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Name: | Cribarth |
Hill number: | 15630 |
Height: | 428m / 1404ft |
Parent (Ma): | 5603 Fan Brycheiniog - Twr y Fan Foel |
RHB Section: | 32A: Llandovery to Monmouth |
County/UA: | Powys |
Catchment: | Tawe |
Class: | Tump (400-499m) (Tu,4) |
Grid ref: | SN 83132 14367 |
Summit feature: | outcrop |
Drop: | 61m |
Col: | 367m SN828150 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 160 (1:25k) OL12W |
Comments: | Relocated from SN829145 April 2014 |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 52 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
1) Cribarth (428m summit) and trigpoint located away from summit. 2) Twynwalter (502m summit). 3) Carreg Goch (558m summit). 4) Disgwylfa (543m summit). 5) Pen Bwlch y Ddeuwynt (473m summit) and nearby trigpoint 6) Tyle Garw (467m summit). After days of heavy rain some very boggy valleys between summit, a long walk just as hard as tackling higher peaks! /D 
 
Path to this one from Abercraf up the old incline. The only easy bit of the day! Visited the trig first, then onto the summit. | meltdiceburg | 27/10/2023 |
From lay-by near Craig y Nos castle, along road to country park entrance then west up past farm and followed track onto hillside and almost up to top. Great hill with good views, onto trig point and to pt 426 before heading to Carreg Goch and Disgwylfa. | PeterD | 25/10/2023 |
Circular hike to Cribarth - Wellington Bomber crash site - Carreg Goch - Cribarth. Parking: layby by Craig-y-Nos Castle. | manilena | 23/09/2023 |
Up from Craig-Y-Nos then over Carreg Goch and Disgwylfa | Arbie | 05/07/2023 |
2.8 mile linear route run .. from School Lane Abercraf to Craig Y Nos .. cracking/interesting ridge on a glorious day | milejunkie | 29/04/2023 |
Cribarth & Henrhyd Falls circular in the snow | Clifford | 22/01/2023 |
Parked at top of Schoo; Road, Abercraf. Up row via Pen Cribarth. Surprising summit looming out of the mist. | Campbell Singer | 06/01/2023 |
23 mile 3213ft walk, start at Dan Yr Ogof Show Caves Camp Site, follow track NW from campsite to Afon Giedd the west accross moor to Afon Twrch then SW up to Carn Fadog then south down old Tramway to dissussed Lime Kilns follow river to bridge then east along briddleway to Nant-gwinau Bridge follow bridleway NE to Cribarth and Trig Point and return North to track back to Dan Yr Ogof. | stephenbuda | 22/04/2022 |
More or less a linear hike to the summit trig point. Parked on the layby past Craig y Nos Castle Hotel and then crossed over the road to wooden gate at the bottom of the hill. Total distance: 4.9 miles | manilena | 19/03/2022 |
Good summit area of this Huw. | Adrian | 27/02/2022 |
Parked at Craig y Nos Country Park and walked up the Geological trail to the open hillside. Then walked on to Carreg Goch and Disgwylfa before returning via Dan yr Ogof. With eldest son (18). Weather mainly sunny with some cloud and quite warm. | clyoung | 03/08/2021 |
From Craig y Nos on a Geologists Association field trip. Good weather. Very interesting area geologically and regarding the old extractive works. | mike.hoult | 19/06/2021 |
From Craig y Nos. | sionbrit | 28/11/2020 |
Followed excellent Fforest Fawr Geopark leaflet from Abercraf. Combined with lunch at the inn and a walk up the impressive Llech gorge to the might Henrhyd Falls. | Rob Rees | 08/10/2019 |
The geological Cribarth Disturbance has produced a tight anticline in the limestone rocks forming the summit ridge, which has also been heavily quarried. The intense folding and jumble of rock faces and outcrops has seen it used by generations of geology students for mapping practice. ( probably explained presence of a large old tent for shelter near summit).With L on a 4 hr walk from cottage initially down Nant Lech gorge again. Close by lies Dan y Ogof caves where the first explorers went armed with a revolver unsure of what they would find! Wonder if they shot at their own shadows? Traversed the hill down to Craig y Nos castle ( hotel) where a very scary Dr Who was filmed ( which we watched later and certailnly put us off ever wanting to stay there!) Stepping stones across River Tawe ended up losing path in horse pasture - let out by testy lady through stable yard. | Chris Pearson | 06/08/2018 |
Final of 6 hills on a 14-mile round from Glyntawe. Visited 426m spot height by error and by chance decided this looked higher and came across before descending to Glyntawe. Fine little craggy escarpment. | jonglew | 31/03/2017 |
Single hardstand roadside parking at SN 84035 15804 
1st of six today (Cribarth, Twynwalter, Carreg Goch, Disgwylfa, Pen Bwlch y Ddeuwynt, Tyle Garw). Easy walk up paths to Saith Maen, cross country to wall then well-made track virtually to the top. | DC11main | 30/09/2016 |
from craig y nos up muddy path through woods, then open hill in sw direction. Thank goodness sunny and dry as path from A4067 was lethal | dicky | 01/11/2015 |
2/6 Steep climb up from village of Abercaf along narrow path between houses. but great views at top | Fergalh | 01/08/2015 |
SN8294914489 | Anton | 02/08/2013 |
3 summits: S and NE both v fine with outcrops & short grass. from SSW - see trig | RHW | 02/12/2006 |
with Valerie | Galltywenallt | 29/08/1993 |
From Abercraf to Black Mountain. | thenomad | 26/03/1993 |
With parents as child. | Ashley | blank |
Not visited, for information only. For leaflet referred to by Rob Rees see https://www.fforestfawrgeopark.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Ridge-and-River-trail.pdf | malcorbett | blank |
Matt | 19/12/2023 | |
amarillo-oro-como | 04/10/2023 | |
AndyS | 02/09/2023 | |
Honcho41 | 03/03/2022 | |
Rob Rees | 07/01/2022 | |
Daviesp | 03/03/2020 | |
daveyf2001 | 26/06/2019 | |
curon | 19/10/2018 | |
Tony J | 19/10/2018 | |
outlawcatcher | 10/10/2018 | |
manilena | 06/05/2018 | |
Ianto&Sue | 14/01/2018 | |
Mark Turner | 11/06/2017 | |
cushie3011 | 11/06/2017 | |
asbown | 24/10/2016 | |
MM | 17/04/2016 | |
underhill | 08/01/2016 | |
Hetty | 02/08/2015 | |
TREBORK | 10/05/2015 | |
tomandivy | 06/09/2012 | |
Blue monkey | 01/06/2012 | |
Hetty | 11/09/2011 | |
Hetty | 25/07/2010 | |
Dusty | 09/03/2008 | |
andrew.allum | 01/01/2000 |