{"id":3634,"date":"2023-11-01T20:35:34","date_gmt":"2023-11-01T20:35:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thewalkingkev.co.uk\/?p=3634"},"modified":"2025-08-25T11:24:45","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T10:24:45","slug":"mynydd-bedwellte-the-heart-of-the-valleys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewalkingkev.co.uk\/index.php\/2023\/11\/01\/mynydd-bedwellte-the-heart-of-the-valleys\/","title":{"rendered":"Mynydd Bedwellte: The Heart of the Valleys"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"min-width: 260px; max-width: 100%\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/www.outdooractive.com\/en\/embed\/282488462\/js?mw=false\"><\/script><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div  id=\"_ytid_20095\"  width=\"1290\" height=\"725\"  data-origwidth=\"1290\" data-origheight=\"725\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iUfTlTA1T3c?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;rel=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\"  alt=\"YouTube player\"  src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/iUfTlTA1T3c\/maxresdefault.jpg\"  \/><button class=\"epyt-facade-play\" aria-label=\"Play\"><svg data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\"><path class=\"ytp-large-play-button-bg\" d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A short walk to the summit of Mynydd Bedwellte, a 486m hill in Blaenau Gwent. Parking is at a small pond near Cefn Golau and the car does most of the ascent so the walk is easy. The summit is topped by a trig point and a small wooden bench. The hill has extensive views of the Heads of the Valleys and the central Brecon Beacons mountains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Starting at the small pond you cross the road and follow the track which will take you all the way to the summit. You will see several different variations of route you can take, but all of them are on smooth, short grass although parts of the track are eroded by dirt \/ quad bikes so can be muddy and have pools of water after rain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The walk is easy with only two real &#8211; and short &#8211; sections of ascent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thewalkingkev.co.uk\/index.php\/the-miners\/\">Click here to see the rest of The Miners list<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A short walk to the summit of Mynydd Bedwellte, a 486m hill in Blaenau Gwent. Parking is at a small pond near Cefn Golau and the car does most of the ascent so the walk is easy. The summit is topped by a trig point and a small wooden bench. 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