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Name:Brondre-fawr Hill
Hill number:3475
Height:508m / 1667ft
Parent (Ma):2182  Pegwn Mawr
RHB Section:31B: Welshpool to Hay-on-Wye
County/UA:Powys
Catchment:Wye
Class:Dodd (500-599m), Dewey
(Tu,5,Dew)
Grid ref:SO 04189 78302
Summit feature:no feature
Drop:60m
Col:448m  SO038799  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 136 147
(1:25k) 214E
Observations:summit area flat and grassy
Survey:Abney level
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 58 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
From SO 04690 76777. Good track and paths. Summit just off track outside forestry. Quick walking.Campbell Singer23/11/2023
Bike from Abbeycwmhir. Easy climb to very near the summit. Honesty box tea and coffee at Bwlchysarnau.fasgadh01/06/2023
A long walk around the Pegwn Mawr ridge. Parked at the entrance to the Bronde-fawr forest (SO 047 767). Headed north visiting Brondre-fawr Hill, then following bridleways via Banc Du to the wood at Garn Fach. Headed up onto the main ridge and the wind farm at Galfeinion Hill, north along to the trig Yr Allt West Top. Back tracking to Glanfeinion Hill, and quickly along the wind farm tracks to the cairn and trig at Pegwn Mawr. Crossing rough country to Crugyn Llwyd and the tumulus at Domen-ddu. Back along the forest road, and across the valley via Brondre Fach and Brondre Fawr, finally up through the last forest to the car. Misty with drizzle on and off, so poor views. A total of 35km with nearly 900m ascent, taking 9h 30m.silveracorn_alan30/07/2022
Dusk walk out on track. High point in open groundvegibagger04/06/2022
Parked at entrance to forest, near 463 SH. Easy forest tracks to within 100m of summit.PGCE23/07/2021
Park plantation entrance so 04647677 tracks north to brondre fawr then cross country via banc gwyn, north west to pegwyn mawr, crugyn lwyd avoiding wet ground, then south to domen ddu return by contouring cwmderw and cross at faullt and back on to tracks at fowlers armchair cairnunderhill14/12/2020
Brondre-fawr Hill from GR: SO 05329 77878ronaldo33311/10/2020
Brondre-fawr Hill from GR: SO 05329 77878Hippster11/10/2020
Crugyn Llwyd then Brondre-fawr Hill from SO 0524 8035.summitsup02/08/2020
Straightforward out and back from start of track.rhalstead22/03/2020
Third Dewey of three from the entrance to a wood at 00557 77901 down the road from Glyndwr's way, on a fourteen mile walk taking five hours route first visited Pegwn Mawr and Crugyn Llywd.WAYNE ROWLETT25/08/2018
Parked in wide gated entrance to the forest track at 067767- Up forest track & then N. along bridleway to closed gate at 042782 – Through gate & then a short climb NW to the summit which is marked with a few small rocks. (S)gerrybowes25/07/2017
9 Mile walk around, Banc y Dolau, Moel Dod, Castle Hill, Foel and Brondre-fawr Hill. Start and Finish SO057764. Approached from SO059787 wet underfoot to stone circle then good track south to summit. Top open pasture good views.Rob Pen y Garn12/05/2016
8/11 Eight of wet and windy day (Llysin Hill/Graig Hill/Fron Wen/Camlo Hill/Little Park/Waun Gaseg/Banc y Doleau/Brondre Fawr Hill/Castle Bank/Moel Dod/Castleinboth)Fergalh20/02/2016
Parked easily at the end of the path and track to the S. Good track/path all the way. Last 120m after gate a small pathdestaylor07/08/2014
From forest road near Bwlch-y-Sarnau Hill following track round on ROW (with a short gap) to CROW land for Crugyn Llwyd then over to Pegwn Mawr (gates to wind farm area) before returning on broadly same line. SS26/05/2014
From forest road near Bwlch-y-Sarnau Hill following track round on ROW (with a short gap) to CROW land for Crugyn Llwyd then over to Pegwn Mawr (gates to wind farm area) before returning on broadly same line.SS25/05/2014
Either track will get you there. Unexciting but pleadant enoughMartin R07/02/2014
Parked in quarry by road at SO 773 050 and took road north, then track west to forest and north to unmarked summit area just beyond forest edge. Returned the same way, continuing on a round of some of the 400m tops to the east. With MP, in good weather with lying snow.Man of Kernow116/01/2013
As Pegwn Mawr.steve hudson18/08/2008
Many timesNormski10/08/2002
Rhayader Dewey bagging, walk 2/8; from road @ 053778 RHW28/02/1998
Rob5028/01/2024
Rob Rees17/01/2024
davefh06/05/2023
beckybags03/09/2022
A Peckish03/09/2022
Matt06/08/2022
Dusty16/07/2022
AlanD03/04/2019
chalky195312/09/2018
TK24/02/2017
Deedubr14/05/2015
DARRENG17/04/2015
wychwood18/05/2014
mae07/03/2014
stevent080921/03/2013
Steve Q16/02/2013
MikeM12/10/2012
fortyniner03/05/2011
MM25/11/2010
Andy West04/08/2010
johnbarnard2513/11/2009
carole engel01/03/2009
Anton28/02/2009
wombourne18/08/2008
BaggerGutt18/07/2008
Sherlock26/12/2007
clivevilla18/12/2007
AndyS05/11/2006