Pen yr Allt Uchaf
Mountain rank by height: 171 out of 188Height: 2,030ft | 620mRegion: AransGrid ref: SH 87100 19667 This is the first summit on a 9 mountain circular walk. You can approach the summit in a couple of ways, you can follow…
One man's incessant wanderings, shared so you can follow in my footsteps if you wish.
One man's incessant wanderings, shared so you can follow in my footsteps if you wish.
Category Welsh Mountains
Black Mountain
Black Mountain is a 703m mountain in the Black Mountains range. It is just below Hay Bluff and the summit is marked by a small pile of rocks. The top is quite indistinct with lots of low growing purple heather.…
Twmpa [Lord Hereford’s Knob]
Twmpa, or Lord Herefords Knob, is a 690m Mountain in the Black Mountains range. It forms part of quite a dramatic wedge that includes Rhos Dirion and Hay Bluff. The route I took takes you into a dip between Rhos…
Rhos Dirion
Rhos Dirion is a 713m mountain in the Black Mountains range. It tops a long ridgeway and has great views North as it steeply drops to open and flat lands. You can get to the summit from three different directions…
Chwarel y Fan
Chwarel y Fan, a 679m mountain in the Black Mountains range, is the first summit on the 19m route above. It marks the highest point of quite a slim ridgeway from the South that would be a good way of…
Pen y Gadair Fawr
Mountain rank by height: 45 out of 188Height: 2,625ft | 800mRegion: Black MountainsGrid ref: SO 22946 28763 The second highest peak on this Black Mountains loop, but easily a more dramatic top than the slightly taller Waun Fach that you…