:47:45","date_gmt":"2021-05-25T18:47:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/themanualphotographer.co.uk\/?p=1688"},"modified":"2021-05-25T18:47:45","modified_gmt":"2021-05-25T18:47:45","slug":"mynydd-cilfach-yr-encil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themanualphotographer.co.uk\/index.php\/2021\/05\/25\/mynydd-cilfach-yr-encil\/","title":{"rendered":"Mynydd Cilfach-yr-encil"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"min-width: 260px; max-width: 100%\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/www.outdooractive.com\/en\/embed\/210576817\/js?mw=false&#038;usr=2koj85&#038;key=USR-K9QPMS32-EMWGMGU9-4OSSTPFT\"><\/script><\/div>\n\n\n<p>If you drive North on the A4054 from Edwardsville you&#8217;ll be able to track a track on your right that takes you diagonally through the forest and up onto the ridgeway. Here you can park quite easily &#8211; but beware that the road has only a few passing points and they are often quite far apart, so meeting cars coming the other way would not be ideal. I did this walk on a Monday evening and only saw one other car the whole time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/uponnothing\/51202981120\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51202981120_6576e1b636.jpg\" alt=\"Mynydd Cilfach-yr-encil\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>The road up makes for easy walking and definitely a hill you can do after heavy rain. | Tamron Adaptall SP 24-48 @ 24mm, f11.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>From the parking spot I headed North first along the road (which is not accessible by car, it is gated off just past the place I parked) which offered a gradual ascent along the ridgeway. I&#8217;d read reports that fly-tipping was a big issue and I could see remnants, but it appears that the council is working hard to tackle the problem. I think several dropbags full of rubbish were ready to be taken away &#8211; unless these had been dropped by tidier-than-usual fly-tippers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/uponnothing\/51202769954\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51202769954_b774f5a85d.jpg\" alt=\"Mynydd Cilfach-yr-encil\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>The hill has a prominent top, along with some horses and sheep. | Tamron Adaptall SP 24-48 @ 24mm, f11.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It is very frustrating that people drive to such remote spots to dump rubbish, in an ideal world fly-tippers would be hunted for sport and shot. It seems to me that this is a countryside sport we could all get behind and would give frustrated fox-hunters a better outlet for their desire to kill innocent creatures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/uponnothing\/51201993061\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51201993061_300f7628ca.jpg\" alt=\"Mynydd Cilfach-yr-encil\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Pen Garnbugail is to your West. | Tamron Adaptall SP 24-48 @ 24mm, f11.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Anyway, the odd bit of rubbish aside, this is a pleasant and easy walk up the road and the summit is nicely prominent so you actually know you&#8217;re at the right spot, there are also a few rocks around on the way up, so it is not just a grassy nothingness like some other summits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/uponnothing\/51201993741\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51201993741_6e304f2cbd.jpg\" alt=\"Mynydd Cilfach-yr-encil\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Mynydd Cilfach-yr-encil looking South. | Tamron Adaptall SP 24-48 @ 24mm, f11.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Views are good in every direction and the hill feels like a real gateway to the Brecon Beacons.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/uponnothing\/51202771544\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51202771544_2e19f7f8bf.jpg\" alt=\"Mynydd Cilfach-yr-encil\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Mynydd Cilfach-yr-encil looking North, good view of the Brecon Beacons. | Tamron Adaptall SP 24-48 @ 24mm, f11.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/uponnothing\/51202196848\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51202196848_c61f5e608d.jpg\" alt=\"Mynydd Cilfach-yr-encil\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Beacons View. | Tamron Adaptall SP 24-48 @ 48mm, f11.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you drive North on the A4054 from Edwardsville you&#8217;ll be able to track a track on your right that takes you diagonally through the forest and up&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1689,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[38,6,43],"tags":[51,62,115,117,36,39,56,60],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/themanualphotographer.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1688"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/themanualphotographer.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/themanualphotographer.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themanualphotographer.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themanualphotographer.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1688"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/themanualphotographer.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1688\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1701,"href":"https:\/\/themanualphotographer.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1688\/revisions\/1701"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themanualphotographer.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1689"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/themanualphotographer.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1688"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themanualphotographer.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1688"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themanualphotographer.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1688"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}