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| Name: | Fan Bwlch Chwyth |
| Hill number: | 3679 |
| Height: | 603.5m / 1980ft |
| Parent (Ma): | 2238 Fan Gyhirych |
| RHB Section: | 32A: Llandovery to Monmouth |
| Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Brecon Beacons |
| County/UA: | Powys |
| Catchment: | Usk |
| Class: | Subsimm (sSim) |
| Grid ref: | SN 91245 21655 |
| Summit feature: | no feature 6m E of trig point |
| Drop: | 28m |
| Col: | 575.4m SN 9060 2059  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 160 (1:25k) OL12E |
| Observations: | ground is at trig point FB height |
| Survey: | Abney level/Leica RX1250 |
| Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 117 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
| Circular walk, parking at the start of the track to the NE of Fan Gyhirych. Fan Gyhirych - Fan Fraith - Yr Allt - Fan Bwlch Chwyth. With R. | Dan Baddeley | 14/04/2024 |
| From road to west, up track and Yr Allt first then followed ATV track to trig and HP. Came back over small top and down to track. Great views of the Beacons. | PeterD | 25/10/2023 |
| A walk in the Brecon Beacons which took in Carreg Cadno 538m, Fan Gyhirych 726m, Fan Nedd 663m, Yr Allt 605m, Fan Bwlch Chwyth 603m and Fan Fraith 668m. Not a great forecast but clear summits until Yr Allt which were the important ones, and only rain on the last one. Some great views and scenery. | meltdiceburg | 18/10/2023 |
| 9 mile run with Pauline from top of zig zag Foel Fraith Yr Allt and Fan Bwlch Chwyth nice dry tracks then a beer in New Inn Ystradfellte .. perfect | milejunkie | 15/07/2022 |
| 20.4 mile 2788ft walk, start at Dan Yr Ogof Show Caves Camp Site, follow Beacons Way to Penwyllt Quarry follow old tramway and logging track to Fan Gyhirych, Fan Fraith Yr Allt and Fan Bwich Chwyth, then down to car park near Cray Reservoir and back along old tramway to Penwyllt Quarry and return Beacons Way to Dan Yr Ogof. | stephenbuda | 20/04/2022 |
| Out and back from Yr Allt. Then back to the van at the zigzags, along the path under the north face of Fan Nedd. Solo. | Dangerous Dave | 29/11/2021 |
| Completing the Simms of the Brecons: Final walk to reach all of the Simms in the Brecon Beacons. A nice day and a relatively easy walk around some nice rounded summits. | JazDisney | 30/10/2021 |
| From the rhiw, Yr Allt & Fan Bwlch Chwyth | Chris Williams | 03/10/2021 |
| Circular hike from layby by dismantled tramway - Fan Bwlch Chwyth (trig point) - Yr Allt - Bwlch y Duwynt - Fan Nedd (cairn and trig point) - Bwlch y Duwynt - Fan Gyhirych (trigpoint) - Edge of forest by Fan Gyhirych - layby. Parking: Layby by dismantled tramway on A4067 | manilena | 12/06/2021 |
| Day hike from camp | Bannor | 10/05/2021 |
| Fan Bwlch Chwyth, Yr Allt, Fan Fraith a Fan Gyhirych. | sionbrit | 29/11/2020 |
| Took the stony track across Y Gelli from the north. Gets pretty close to the summit of Fan Gyhirych, a good peat path softening the final 500m or so. Then popped over to Fan Fraith, extended dry conditions making the otherwise boggy crossing a doddle. Then the rather more testing ascent of Fan Nedd, doubling back to bag the easier tops of Yr Allt and Fan Bwlch Chwyth, a helpful peaty path making the going good to firm. | summitter | 21/09/2020 |
| Long track in from north east. Fan Fraith, Fan Gyhirych, Ayr Allt, and out to trig before descending back to road. With B and R. | jenx | 17/09/2020 |
| Parked at entrance to track to north. Up track and along wall to Yr Allt and Fan Bwlch Chwyth. | PGCE | 12/08/2020 |
| From roadside parking on minor road at SN 896 222up well made forest road to just south of the summit at SN 901 197 then north to top of Yr Allt. Continued north along the ridge to the slightly lower summit of Fan Bwlch Chwyth, with trig at north end of ridge. Backtracked to fence corner and west down to forest road and back to the car. (S) | silveracorn_alan | 20/07/2020 |
| Fan Bwlch Chwyth, Yr Allt, Fan Fraith and Fan Gyhirych circular walk. | Arbie | 16/07/2020 |
| Track from minor road by forest to north north east to Yr Allt then on to Fan Bwlch Chwyth. | ijpowell | 30/08/2019 |
| From Yr Allt. Followed the wall line down to a shallow bwlch, and then up to the summit. Descended to Penwaundwr to await MP's car. With AW. | Man of Kernow1 | 27/07/2019 |
| Fan Bwlch Chwyth from GR: SN 90761 22888 | ronaldo333 | 08/12/2018 |
| Final hill of the day - steep descent to the Senni Valley & back up to the car ( with a few benchmarks thrown in ) | DanMaisieBex | 18/11/2018 |
| Parked at bottom of forest track (SN896 222). Circular walk bagging Fan Gyhirych, Fan Fraith, Yr Allt and Fan Bulch Chwyth. | Ramblingpaul | 23/08/2018 |
