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| Name: | Ysgyryd Fach |
| Hill number: | 5265 |
| Height: | 271m / 889ft |
| Parent (Ma): | 2269 Ysgyryd Fawr |
| RHB Section: | 32A: Llandovery to Monmouth |
| Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Black Mountains |
| County/UA: | Monmouthshire [Sir Fynwy] |
| Catchment: | Usk |
| Class: | Hump, Tump (200-299m), Clem (Hu,Tu,2,Cm) |
| Grid ref: | SO 31622 13688 |
| Summit feature: | earth mound 20m S of track |
| Drop: | 107m |
| Col: | 164m SO325150  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 161 (1:25k) OL13S |
| Observations: | summit area flat |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 101 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
| Parked at the start of the track at SO 32326 13323. Easy path to the top, but very boggy. Most of the views are obscured by the trees, but can see the Skirrid from the start and Abergavenny from the top. Doesn't take long to combine it with the Skirrid. | Droplet7494 | 02/04/2024 |
| Parked to the west at SO 32326 13323 - ample space. Took the track NW into the forest, continuing straight on at a junction up a path through the dense spruce plantation, very slippery when wet. At its highest point a tunnel has been cut through the spruce for 20m to the highest point choked by trees. Return by outward route. 2.6km, with 70m of ascent. | Man of Kernow1 | 24/02/2024 |
| Run with Pauline From close by train station .. straight up a cracking path to summit then back down .. we were impressed with Denise’s path making skills :-) | milejunkie | 07/11/2023 |
| From east side on track through woods then a pen knife- assisted bramble thrash to a possible mound of correct GR , no view, in trees | Denise | 03/11/2023 |
| From SE following track which crosses the forested summit. High point unmarked low earth mound in brambly woods on S side of track. No view. | RichardM | 03/11/2023 |
| 11:00, 7 degrees (10 later), overcast. From High Leas. Ysgyryd Fawr volcanoesque from here. | Wycombe Wanderer | 16/01/2022 |
| Parked at High Leas. Good paths. A very nice person (gerrybowes by the look of it!) has cut a way through the dense vegetation to the high point. A great view over Abergavenny to Sugarloaf. Solo. | Dangerous Dave | 26/11/2021 |
| Easy parking in wide entrance of track at High Leas - Up track to junction at SO 3187 1371 & then WNW on grass path to high point - Using secateurs, from SO 31622 13704 cut a pathway through the dense bramble & just into the tightly packed conifers; this area was also thick with bramble. (S) | gerrybowes | 08/11/2021 |
| A quick walk up from High Leas via the forest track. The muddy footpath over the top was thankfully deeply frozen. Pity to see the top heavily reafforested with sitka. | Rob Rees | 11/02/2021 |
| A geocaching series I was doing took me over this summit | Alancache | 04/08/2020 |
| Another hill I have been up several times but checking my diary of gpx files I can definitively say that I was here last on 02.03.20. | morgs4mountains | 02/03/2020 |
| A pleasant circular walk from the railway station included this summit. Very quiet and fabulous views from the top. Missed the path on the return leg and nearly ended up in someone’s garden - whoops! | ThomasJoseph | 07/08/2019 |
| start at Skirrid car park, Beacons Way to Skirrid Fawr to Pandy, Offa's Dyke Path to Llanwytherin across west to Ysgyryd Fach down into Abergavenny and Beacons Way back to Skirrid car park, 20.5 miles 3,125ft. | stephenbuda | 23/03/2019 |
| 1 of 6. Ysgyryd Fach, Blorenge, Mynydd Llangynidr, Mynydd Gethin, Mynydd Bedwellte, Cefn Manmoel. | PGCE | 26/10/2018 |
| Useful layby at start of footpath to west on the A465. Straight up from there on good path. With R and B. | jenx | 21/10/2018 |
| Jenx and Bryher from A465 to West. Good lay by right by FP leading direct to summit. That now overgrown in bramble and scrub | nordicstar | 21/10/2018 |
| Summit replanted. Young, close knit tress, heavily vegetated | carole engel | 09/10/2018 |
| Unexpectedly had time for this on the day I drove over from Surrey- evening walk starting 1700 hrs. As others, from High Leas, traversed summit to join forest track 0.5 km W of where fp over summit leaves the track. Tree Pipit displaying next to summit! Sunny,warm, 25 degC in Abergavenny. | pwheeler | 19/04/2018 |
| From SO323133. | summitsup | 07/04/2018 |
| From the River Gavenny in Abergavenny, past Pen-y-Fal hospital, over the A465 and the east along the footpath at Garth Farm, then south up through the woodland to the clear fell area, clockwise on forestry tracks to the east side of the hill, and finally west up the footpath to the summit. | Mariana Trench | 03/02/2018 |
| Flagstaff removed in 1964 | Dusty | 31/12/2017 |
