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Name: | Pen-y-Garn Fawr |
Hill number: | 2262 |
Height: | 616m / 2021ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2242 Black Mountain |
RHB Section: | 32A: Llandovery to Monmouth |
Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Black Mountains |
County/UA: | Herefordshire, Monmouthshire [Sir Fynwy] |
Catchment: | Wye |
Class: | Deleted Nuttall (xN) |
Grid ref: | SO 27745 31058 (est) |
Drop: | 12m |
Col: | 604m SO273315 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 161 (1:25k) OL13N |
Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 250 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
Approx 14.35 
Mega 23 and a half kilometer walk one way traverse with Dave Ballinger from pass at 550m all the way back to his car at 141m | vegibagger | 12/10/2023 |
From Llanthony Priory, great walk, 3 x peaks | davecnash | 25/06/2023 |
New year's day walk | JazDisney | 01/01/2023 |
Parked at Black Hill car park, Descended to Olchon Valley before trudging to the top of the ridgeline, took in Pen-y-Garn Fawr and then North Daren before doing a U-Turn and heading back over to Black Mountain South Top, Black Mountain and Hay Bluff, before heading back round to Black Hill and descending over The Cats Back, great day if you ignore the icy padstones and boggy start! | lboutside | 19/11/2022 |
With IT and PT | garth87 | 19/04/2022 |
From Black Mountain South top drinking in the scenery and tranquility. Warm in the mountain sunshine but still cold back in the valley. | Wycombe Wanderer | 13/01/2022 |
Walk from Llanthony onto Offas Dyke Path and down to Capel-y-Ffin | Arbie | 25/09/2021 |
8/9 - First walk in the black mountains, lovely sunny morning walk up from Llanthony Priory to Chwarel y Fan and Rhos Dirion, then across to Hay Bluff and Black Mountain via Twmpa, finally walking along the Welsh/English border on Offa's Dyke and back to Llanthony. 18 miles in total. | JazDisney | 02/05/2021 |
A Christmas Day for memories. Outstanding views north, east and south. | Rob Rees | 25/12/2020 |
Solo | simon and co | 17/09/2020 |
A round of the Vale of Ewyas from Llanthony Priory. With R and B. | jenx | 07/09/2020 |
MB Home | Rob Rees | 07/04/2020 |
Circuit of Pen Y Garn Fawr (North Daren), Pen-y-Garn Fawr, Black Mountain South Top, Black Mountain, Hay Bluff and Black Hill starting from the car park below Black Darren and following the ridgelines. | BobHancock | 22/06/2019 |
11 mile walk from car park below Black Darren, walked along hillside road to junction and across fields briefly to road again then car park, up the Cats Back to Black Hill trig, struggled in snow onto Black Mountain (2nd visit) then continued along ridge on easier terrain to North Darren trig eventually descending back down to the car park, the day started off cloudy/foggy but cleared and got very sunny later on. | DanTrig | 06/04/2019 |
walked as part of Offas Dyke path from Hay Bluff | D SID | 27/02/2019 |
Black Hill > Black Mountain > Black Mountain South Top > Pen - y - Garn Fawr > Red Daren > Point 604m from GR: SO 28746 32634 | ronaldo333 | 09/12/2018 |
Lovely long walk | ejjohnstone | 13/09/2018 |
Offa's Dyke walk. Pandy to Black Mountain South Ridge, llanthony Priory, Beacons Way to Hatterall hill, Graig, Pen LLwygy to Pandy. | stephenbuda | 04/08/2018 |
BBMC route C | Hippy77 | 12/05/2018 |
From Black Mountain. Solo. | Dangerous Dave | 22/01/2018 |
With Katie | kindpercy | 21/05/2017 |
BBMC | Taz38 | 13/05/2017 |
Solo | Aimless Rambler | 16/04/2017 |
TD & C | This Dog | 15/04/2017 |
Large parking area at 298299 - NW up path to ridge & then NW along ridge for about ½km to Red Daren - Pen-y-Garn Fawr - Black Mountain S. Top - Black Mountain - Hay Bluff. Reverse route back to car. (PM CM) | gerrybowes | 26/01/2017 |
Done from Red Daren heading to Hay Bluff with GB and CJM. | bolton | 26/01/2017 |
Parked at 29829. N 7 W along path up onto ridge SE of Red Daren, along OD path to Hays Bluff, returned same way. In cloud, cold ice SSE'ly wind. With GB & PM | CJM | 26/01/2017 |
