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Name: | Mynydd Pen-y-fan |
Hill number: | 15643 |
Height: | 407.2m / 1336ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2260 Cefn yr Ystrad |
RHB Section: | 32C: Neath to Chepstow |
County/UA: | Caerphilly |
Catchment: | Usk |
Class: | Tump (400-499m) (Tu,4) |
Grid ref: | SO 19198 02183 |
Summit feature: | not recorded: 85m N of trig pillar |
Drop: | 55m |
Col: | 352m SO185031 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 171 (1:25k) 166E |
Observations: | ground around trig is 0.5m lower |
Comments: | Discrepancy with OS trig height possibly due to subsidence |
Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 41 users) | By | Date of Ascent |
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Hoof across grassy sheep Mor 6 un p | vegibagger | 21/06/2022 |
Parked to west at 18606 02056, through gate and followed the wall up and across to trig although HP is actually quite close to the wall which is absent in parts. | clivevilla | 22/11/2021 |
Parked to NW and followed track. Then over gate to trig and summit. | PGCE | 02/08/2021 |
https://www.strava.com/activities/4118471273 | thepopela | 27/09/2020 |
Run with Pauline .. bit more of Sirhowy route | milejunkie | 04/09/2020 |
I walked up to visit the trigpoint pillar | Alancache | 07/08/2020 |
Parked in wide gateway to west. Followed track to trig point and then high point by wall. | Herbert Anchovy | 01/08/2020 |
1/5 Parked at Pentrapeod and followed footpath, hopping over gate to trig point. | penbet | 20/07/2019 |
Parked at Pentrepeod and then up sunken lane until summit field. Unremarkable. | Campbell Singer | 15/08/2018 |
An opening to the fence can be found 100 yards due East - lovely views. | kasharic | 04/08/2018 |
As PeterD | ngthack | 02/10/2017 |
As per Peter D | Mark Sims | 31/08/2017 |
Parked at the pond car park (£1 for 2 hrs). Stock fence and a couple of pastures to pick up the RoW heading N for the hill and trig pillar; boudary stone passed en-route. HP appears to be at trig pillar, in sheep pasture. | jonglew | 14/12/2016 |
Parked on road corner by access track to wind turbine. Easy access via 2 gates and Trig point not far beyond turbine. Good views. | PeterD | 29/08/2016 |
Found as YSM 319. Parked at track end for an easy walk up to the trigpoint. | thejackrustles | 06/03/2016 |
Parked by houses at SO199011, followed track NW then through open gate into field to trig. | Tony J | 23/05/2015 |
With Helen. Lovely day started at the Manmoel inn which was no longer there only the sign outside a house. Lots of daffodils and lambs. Rescued a newly born lamb took to farmhouse which would not have survived the night. Had an ice cream at Pen y fan pond. | Suzyj | 22/03/2015 |
3/7 Approach from the entrance to wind turbine construction area. 3 gates to cross than the trig is in sight | Fergalh | 30/11/2014 |
On Valleys 100 | MichaelF | 25/05/2014 |
SO19201 02103 | Anton | 01/09/2012 |
Up track from NW. | arranc | 10/03/2012 |
Approached with trepadation given the previous log about a shotgun carrying farmer. The area looks much improved - or is it just time of year. Sheep are presently grazing in the field and no muck or pellets came in my direction. Walked up the track from the north west. Still the occasional bread bag to be seem and 1 tonne containers from a bakery - is he feeding bakery waste to the sheep? Must watch more Countryfile or listen to more Archers to get to the bottom of this! | Father Ted | 21/01/2012 |
trig pillar in field visited from manmoel. | hodder | 01/11/2006 |
open wet pasture, good view. tk from NW [hence crossed N summit en route], then gate & broken wall | RHW | 13/02/2005 |
Martin R | 12/11/2023 | |
amarillo-oro-como | 27/07/2023 | |
Matt | 06/05/2023 | |
Alex C | 08/03/2022 | |
TedCymru | 10/06/2021 | |
andrew brown | 08/12/2020 | |
salen | 08/08/2019 | |
asbown | 02/07/2019 | |
Pip56 | 29/08/2018 | |
Adrian | 19/03/2018 | |
stevent0809 | 07/01/2017 | |
TREBORK | 19/07/2016 | |
MM | 20/03/2016 | |
Ramblingpaul | 06/01/2015 | |
Felltrekker | 25/05/2014 | |
Dusty | 09/06/2009 | |
andrew.allum | 01/01/2000 |