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Name:Carneddau SW Top
Hill number:14964
Height:436m / 1430ft
Parent (Ma):2195  Carneddau
RHB Section:31B: Welshpool to Hay-on-Wye
County/UA:Powys
Catchment:Wye
Class:Tump (400-499m)
(Tu,4)
Grid ref:SO 06308 54543
Summit feature:trig point
Drop:37m
Col:399m  SO066551  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 147
(1:25k) 200E
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 65 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
Follow stone wall uphill until east of the summit. There is a gate into the field providing easy access to the summit. With Jill.Dangerous Dave04/02/2024
Layby on A481 through Llanelwedd Quarry to Caer Fawr, Carneddau S Top, Carneddau SW Top & Carneddau SE Top. All missed in a former life when I just did the Marilyn. Then lanes, etc to Perthi Common and back.TK05/01/2024
From lay-by on A481 to south. Up road past Pentre and Ty Rhiwlas then then BW to access land. Clockwise round of the Carneddau tops including Caer Fawr.PeterD29/11/2023
Circular hike - layby on A481 close to junction with B4567 - past Llanelwedd quarries - pass foot of Caer Fawr (392m) - pass standing stone - cairn 1 on South Top (432m) - South West Top trig point (436m) - cairn 2 on Carneddau (445m) - hillfort - Cwm-berwyn - past standing stone - Llanelwedd quarries - layby on A481. Total distance: 9.3 milesmanilena25/11/2023
Same parking and route as Mark Jackson below, apart from initial ascent via Pen y waun and Carneddau ascent via Pantgwin. Very pleasant and enjoyable day with good weather. Picked bilberries for later on Aberedw Hill. With Gillianrichard6909/08/2023
Layby at A481/B4567 junction - Rhiw Rhwstyn - Aberedw Hill - Aberedw Hill N Top - Pentre - Carneddau - Carneddau SW Top - Carneddau S Top - Caer Fawr - Maengowan - layby. 11 miles, 4.5 hours. Very hot.Mark Jackson24/06/2023
Visited after Carneddau south top on way to Marilyn summit.KevPalmer27/04/2023
From Rhiwlas to south. In conjunction with South Top and Caer Mawr. Grass tracks make for fast walking. Temperature inversion. Delightful walking area.Campbell Singer22/04/2023
Superb hills, and a grand day.. views to Brecon Beacons, Black Mountain, Great Rhos, Drygarn/Gorllwyn. Good tracks linking all the tops.Nick Canute10/10/2022
A round of Caer Fawr and the three Carneddau 400m P30m tops with AC, DM, RM, TJ, RW and AR, celebrating Alex's 400th Marilyn on the highest. From Builth Wells. 15.1km, with 645m of ascent.Man of Kernow119/03/2022
4 Carneddau tops revisited on a sunny windy day, celebrating Alex's 400th Marilyn. From SW, Llanelwedd, P Burger KingRHW19/03/2022
Trig with HP nearby or possibly adjacent lump. En route to Alex C's 400th Marilyn on Carneddau.Denise 19/03/2022
Trig pillar at high point of domed lumpy moss/grass summit.RichardM19/03/2022
3/5 Parked in lay-by on A481 (SO 074530) and up lane to Rhiwlas for a clockwise tour of the five tops. Lovely walking on springy turf on a very fine day.milimana19/09/2020
Up the quarry track then footpath to Caer Fawr, taking a re-route around Maengowan Farm due to Covid-19 request from owner. From here a clockwise circuit of Carneddau South Top, SW Top, Main Top and SE Top, returning along the main footpath through these lovely and easy underfoot hills.summitter17/09/2020
Circular hike - layby on A481 close to junction with B4567 - past Llanelwedd quarries - pass foot of Caer Fawr (392m) - pass standing stone - cairn 1 on South Top (432m) - South West Top trig point (436m) - cairns 2 and 4 on Carneddau (445m) - hillfort - Cwm-berwyn - Caer Einon - past Llanelwedd quarries - layby on A481. Total distance: 9.4 milesmanilena30/08/2020
parked by gate n of the banks as per Gill, Marilyn. fort, se top, s top, cae fawr return via sw top/trigunderhill23/08/2020
See main summit entryNeil Midgley29/07/2020
From The Banks, after the Marilyn. Now 2 memorial plaques on the trig, one very recent.NormanW03/10/2019
Parked at SO 08142 53964 on the bend on the verge on the minor road. Did a circuit of Carneddau SE Top, Carneddau S Top, Carneddau SW Top and Caer Fawr. About 1 hour 45 mins. All fairly straightforward with no difficulties.clivevilla05/03/2019
After Caer Fawr, easy climb.DanMaisieBex17/02/2019
Third summit Anticlockwise walk with Iain Brown over Carneddau plateau of 5 tumpsvegibagger31/12/2018
Parked at SO05205193 (could have parked further up the track).Pleasant amble round Caer Fawr (first) then Carneddau South Top, Carneddau SW Top and finally Carneddau SE Top. Finished off with Caer Einion P15+. Delightful.summitsup29/10/2017
From the west, on passage from the S top. Handy gate gives entry from access land straight up the fence line.Moorponder07/10/2017
Down and up from South Top.Andrew Pearson23/04/2017
After the Marilyn and south top.Herbert Anchovy20/02/2017
2/7 Second of great snowy day's walking (Carneddau South Top/Carneddau South West Top/Whimble/Bache Hill/Great Creigau/Black Mixen/Great Rhos)Fergalh22/11/2015
From Carneddau, several barbed wire fences to negotiate if taking a direct route.JohnStoneham06/09/2014
SO0630854537.Anton12/03/2014
After visiting Carneddau, the nearby Marilyn. Trig on top with plaque for Bert.Aye Jimmy21/03/2009
With: hb sb ab; We approached from the E via Cwm Berwyn and the bridle track then along the ridge. We returned by the same route.Ian Baines06/08/2006
With: ib sb ab; Helen Baines06/08/2006
fine shapely summit;lovely view. FP & common land from E RHW12/04/2003
David S19/03/2024
Jill Robertson04/02/2024
Ben Rinnes16/08/2023
thefunkylibrarian15/04/2023
Man of Kernow219/03/2022
Adrian19/03/2022
Alex C19/03/2022
asbown16/03/2022
Andy West01/06/2021
Steve Q18/04/2021
phillo19/11/2020
fantango07/04/2019
iaindbrown31/12/2018
outlawcatcher10/10/2018
Rob Rees11/05/2018
BrianMatthews18/04/2017
TREBORK18/09/2016