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| Name: | Glascwm Hill |
| Hill number: | 3470 |
| Height: | 522m / 1713ft |
| Parent (Ma): | 2184 Gwaunceste Hill |
| RHB Section: | 31B: Welshpool to Hay-on-Wye |
| County/UA: | Powys |
| Catchment: | Wye |
| Class: | Hump, Dodd (500-599m), Dewey, Clem (Hu,Tu,5,Dew,Cm) |
| Grid ref: | SO 16979 52515 |
| Summit feature: | a few stones in heather |
| Drop: | 130m |
| Col: | 392m SO166534  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 148 (1:25k) 188 200E |
| Observations: | all other ground is lower |
| Survey: | Abney level |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 98 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
| Gwaunceste Hill (542m), Little Hill (469m) and Glascwm Hill (522m) on a circuit from Glascwm. Parked by the old youth hostel. With Jill. | Dangerous Dave | 06/02/2024 |
| From col to north by Hill Castle, up Little Hill first then back across road to follow track, almost to top. Across to Black hill and back on track. | PeterD | 27/01/2024 |
| Glascwm Hill from GR: SO 16623 53396 [verge]. Distance 2.42k and 132m of ascent. | ronaldo333 | 30/04/2023 |
| Glascwm Hill from GR: SO 16623 53396 [verge]. Distance 2.42k and 132m of ascent. | Hippster | 30/04/2023 |
| Parked at the end of the track below Little Hill (SO1663 5341). Across and up the track almost to the summit. Stones seem to have been removed from the heather. | LizH | 29/05/2022 |
| G, My | Idris | 27/09/2021 |
| 5 summit circuit from Colva church (space for 2 cars). Llanfihangel Hill, Little Hill, Glascwm Hill, Black Hill, Yr Allt. | PGCE | 22/01/2021 |
| From Hill Castle (the road summit E of Glascwm), the most direct and short ascent. It was such a fine day, with all the Old Red Sandstone mts S clear, that I walked along the broad ridge to another path running below the ridge from which the views over Glascwm were lovely. Good tracks and easy moorland to get on the HP (and dry!) made for a quick 65 min walk for the 3 miles. | pwheeler | 05/09/2020 |
| A good walk through the quiet hills above Glascwm (saw no other walker all day) from the summit of the road at SO 165534 visiting Little Hill (east one), Gwaunceste Hill, Llanfihangel Hill, Yr Allt (west one), Newchurch Hill, Bryngwyn Hill, Red Hill and Glascwm hill. Mostly fast progress on good tracks through the heather moors, but beware the totally overgrown and nettle infested bridleway down from Yr Allt to the road before Newchurch Hill. 31km with 1100m ascent in 8 hours. (S) | silveracorn_alan | 29/07/2020 |
| Expansive upland walk from SO146490 (lane between Edw valley and Painscastle). To 522m spot height of Glascwm Hill, over Red Hill on the outward journey. Very easy tracks. Weather dull but fair, good visibility, tops of Beacons under cloud at times. | Hillad | 25/07/2020 |
| from col glascwm and black hill then out and back to red hill good landrover tracks most of way | underhill | 03/07/2020 |
| Not a soul around. MB from the south to within 50 yards of summit. | Rob Rees | 30/03/2020 |
| Unmarked heathery spot in managed grouse moor, close to track. On 'wilderness' circuit from Gladestry. Continuing extensive views on cool sunny day. | Denise | 22/03/2020 |
| From the Pwll Brwynog col moorland track to within 200m of high point. Short walk through heather/ grass/ bilberry stems to unmarked high point. Extensive views. | RichardM | 22/03/2020 |
| 1/4 for day on anticlockwise route from old YHA in Glascwm, high point in heather moor. Nearby Black Hill looked more impressive than this. | richardrosser | 10/03/2020 |
| From the col at SO 166534 - good tracks through the heather & a straightforward summit. Spent rather too long looking for the 'few stones' with out success, but certainly in the right place. Did Black Hill too. | DanMaisieBex | 23/12/2019 |
| Circular walk from SO145489 to bag Red Hill and Glascwm Hill | Ramblingpaul | 12/05/2019 |
| 1/4 - started at 165534 - figure of 8 curcuit - weather fine all day - moderate breeze - not cold | wychwood | 20/02/2019 |
| I set off from Glascwm on a rather murky cool winters day. After doing a 5k race in Builth Wells I wanted a cool down walk in these little visited hill. My first objective was the higher Little Hill. A Red Kite was quartering overhead on its long wings. I then headed over to Gwaunceste Hill on route I met a large party heading the opposite way. As I reached the summit trig the cloud lifted to give views all be it limited. There was a few tiny patches of snow close to the summit. It was hard to see but Radnor Forest looked to have had a covering. I descended in sunshine to the other Little Hill. On the latter I put up 5 Red Grouse. I headed down to the minor road and climbed steeply to the unmarked summit of Glascwm Hill. From the summit I headed down to the village in the gathering twilight. Time taken 3 hours 15 minutes for 8.25 miles. Other wildlife a Buzzard, Coal Tits and Blue Tits. | isabelle | 20/01/2019 |
