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Name: | Drygarn Fawr |
Hill number: | 2203 |
Height: | 645m / 2116ft |
RHB Section: | 31C: South-West Wales |
Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Central Wales - Elan Valley |
County/UA: | Powys |
Catchment: | Wye |
Class: | Marilyn, Hump, Simm, Hewitt, Nuttall, Buxton & Lewis, Bridge, Clem (Ma,Hu,Tu,Sim,Hew,N,BL,Bg,Cm) |
Grid ref: | SN 86290 58414 |
Summit feature: | large cairn 65m NE of trig point |
Drop: | 259m |
Col: | 386m SN857754 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 147 (1:25k) 187N 200W |
Observations: | trig point is at SN 86225 58380; note cairn 500m NE at SN 86760 58580 is lower |
Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 463 users) | By | Date of Ascent |
David S | 18/03/2024 | |
neilmcoward | 10/02/2024 | |
Sarah and Milo | Rob Rees | 13/12/2023 |
Day four of Dragons Back Race | emily | 07/09/2023 |
Nuttalls walk 11.3 in reverse. The best bits were the walk along the scenic Rhiwnant valley and the view from the cairn at Dryarn Fawr S to the whole skyline of the Brecon Beacons from the Black Mountains across to the Black Mountain. The worse bit was the thrash up to the cairn through long grassy tussocks - the atv track along the Dalrhiw ridge is a much easier walking option. A small path from the col between the two tops, largely following the old Birmingham Corporation boundary markers, leads to Gorllwyn. The mid section of the Nuttall descent from Gorllwyn is also grassy tussocks. With Gillian, Harriet and Mike for the first top and Gillian for the second. | richard69 | 10/08/2023 |
14.48 miles 1963ft walk ,start at Dol-Y-Mynach carpark. Gorllwyn, Carnau, Drygarn Fawr and Drum Yr Eira. | stephenbuda | 24/06/2023 |
Hetty | 07/05/2023 | |
ThomasSmith_07 | 29/04/2023 | |
Parked at Abergwesyn community centre, plenty of parking, picnic area, toilets, phone box. Head up road NE to red post box, left up track, right onto path, across a few field and through some trees, up across to left of farmhouse and up towards beautiful waterfalls, plunge pools and many georgeous spots. Followed stream all the way up to sgwd y ffrwd, minor scramble up the rocks here, carried on following the water and crossed the stream heading up to main path to summit, not sure if we were on the main path but finally made the summit for a wild camp. Lots of rain in the night, Morning was foggy and drizzly, headed back down SE towards main path, not where map says it is, down to forest, hopped locked gate and headed west, dropped down to road/track and across through forest down to cross stream, down to devil dog house and down to road, long trudge south along road back to abergwesyn ,epic route not easy especially when carrying a heavy bag. | Tribal2er | 29/04/2023 |
Poppyhillwalker | 19/04/2023 | |
Parking opposite Llannerch Cawr - Drygarn Fawr (use ATV track up Dalrhiw and towards Carreg yr Ast for the easiest route by far) - Gorllwyn - parking (slightly tedious descent by Llwydnant). | Mark Jackson | 28/10/2022 |
JDMCGARRIGLE | 26/10/2022 | |
Barry Smith | 27/06/2022 | |
Nuttall route on ascent and via Drygarn Fawr, there's a decent track that leads from the summit of the latter down to the bridge over Nant Dyrys so followed that in descent. Awful weather. | sebastiencale | 09/06/2022 |
Gorllwyn and Drygarn Fawr as per Nuttalls walk 11.3 with a varied descent to stay higher across the ridge rather than heading to the valley. Picked up an ATV track off Dalrhiw ridge leading down to the track at 890607. 11 miles | JulieB | 27/05/2022 |
oldbagger27 | 23/05/2022 | |
smb20 | 12/05/2022 | |
