Werfa [Mynydd Llangeinwyr]

At 568m this is the highest hill in Bridgend, but, due to its location, it is very accessible with a gentle walk and minimal ascent. Parking is at the road entrance to the windfarm, space here for 2-3 cars and it was empty when I got here on a Sunday morning – not early.

You then walk up the road a short way – the verge is short grass and easy walking – before turning right down a concrete track towards whatever kind of station is next to the trig point. The gate at the start of this track was shut, but not locked, so van was actually parked halfway down this track as you can simply pull the gate open.

The walk is very gentle with only slight ascent and when you reach the buildings you head right to the dilapidated trig point.

The views aren’t that impressive as the top is large and flat so you don’t get the drops to give you wide vistas.

As you can see from the track above, I walked on to Mynydd Caerau which has fantastic views to the sea, so it is well worth heading to – especially as the walk is gentle with only a minor bit of ascent towards the end.