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Name: | Pen Lan-fawr |
Hill number: | 3504 |
Height: | 526m / 1726ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2205 Pen y Garn |
RHB Section: | 31C: South-West Wales |
County/UA: | Powys |
Catchment: | Wye |
Class: | Dodd (500-599m), Dewey (Tu,5,Dew) |
Grid ref: | SN 89058 74925 |
Summit feature: | no feature 44m SSW of fence |
Drop: | 49m |
Col: | 477m SN891744 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 135 136 147 (1:25k) 214W |
Observations: | summit is on a bearing of 208 degrees from end of fence and near boundary marker |
Survey: | Abney level |
Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 70 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
Day four of Dragons Back Race | emily | 07/09/2023 |
G | Idris | 17/08/2023 |
Same round as PGCE. Parked at start of track for a circuit of Esgair y Llwyn, Pen Lan-fawr, Cerrig Llwydion and Sychnentydd. ATV tracks helped. | PeterD | 19/07/2023 |
Rough going from Cerritos Llydion rewarded by seeing a Brocken Spectre in the sunshine and mist. Wild country. | Campbell Singer | 13/01/2022 |
Parked at start of track (SH 323) for a circuit of Esgair y Llwyn, Pen Lan-faw, Cerrig Llwydion and Sychnentydd. Mainly easy grass and paths; very little tussock, so much easier than expected. | PGCE | 20/07/2021 |
Sychnentydd > Cerrig Llwydion > Esgair y Llwyn > Pen Lan - fawr > [Blaen-y-clawdd-du] > [Carn y Groes] > Esgair Ganol from GR: SN 89954 71995. Return via SN 88040 74794 makes for an easy descent to the road. | ronaldo333 | 07/05/2021 |
Easy ATV track from Esgair y Llwyn. Steady snow and increasingly icy. | Rob Rees | 31/01/2021 |
park 9185 7125m Moelfryn, Sychnentydd, Cerig Llwydion, Penlan fawr overGwar t ty then back to Esgair llwyn down to rd | underhill | 15/08/2020 |
3/4 Deweys, visiting Cerrig Llwydion, Esgair y Llwyn, Pen Lan-fawr and Esgair Ganol from SN 898 720. From Esgair Ganol best to return along forest edge to Pen Lan-fawr and follow easy ATV track down the S ridge to the road, avoids deep tussocks. On the whole the ATV tracks make it easy walking. 20km with 500m ascent in 5 hours. (S) | silveracorn_alan | 03/08/2020 |
2/3 - low cloud but dry. Circuit from Pont ar Elan. Mostly rough ground - odd track here and there | wychwood | 31/12/2019 |
From Pont ar Elan car park. Circuit of 5 Deweys | Slash3 | 23/08/2019 |
Elan Valley Deweys. Esgair y Llwyn, Pen Lan-fawr, Cerrig Llwydion, Sychnentydd, Moelfryn. Camped by top of Moelfryn | RobertP | 27/07/2019 |
Second of four Deweys from the parking area near the crossroads of the minor road grid 904 715. first reaching Esgair Ganol ,Pen Lan Fawr, Esgair y Llwyn and Cerrig Llwydion in five hours. | WAYNE ROWLETT | 13/04/2019 |
From Pont Marteg, a round of Moelfryn, Cerrig Llwydion, Esgair y Llwyn and Pen Lan-fawr. | rhalstead | 02/12/2018 |
Parked at North end of reservoir. Directly up to Sychnentydd. Cerrig Llwydion. Along ridge to Pen Lanfawr. Esgair y Llwyn. Descended south east to right of way. Decent paths much of the way. | ijpowell | 25/05/2018 |
Parked at end of track at 899720 - Up Esgair y Llwyn & then headed N. towards Gwar y Llwyn & then NNW to the unmarked summit near boundary stone. A bit tussocky, but frequent ATV tracks. Continued to Cerrig Llwydion. (PM) | gerrybowes | 30/01/2018 |
