The Miners

The Miners is a list of the best hills in South wales, complete with parking spots, routes and general guidance. There are currently 38 hills on The Miners list, however, it will expand over time and may be subject to change. I still have to walk hills in Swansea and Neath and some of these might make The Miners list. I have walked nearly 300 hills and mountains in Wales, so when I am selecting the best hills from a county I am doing so having walked each hill and am choosing my personal favourites.

I am counting counties 1-12 as South Wales, as I consider 13 and 22 to be more West Wales. I am including some hills from the very South of 15, but am trying to stick to level or South of the Central Brecon Beacons as a cut-off point. The focus is on the South Wales Valleys, the industrial heartland of Wales and the main areas of coal mining in Wales. There are some great hills in South Wales not on this list because they are outside of the industrial areas and sit more naturally in the Brecon Beacons National Park.

1. Merthyr Tydfil
2. Caerphilly
3. Blaenau Gwent
4. Torfaen
5. Monmouthshire
6. Newport
7. Cardiff
8. Vale of Glamorgan
9. Bridgend
10. Rhondda Cynon Taff
11. Neath Port Talbot
12. Swansea
13. N/A
14. N/A
15. Powys*

* Southernmost end of this county only.

The Hill List

I have ordered the hills by height, more hills will be added when I walk them – mainly in Neath Port Talbot and Swansea as these are the counties I need to complete. You can look at my hill lists by County using the top menu of the website to see general routes and parking etc. The links below link to YouTube videos of each hill, along with the routes I took to complete them.