| From SN925184. Fan Nedd, Yr Allt and Fan Bwlch Chwyth with Megs and Xan. Lovely clear day but very cold wind. Returned to the car by a direct bearing which meant a large descent and reascent but nice crossing of Nant Cil-y-fforch and a network of its many tributaries. 11 km. | Herbert Anchovy | 05/04/2018 |
| Parked at 922196, top of pass. Fan Nedd, Fan Fraith, Fan Gyhirych, Yr Allt & Fan Bwlch Chwyth, then back via Yr Allt (again) and path just above wire fence on N slope of Fan Nedd to avoid going over the top again. Nice route. | Cas-gwent | 05/04/2017 |
| Hail is painful. | Martin R | 21/03/2017 |
| From Yr Allt. Descended W to lane. 2 hrs 15 mins. | Wycombe Wanderer | 08/02/2017 |
| Walk from minor road at the top of Crai reservoir, via Bronze Age cairn and standing stone at Pen Waun Dwr. Temperature above freezing turning the previous day's snow to slush, intermittent rain, fog on the top. No views. Headed SSW to Yr Allt. | thesweetcheat | 14/01/2017 |
| From Penwaundwr followed the fence line up then across a stile and straight to the trig and hp. | clivevilla | 29/11/2016 |
| From minor road to ENE. Followed edge of forest until it ran out, then direct to top. On to Yr Allt. Rough ground. | jonglew | 07/09/2016 |
| petey | 22/07/2016 | |
| From layby on A4067 with disused bridge to Fan Bwlch Chwyth, Yr Allt, Fan Fraith and Fan Gyhirych on a sunny early spring day. Lots of tussock-hopping involved. | clyoung | 13/03/2016 |
| From forest gate 896221 up side of forestry then bee line up to Bwlch y Chwyth, to Yr Allt, to Fan Nedd then back down track to car, very wet, no visibility | underhill | 27/12/2015 |
| 2264 and 3679. Easy parking at beginning of track at Cnewr. Followed track then on to summit of 2264. Then good path to 3679. Then took fairly direct descent with very little by way of paths. Longish grass. Fine walk apart from the descent. | destaylor | 12/10/2015 |
| 9/11 Part of circuit that included Fan Grhirych/Fan Fraith/Fan Nedd/Yr Altt/Fan Bwlch Chwyth | Fergalh | 30/05/2015 |
| Completed as part of a loop with Niall. Checkpoint 4 | fnem | 08/08/2014 |
| Parked at the road to the East by the big stone, then on to Fan NeddHeol Senni, then back via Ystradfellte Summit, great walk not a soul :) amazing views and conditions | griefmiester | 26/05/2014 |
| Heol Senni - Fan Llia - Fan Nedd - Fan Fraith - Fan Gyhirych - Yr Allt - Fan Bwlch Chwyth - Heol Senni | davidpettit84 | 13/04/2014 |
| Checkpoint on OMM 2013 with Darren | Chris Pearson | 27/10/2013 |
| Climbed as part of the 2013 OMM. | huwthomas | 26/10/2013 |
| Really good day starting from a track at SN896222 on to Y Gelli up to the saddle between Fan Gyhirych and Fan Fraith. Had to jump a moat at the top of Fan Gyhirych to reach the trig. Fan Fraith was a bit underwhelming, but worth ticking. Then followed the track back down to a stile and did the down and up to Fan Nedd. Took a slightly different track back up over Yr Allt and towards Fan Bwlch Chwyth and then dropped down to the west to pick up the original landrover track again. Didn't get started until 2pm, so came off the hill at 8.30pm. Beautiful day, had the hill to ourselves for the most part. | islamidget | 01/06/2013 |
| Climbed three peaks (Fan Bwlch Chwyth, Fan Nedd and Fan Gyhirych) in a single circuit parking above the Cray Reservoir SN896222 | KingBaldy | 30/05/2013 |
| Start and finish at layby opposite Cray Reservoir walked up the road to junction of Heal Senni followed up to second cattle grid and turned right at penwaundwr and followed path up past the disused quarry walked up Fan Bwlch Chwyth then took in Yr Allt, Fan Nedd, Fan Gyhirych, Fan Fraith then back down to car very up and down but enjoyable had the place to myself for 5 hours before meeting anyone | garw1 | 05/05/2013 |
| walked up from dirt road | russf69 | 09/07/2012 |
| From roadside parking near quarry entrance (SN 89630 22188) - Fan Bwlch Chwyth - Yr Allt - Fan Fraith - Fan Gyhirych - Carreg Cadno. | david230201 | 08/04/2012 |
| Climbed after Fans G&N and Yr Allt using a route based around the forestry track. This one isn't necessarily worth the detour - fair enough trigged peak, but then a rough tussocky tramp down west back to the car. | poppiesrara | 20/03/2011 |
| 11 mile Circular from Heol Senni taking in Fan Llia, Fan Nedd and Fan Bwlch Chywyth, pretty much pathless terrain all day, we are running out of Brecon Beacons mountains to do now. | DanTrig | 07/03/2010 |
| a super circuit of the more interesting fforest fawr peaks. start and finish at the old pont gihirych viaduct. | stig_nest | 21/08/2007 |
| RHW | 02/12/2006 | |
| Parked at Penwaundwr then made a bee line for this top. | garyhoney | 16/04/2005 |
| On a big round of the Fforest Fawr from the FC car park at Afon Llia. Solo. | Man of Kernow1 | 25/05/2004 |
| Solo ascent | thenomad | 18/04/1994 |