Sugar Loaf, sometimes called The Sugar Loaf, is a prominent hill in Carmarthenshire, Wales beside the A483 trunk road some four miles (six kilometres) south-west of Llanwrtyd Wells. It is a popular viewpoint and picnic spot within easy reach on foot from the roadside car parks to the northeast and to the south. There is a stop on the nearby Heart of Wales Line called Sugar Loaf railway station.
| Sugar Loaf | |
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| Highest point | |
| Listing | Marilyn |
| Coordinates | 52°04′16″N 3°42′07″W / 52.071°N 3.702°W |
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| Location | Carmarthenshire, Wales |
| OS grid | SN834427 |
| Topo map | OS Explorer 187 |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | car park 400 m NE |
The name Sugar Loaf has been applied to numerous hills which have a perceived resemblance to a sugarloaf; the nearest is the Sugar Loaf on the border between Powys and Monmouthshire.[1]
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edit- ^ Morgan, R. 2005. Place-names of Gwent Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, Llanrwst ISBN 0-86381-956-7
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