3rd top of the day (if you can call this a top) on the Hay-on-Wye to Pandy leg of my Offas DYke path walk climbing Black Mountain, Black mountain South top and this indiscernible top. | Dazingdale | 19/10/2016 |
a walk from Capel y Ffyn along the ridge to Black Mountain, then the other way as far as Red Daren. Solo, lovely weather. | Lou | 18/09/2016 |
from llananthony | underhill | 11/09/2016 |
Circular from Llanthony. | liljonb | 07/08/2016 |
Parked at top of pass SO236350. Roomfor several cars. Did circuit taking in Twampa,Rhos Dirion,Twyn Tal-y-cefn,Chwarel y Fan, Then down & up to Offa`s Dyke path & Red Darren,Pen-y-Garn Fawr,Black mountain south top ,Black mountain & Hay Buff. Lots of rain & cloud, | mart0797 | 17/06/2016 |
Climbed from Red Daren late afternoon in glorious sunshine. Bank holiday weekend & we had the moors almost to ourselves. | DanMaisieBex | 29/05/2016 |
Offas Dyke Path | DampandDusty | 30/04/2016 |
Started at Middle Ponthendre farm, walked over on route to Llanthony Priory | TomW1991 | 20/02/2016 |
Long day ridge walking in the Black Mountains: Start from Llanthony, ascending Chwarel y Fan, Twyn Tal-y-cefn, Rhos Dirion, Twmpa, Hay Bluff, Black Hill, Black Mountain, Black Mountain South Top, Pen-y-Garn Fawr & Red Daren before a tired return to Llanthony. Super walk in the hills on a bright crisp winter’s day. | Cas-gwent | 18/02/2016 |
High point GR is on the opposite side (west side) of the path to what one would think. | clivevilla | 13/09/2015 |
Started at Capel-y-ffin and visited all stations from Red Daren to Hay Bluff. Nice enough ridge with excellent track, but a lot of nothing tops! | Crib Goch | 11/08/2015 |
See 5606 | Ramblingpaul | 07/06/2015 |
Ascended via foot path from Capel-Y-Ffin. BBMC Route C. | Peapod21 | 16/05/2015 |
Black Mountain Challenge 2015. Route B (18 miles) completed in 8 hours with strong winds on the ridgelines and at times, bright sunshine. | Ginger Dave | 16/05/2015 |
Just spotted that this was on list so this was 7th and last one before we dropped down to Capell- y -Ffin | Fergalh | 25/01/2015 |
Parked at entrance to Upper Cwm Farm and followed path up past Blackhill Farm. Climbed to the ridge and then north west to Black Hill. Continued along the ridge to Offa's Dyke and then south south east to Black Mountain summit and Black Mountain South Top. Finally descended heading east across the valley and returned past Black Hill Farm again (new fences up and path not clear). A magnificent walk from start to finish. | callumorr | 12/10/2014 |
Epic 21 mile walk! From Llanthony Priory (SO 28916 27819) - Red Daren - Pen-y-Garn Fawr - Black Mountain South Top - Black Mountain - Black Hill - Hay Bluff - Twmpa - Twyn Tal-y-cefn - Chwarel y Fan - Bâl-Mawr. Clear paths throughout, particularly good along Offa's Dyke Path. | david230201 | 04/09/2014 |
On ODP. | iredale | 02/06/2014 |
From the Red Darran car park down into the valley to the east, up the cat's back and across to the trig point at Hay Bluff, then south-ish down Offa's Dyke over both Black Mountain tops, past the 610m trig point and down the path to the Red Darran car park shortly after that. With Keith and, on a later date, with Tiger Bay Ramblers. | islamidget | 16/03/2014 |
16.8 mile circuit of Chwarel Y Fan and Hatterall Hill including Red Daren, Rhiw Arw and Bal-Mawr trigs. | DanTrig | 11/01/2014 |
On Offa's Dyke Path southbound | prwild | 25/08/2013 |
Gospel Pass car park, Twmpa, Rhos Dirion, Twyn Tal-y-cefn, Chwarel y Fan, Bal Mawr, Llwyn-on (Cottage), Red Daren, Pen-y-Garn Fawr, Black Mountain South Top, Black Mountain, Hay Bluff, Gospel pass car park. Dry and bright/sunny. First half with J, second with N, J and L. | PaulH | 06/08/2013 |
Gospel Pass CP > Hay Bluff > Black Mountain > Black Mountain South Top > PEN-Y-GARN FAWR unmarked grassy dome > Red Daren > Rhiw Arw (Trig point S6109) > Hatterrall Hill then turned round and repeated the whole process in reverse > Gospel Pass CP (20 miles) | Tony Hartry | 25/06/2013 |