{"id":1945,"date":"2021-08-13T12:43:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-13T12:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/themanualphotographer.co.uk\/?p=1945"},"modified":"2022-03-12T08:41:32","modified_gmt":"2022-03-12T08:41:32","slug":"pen-twyn-glas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewalkingkev.co.uk\/index.php\/2021\/08\/13\/pen-twyn-glas\/","title":{"rendered":"Pen Twyn Glas"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"min-width: 260px; max-width: 100%\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/www.outdooractive.com\/en\/embed\/220487827\/js?mw=false\"><\/script><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Mountain rank by height: 143 out of 188<br>Height:  <span style=\"font-size: inherit;\">2,119ft<\/span> ft | 646m<br>Region: Black Mountains<br>Grid ref: SO213257<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The smallest mountain on this walk at 645m, Pen Twyn Glas has two high points, one marked by a small pile of stones and the other by some old stone boundary markers that look like two gravestones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The walk down from Pen Allt-mawr is quite steep and offers some good views back as the path levels out and you move around a grassy plain towards Pen Twyn Glas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/uponnothing\/51385218672\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51385218672_c146bfa1f4_b.jpg\" alt=\"Pen Allt-mawr\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Looking back down the ridgeway with Pen Allt-mawr in the foreground. | Tamron Adaptall SP 24-48 @ 24mm, f11.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/uponnothing\/51386716059\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51386716059_d54cd7cf4d_b.jpg\" alt=\"Pen Allt-mawr\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>You drop a fair bit on the approach to Pen Twyn Glas. |  Tamron Adaptall SP 24-48 @ 24mm, f11. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Pen Twyn Glas is a very central point on this walk, with 360 degree views of the ridgeways that you take to complete it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/uponnothing\/51387003525\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51387003525_e75ba71c20_b.jpg\" alt=\"Pen Twyn Glas\" width=\"1024\" height=\"351\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>The loop. |  Tamron Adaptall SP 24-48 @ 24mm, f11.  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The summit is soft grass and this is what you can expect along the ridgeway as it is very gentle and easy walking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/uponnothing\/51385237392\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51385237392_d360e096f6_b.jpg\" alt=\"Pen Twyn Glas\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>The walk ahead. |  Tamron Adaptall SP 24-48 @ 24mm, f11.   <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/uponnothing\/51385383047\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51385383047_c9d7f01c39_b.jpg\" alt=\"Pen Twyn Glas\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>The two boundary markers. |  Tamron Adaptall SP 24-48 @ 24mm, f11.    <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/uponnothing\/51386881789\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51386881789_c648d7132e_b.jpg\" alt=\"Pen Twyn Glas\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Looking back. |  Tamron Adaptall SP 24-48 @ 24mm, f11.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a mountain that takes a while to get to from whichever direction you approach it, so it is best completed as part of a larger loop like the one above. It offers good views of the surrounding mountains and is well worth a visit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/uponnothing\/51386140846\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51386140846_47b1115194_b.jpg\" alt=\"Pen Twyn Glas\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Looking back at Pen Twyn Glas, Pen Allt-mawr and Pen Cerrig-calch. |  Tamron Adaptall SP 24-48 @ 24mm, f11. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mountain rank by height: 143 out of 188Height: 2,119ft ft | 646mRegion: Black MountainsGrid ref: SO213257 The smallest mountain on this walk at 645m, Pen Twyn Glas has two high points, one marked by a small pile of stones and the other by some old stone boundary markers that look like two gravestones. 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