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Cribarth

Otherwise known as the 'Sleeping Giant' owing to its profile when seen from down-valley, this mini-mountain has been extensively quarried and is criss-crossed by former tramroads.

OS grid ref SN 827142 (summit)

The ridge of Cribarth extends along the 'Cribarth Disturbance' - an ancient geological line of weakness which appears here as a couple of tight anticlines.

Maps

    • OS Landranger 160, Explorer map OL12
    • Geological - BGS 1:50,000 sheet: 231 ‘Merthyr Tydfil’

Guides

    • various leaflets available

Facilities

    • car parking at Craig-y-nos country park at SN 840155 (fee payable)
    • shop, toilets and interpretive display at country park
    • Entry: free

Accessibility

    • steep, rocky paths

Transport links

    • By car – on A4067
    • By train - nearest stations at Neath and Merthyr Tydfil
    • By bus - 63 service (Stagecoach) stops at Glyntawe & Pen-y-cae
    • by bike -

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