| Third of four Dewey's from Hundred House on a twenty two mile walk taking between seven and eight hours. Route was Gwaunceste hill, Llanfihangel hill, Glascwm hill and Red hill. A long walk best for a dry day. | WAYNE ROWLETT | 02/09/2018 |
| As for jonglew | Jim.Fothergill | 28/08/2018 |
| petey | 29/04/2018 | |
| Parked on verge at high point of road to N. at 166534. Up well-used ATV track to within 140yd of the unmarked summit; the few summit stones are probably now deep under the heather! (S) | gerrybowes | 04/10/2017 |
| From road summit above Glascwm, Glascwm Hill and Red Hill on good tracks most of the way. | rhalstead | 18/02/2017 |
| Parked at a cattle grid on minor road to NE. Good path for a fair way up then over heather and bilberry. Took in Black Hill before descending. | jonglew | 15/06/2016 |
| 4/9 Fourth of Nine on another wet and windy day (Little Hill West Top/Gwaunceste Hill/Little Hill East Top/Glascwm Hill/Back Hill/Yr Alt/Yr Alt East Top/Bryngwyn Hill/Newchurch Hill) | Fergalh | 20/12/2015 |
| Surprisingly nice circular walk, parked at top of pass east of Glascwm, walked down through the village and up onto Little Hill (West one), then followed moors onto Gwaunceste Hill and across to Colva Hill, followed lanes to near Colva Church then went out and back to Yr Allt, then carried onto Black Hill, Glascwm Hill and up and back onto Little Hill (East one) back to car, nice and sunny day, didn't see anyone all day. | DanTrig | 28/10/2015 |
| From A481 near Rhewey farm up track and a little burnt heather to trig of Gwaunceste Hill then on to pass above Glascwm and up track and more burnt heather to Glascwm Hill. Return by same route on a perfect walking day. | SS | 04/05/2015 |
| Just enough time to fit this HuMP in at six in the morning on my way to Carole Engel's Pedwar completion. | Alex C | 25/04/2015 |
| Easily up from col to NW. | Chris Peart | 22/04/2014 |
| From parking on A481 by Llynheilyn at SO 16579 58200. Did a round over Llanfihangel and Gwaunceste Hills. | Alan Moore | 14/11/2013 |
| There is indeed a small pile of stones at the summit but it is lower in height than the surrounding heather so don't rely on it a s a navigation aid. | clivevilla | 30/11/2012 |
| Solo | 1921 | 04/10/2012 |
| Park at top of narrow road at junction of farm tracks. Up hill on tracks through gorse to open moor. solitary grouse. final 400 m across burnt heather to top at 12.40. No cairn. | arranc | 06/08/2012 |
| Heather & bilberry grouse moor. Parked at Rhulen Church at SO 13733 49816 and took green byway to bwlch below Red Hill. Then by tracks nearly all way to summit. Returned via Red Hill. | Man of Kernow1 | 20/05/2012 |
| Isn't a SSSI and a grouse moor = oxymoron? The usual patchy heather moor you get with grouse slaughtering sites. | Martin R | 25/08/2011 |
| parked at road to the north west. this is an sssi site and a grouse moor. got told by the local keeper to keep the dog close as grouse eggs were hatching. | DARRENG | 25/05/2011 |
| Safe packing to NW, then easy tracks to near summit which is now marked by small pile of stones. Grey cloudy morning with rain showers likely. | Dugswell2 | 17/05/2011 |
| Easy parking N. Heather pretty much all the way but bits and pieces of tracks and paths. | destaylor | 31/03/2011 |
| start~ 166534. Climbed south up good tracks to glascwm summit. | steve hudson | 11/11/2009 |
| Walked with SH. Continued to Red Hill. A strong cold wind but remained dry. | wombourne | 11/11/2009 |
| From SO 170 532 | summitsup | 12/04/2009 |
| Easy walk up from the N on eroded track but for last 100m. Some care needed in mist else you could pick the wrong track down. Safe parking on roadside just west of isolated roadside farm. Summit largely featureless and current GR near enough | Rhayader_wander | 03/01/2007 |
| Dewey bagging (two walks): Beacon Hill, Pool Hill and Warren Hill; Gwaunceste Hill, Colva Hill, Glascwm Hill and Red Hill | RHW | 29/11/1997 |
| With Dad. Mum and Martin part way | mavero10 | 31/05/1979 |
| Jill Robertson | 06/02/2024 | |
| davefh | 01/07/2023 | |
| salen | 25/06/2023 | |
| Rob50 | 13/04/2023 | |
| beckybags | 02/09/2022 |