From Esgair y Llwyn with GB. Reasonable underfoot. Headed SE towards Cerrig Llwydion. | bolton | 30/01/2018 |
Parked up on the mountain road and walked up and around Esgair y Llwyn, Pen Lan-Fawr, Cerrig Llwydion and Moelfryn. Stunning sunny day, fair tracks most of the way. | Neolith | 05/07/2017 |
2/5 Two of five (Esgair Yllwyn/Pen Lan-fawr/Cerrig llwydion/Sychnentydd/Moelfrynn) | Fergalh | 18/09/2016 |
Cerrig Llwydion, Sychnentydd, Esgair y Llwyn and Pen Lan-Fawr. About 2 1/2 hours/ Parked at FB and walked south to Pen yr Ochr. | clivevilla | 18/06/2015 |
Part of a circle from Pont ar Elan. Started with Esgair y Llwy, then Pen Lan-fawr, Cerrig Llwydion, Moelfryn, Penrhiw-wen. Mostly done on path (some indistinct) and sheep trods. A fair bit of hummock grass but never ankle breaking stuff. Basically a good, solid walk. Good views all along the walk but pity about the wind farms. | MikeM | 09/04/2015 |
As part of a circular walk of Esgair y Llwyn, Pen Lan-fawr, Cerrig Llwydion, Sychnentydd, Moelfryn, Penrhiw-wen, Esgair Dderw, Esgair Penygarreg and Esgair Perfedd. No difficulties in parking, access or navigation. | JohnStoneham | 07/09/2014 |
3403 3504 7883. Parked easily at 89840 71990. Took spur up 3403 then to 3504 then a bit of a slog to 7883. Very little by way of paths. Looked like could be a fair bit of bog but was very dry. | destaylor | 10/07/2014 |
After Esgair Y Llwyn. It looked close so diverted to take this one in. Didn't take long, but again glad it was dry and hot as boggy bits had dried up thankfully. hate bogs. | dicky | 15/06/2014 |
From Neuadd-ddu across the suspension bridge and up via Brithdir taking in five Deweys in a north to south loop. Glorious walking weather with blue sky and breeze on tops. Not a soul seen all day except in the valley. | SS | 17/05/2014 |
Traversed, along with 4 other Deweys, on a walk from Glangwy Farm Campsite to Pont ar Elan. | Chris Peart | 26/02/2014 |
Continuation of walk from Esgair y Llwyn. Contoured round the west flank of Gwar y Ty, down to bwlch and followed little path by boundary stones up to summit. To descend, returned to bwlch and took bridleway down cwm to ruined farm, then SE by gated track to a farm, over a bridge and onto lane down to Dernol. | Man of Kernow1 | 02/02/2014 |
petey | 01/04/2013 | |
Approached from Cerrig Llwydion over top of Gwar y Ti. Next Dewey to north was out of reach in daylight so headed back to car over Esgair y Llwyn. | chriswatson | 18/11/2012 |
Start ~ 989720. From Esgair y Llwyn. | steve hudson | 01/06/2011 |
Parked at GR 899 720 and walked up Esgair y Llyn hen descended N to a col then followed a line of concrete boundary markers NW to summit. Returned over Esgair y Llyn to track and back to car. | wombourne | 01/06/2011 |
pleasant if inauspicious set of hills: 2 hrs. road bridge @ SN879733 | RHW | 06/09/1998 |
davefh | 07/07/2023 | |
TREBORK | 20/05/2023 | |
thenomad | 30/09/2022 | |
IainT | 28/08/2022 | |
Dusty | 18/11/2021 | |
davidpettit84 | 01/08/2021 | |
softsquare | 12/07/2021 | |
AlanD | 11/10/2020 | |
TK | 02/01/2019 | |
chalky1953 | 14/09/2018 | |
Colin Crawford | 16/09/2016 | |
mae | 16/08/2015 | |
Rob Pen y Garn | 29/04/2015 | |
boxblade | 07/03/2015 | |
Kendall | 13/12/2014 | |
andrew brown | 22/06/2014 | |
DARRENG | 22/06/2014 | |
Deedubr | 12/10/2013 |