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| Name: | Garth |
| Hill number: | 5264 |
| Height: | 281m / 922ft |
| Parent (Ma): | 2270 Mynydd Epynt [Mynydd Eppynt] |
| RHB Section: | 32A: Llandovery to Monmouth |
| County/UA: | Powys |
| Catchment: | Wye |
| Class: | Hump, Tump (200-299m), Clem (Hu,Tu,2,Cm) |
| Grid ref: | SO 05323 50630 |
| Summit feature: | ground within 1m of trig point |
| Drop: | 105m |
| Col: | 176m SO043497  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 147 (1:25k) 188 200E |
| Survey: | Abney level |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 74 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
| Parked to SSW near entrance to Maesycwm. Along road for 5 Mins to stile and followed path to top with good views over Builth Wells. | PeterD | 29/11/2023 |
| After failing to find a parking space on Newry Rd, I eventually parked at the lane-end by the Afon Duhonw (SO 05211 49420). Took the lane up steeply to the stile, and then well-graded RoW up the south ridge to the summit. Fine views of the Wye Valley. Return by outward route. 2.5km, with 140m of ascent. | Man of Kernow1 | 07/05/2023 |
| 3rd of three hills on a lovely (mostly) 16.5 miles Wye Valley walk section between Boughrood and Builth. After leaving Banc y Celyn, the section between there and the Afon Duhonw was the worst part of the whole day; overgrown, muddy and very slippery (especially the last section down to the river). Consequently I was running late to fit in the detour to Garth before the last bus back to Cardiff, so this was taken too quickly. Well worth the effort though, the views of the Gwy are amazing from the top. | thesweetcheat | 08/04/2023 |
| As RyParks. Found space to park opposite numbers 25/27 Newry Road - Up to high point of road, over stile & a very pleasant ascent over easy terrain to the trig point. Good hill & great viewpoint. (S) | gerrybowes | 02/12/2021 |
| From Builth Wells, relaxing ascent along the S ridge. Great views and summit meadow rich with wild flowers. | RichardM | 10/06/2021 |
| HP by Trig, possibly on tumulus on grassy ridge with path from road to SW. Curious roman centurion ornament on top. Parked on street in Builth Wells. Rolling green views. Onto Banc Y celyn. | Denise | 10/06/2021 |
| See Kamoot entry for full details/gpx download: https://www.komoot.com/tour/264906708 | outlawcatcher | 25/09/2020 |
| As DanMaisieBex. | PGCE | 05/02/2020 |
| From S ( parking at Maes-y-Cwm ). Superb viewpoint. | DanMaisieBex | 17/02/2019 |
| As described by RyParks | Jim.Fothergill | 28/08/2018 |
| Delightful viewpoint over the Wye valley after a leisurely walk up from Builth. | Alex C | 18/08/2018 |
| Have walked Garth Hill hundreds of times. My advice would be to park at Newry Road in town, walk the road a mile and a half up the hill until the stile on your left just before a fork in the road. Then take the gradual path up to the summit. | RyParks | 01/05/2018 |
| From Builth via Newry Road and FP. Lveley walk. Great view. | Moorponder | 04/10/2017 |
| A lovely dawn walk. Parked between two gates not far from the start of the footpath. Possibly partly obstructed one but as it was 6.30 on a winter's morning I was fairly sure it would be fine. It was wonderful seeing the landscape gradually reveal itself as the sun rose. | Herbert Anchovy | 21/02/2017 |
| From Builth Wells out and back via minor road. | rhalstead | 18/02/2017 |
| Approached this on the excellent track that leads up from the south. I had read that parking is tricky at the start of the footpath so parked in the town and walked out along the track first before heading north up the hill. A fine hill. | Father Ted | 07/10/2016 |
| Ably assisted by my chauffeur Iain Brown.hardly any rain and a bit windy but an easy before walk up from the south. Hump number 998 | vegibagger | 30/12/2015 |
| 1/8 First of long day (Garth/Banc y Celyn/Banc y Celyn SW Top/Clawdd du Mawr/Priddellau (Esgair Nantybeddau)/Llethr Hir/Pant-llwyd/Blaen Rehstr) | Fergalh | 21/11/2015 |
| Short walk up from minor road junc due S. Parking awkward. | jonglew | 04/05/2014 |
| Climbed from A470 - small pull-in. Okay through felled area then hellish with chest high bracken and brambles. I found the footpath on my descent, which helped considerably, but wouldn't recommend an ascent by this route in the bracken season. | Chris Peart | 24/09/2013 |
| From Town centre, via castle mound, Newry Rd, to 050 496 and footpath north to Trig. Stonking views. path down to NNE and through felled woodland to A470 and DANGEROUS half mile on dim wooded no-verge section of roadway, with vehicles doing 60mph plus. Not recommended. | dicky | 06/07/2013 |
| walked up from wye valley path from road good views overlooking builth wells | russf69 | 14/04/2013 |
| Very cold and snowy. Short walk whilst visiting showground. | Rob Pen y Garn | 23/03/2013 |
| George parked very inconsiderately at beginning of easy path up ridge. Last hill of the day as sun was setting. | chriswatson | 17/11/2012 |
| Parked down the road a bit and approached from the south. 1.5m round trip. Nice hill with bright white trig point. | clivevilla | 19/04/2012 |
| Parked in a lay by on busy A 470. Terrifying walk back for 1/2 mile- no verges on either side - onto a path past a lodge and then - nothing. Paths on the map were non existent, no signs of any sort. this hill should be on the worst ever hill list. Turned west by a BWF on a reasonable track, bur there was no indication of an uphill path. Horrendous thrash through head high bracken, now growing almost to the top of the hill. Glimpses of the sky all turned out to be false dawns. Kept losing the stick or the map case or both when four hands were needed to smash down the bracken in order to get one foot down in front of the other. Lace broke and boot ferrule bent. Occasional brambles cut into flesh and caused tripping. Eventually got a glimpse of the column 6533 and made a weary way to it. 9.20. B Wells below to the west. Faint path due N down through the bracken, a lot easier for most of the way, into forest, turned east by a fence to find a stile! Noise of traffic for a guide. 1 3/4 hours | arranc | 28/09/2011 |
| I parked about 500m down the hill towards town. Easy saunter, obviously the 'town hill'. Lovely day. | Martin R | 05/08/2011 |
| Impossible to park at the rhb to SSW. Parked 150m along road to NW at a gate but not ideal. Great hill - grass and path all the way. | destaylor | 30/03/2011 |
| Super little view point with limited parking so could well be best to walk from town. | Dugswell2 | 06/03/2010 |
| Trig point | Rhayader_wander | 02/02/2005 |
| attractive hill & view; v limited parking SW end. | RHW | 06/04/2003 |
| 2008. | summitsup | blank |
| Climbed several times | thefunkylibrarian | blank |
| Halfdecent | 17/06/2023 | |
| A W Bryan | 22/04/2023 | |
| Fletch | 11/09/2022 | |
| interloper | 11/09/2022 | |
| manilena | 25/09/2020 | |
| phillo | 01/08/2020 | |
| ARC | 21/03/2020 | |
| Adrian | 11/10/2019 | |
| m0untain_n0mad | 29/09/2019 | |
| TK | 27/09/2019 | |
| GaryJones | 26/04/2018 | |
| Rob Rees | 23/02/2018 | |
| asbown | 12/07/2017 | |
| MM | 24/03/2017 | |
| TREBORK | 18/08/2016 | |
| RobertP | 29/12/2014 | |
| Alan Whatley | 08/10/2014 |