| From High Leas | Jim.Fothergill | 21/11/2017 |
| From High Leas. Along forest track and then smaller path to top. Trees and vegetation growing back, doesn't look anything like photo. Good views. | PeterD | 16/07/2017 |
| Easy parking at High Leas then an amble up tracks and path until the final overgrown 20 metres from summit. Bagged the minor bumps and tree stumps. | Dugswell2 | 23/10/2016 |
| With Paul and Lorraine | liljonb | 01/04/2016 |
| Solo circuit from Abergavenny over Sugar Loaf, Bryn Arw and Ysgyryd Fach. Straightforward from Abergavenny station (path leaves bypass and is good through woods). Trees felled on summit - nice surprise and good views. | Mark Jackson | 29/10/2015 |
| Parked in lay by on A465. Short walk on marked footpath through fields and wood to summit. | Ramblingpaul | 15/06/2015 |
| Fairly unpleasant terrain up the western side of this wee hill on a days walk including two trigs and losing Walking pole. | vegibagger | 20/02/2015 |
| 7/7 last of day but nice short hop up from edge of forest. Quite mucky in parts due to logging. wonderful panaoramic views for small hill | Fergalh | 30/11/2014 |
| Hill climbed as a second choice as the cloud was well down on Sugar Loaf. Would be happy to revisit again though in much drier conditionds. | Alex C | 28/02/2014 |
| Easy parking just off the road at High Leas on track verge at SO 32312 13315 (200m). Excellent track/bridleway to SO 31876 13710 then overgrown grassy track to summit (shown as a black dotted path on 25k OS map). Highest point probably debatable but we settled for a mound c20m south of grassy track at SO 31620 13684. | David Gradwell | 22/08/2013 |
| Pleasant up and back stroll from Aber train station. Hot, dry day, nice to be in shade for much of the route (looks like it would be muddy in wet). Terrific view of Sugarloaf, Ysgyryd Fawr and Blorenge. | thesweetcheat | 03/06/2013 |
| Took a while to find the start. Parked at the railway station and went across the bridge. We found the start to the walk as a path and it was a wooded track to the top through a small field, woods then a cleared ( but not removed) top. A nice Sunday morning hike. | steverd | 07/04/2013 |
| From Abergavenny, good view all round. | rhalstead | 06/04/2013 |
| From Aber' coach station, via railway station FB, cross A465, marked paths. Weather made this a nasty slippy muddy ascent up through woods, so much so that wasn't risking it back down. Went east and circuited by signed paths to south, including path diversion through field of knee deep mud. | dicky | 16/12/2012 |
| Walked up from Pen-y-Parc. Not a lot of parking but room for 1 or 2 cars. We came across a very difficult area (SO 31700 13078) to cross due to huge amounts of mud, cow muck and water mixed together, the worst we've ever come across, and that is no exageration. We were literally wading in it well above our ankles for 20-30m. Top of the hill has been de-forested so views are quite extensive for such a small hill. | jonglew | 08/12/2012 |
| Used the same route as Chris Watson. A pleasant ascent but the summit area is a mess. | Chris Peart | 05/10/2012 |
| easy walk up from road at northern side great views all around | russf69 | 26/05/2012 |
| The summit area has recently been deforested and is very uneven. | JohnStoneham | 06/05/2012 |
| Nice walk up through the woods. Summit disappointing, but good views. | Tracey | 04/02/2012 |
| Stood on a dozen tree stumps, just to be sure. I think the local dog walkers drive up the 'private road' | Martin R | 31/07/2011 |
| Parked in lay-by. FP is about 50yards back north from the lay-by. | clivevilla | 04/06/2011 |
| Parked in layby at 306137 Good path all the way up to summit. Area above upper track has been cleared leaving good views. No obvious summit in large area of brushwood. | chriswatson | 22/05/2011 |
| Parked at High Lees. Track to bare top - trees cut down. Highest point seems S of track. | chrisbien | 09/05/2011 |
| Parked at High Leas. | arranc | 27/10/2010 |
| From layby on main road. Signposted and marked most of the way. Top in trees - came across it suddenly. Top could be anywhere. | destaylor | 13/05/2010 |
| Parked to the SE near 197 spot height. Walked up bridleway marked Private Road and kept to track till I found footpath to top full of trees. Path leaves track at SO 31489 13645. | Father Ted | 10/05/2010 |
| walked up from the path from the railway station after our heavy snow fall.The path is well constructed leads to a small summit plateau with no views.I image it could be quite slippy after heavy rain | hodder | 07/02/2009 |
| With Children | hill_walker | 04/05/2008 |
| unremarkable conifer summit; pleasant location. track from road junct to SE | RHW | 04/01/2003 |