Rhino48 | 03/05/2022 | |
JDMCGARRIGLE | 17/04/2022 | |
GuyF | 04/04/2022 | |
Gorllwyn and Drygarn Fawr same as Nuttalls route 11:3 | dgresty | 15/03/2022 |
Exploring Mid Wales walk. Followed path up over Dalrhiw. | Rob Rees | 12/03/2022 |
Jason Lane | 12/03/2022 | |
Smog | 23/01/2022 | |
rickeeling | 03/01/2022 | |
From the north, good ex miner's track for first 4km but then, in thick cloud, path from there was soon lost in the bog and tussocks, so hard going and top took a bit of finding. It was so bad I headed off on a good track to the SE (not on map) down into the valley south of ridge and re-ascended from there to make my way back. Time lost meant I abandoned plans continue to Gorrllwyn and Y Gamriw. Instead, drove round towards Cwmystwyth to do Pen y Garn but that also failed, the road was closed and I did ot have time before dark for the 30 mile diversion. | dickscroop | 24/09/2021 |
Followed the bridleway up which was very wet underfoot, back down the farmers track. Parked in car park at Southern end of Cavan reservoir | Stevooo | 31/07/2021 |
ketzster | 25/07/2021 | |
Katbus 27 | 07/06/2021 | |
DFRYER | 04/06/2021 | |
Parked at the road at SN 833 555. Alternate lifestyle group at Llanerch-yrfa were as friendly as previous folk have mentioned, large dogs went mad as we passed on the PRoW. Followed bridleway to the open moor, then via Drygarn Fach & to the top. Visited the other cairn too. | DanMaisieBex | 03/06/2021 |
ARC | 30/05/2021 | |
from CP at top end of Caban Coch reservoir. fairly direct route via track and ATV track. Good view of Brecon Beacons. Return by Rhiwnant valley. Wet feet crossing streams, but interesting route back. | IanHHill | 22/05/2021 |
Easter Walk | gingerreader | 25/04/2021 |
Charli Wisbey | 17/04/2021 | |
Elwyn_Summers | 17/04/2021 | |
From head of Caban-coch Res. Track on N side of Rhiwnant to old mines, then struggled to cross Nant y Carw, Blaen Rhiwnant then summit. On to Gorllwyn after. | AndrewP | 15/12/2020 |
Same walk as Gorllwyn (see Gorllwyn log). Came down over Dalrhiw to rejoin bridle way and Nant Paradwys, and then to Rhiwnant. | Dewi Prysor | 15/10/2020 |
From Rhiwnant parking at the end of Caban-coch Reservoir. Up the old mine tracks to exit onto Esgair Ganol. Easy going to start with but Blaen Rhiwnant consisted of peat hags and deep tussocks. Cloud free and splendid views. Return via track over shoulder of Carreg yr Ast. | N.Morters | 27/09/2020 |
From the fords to the SW, taking the forest track after being scared off the footpath behind the house by the hounds of hell. Nasty snarling group of dangerous dogs. | NormanW | 27/09/2020 |
Picked up on way home from Brecon Beacons. Met no-one but happy campers at the riverside parking area. Lovely desolate feel once clear of forestry. | lordtonult | 01/09/2020 |
Gorllwyn & Drygarn Fawr following Nuttall walk 11.3 | Ramblingpaul | 09/08/2020 |
First of two tops following the ten mile nuttall route from free car parking at the southern tip of the Caban Coch reservoir at grid 90070 61630 also visiting Gorllwyn. | WAYNE ROWLETT | 25/01/2020 |
geoffreycurnock | 25/01/2020 | |
Filthy day, from plantations to west, splendid isolation, immaculate bee hive. Exit south aiming towards pillar a little east of Abergwesyn, stay high, ground ok. | richardrosser | 25/11/2019 |
from gorllwyn then back down on quad tracks over Dalrhiw easy walking back to car past farm Llanerch cawr watch out for farm dogs | underhill | 08/09/2019 |
From SW, track as far as possible then direct path to large cairn on nice shapely summit. Path mostly dry and distinct but there are some wet and less distinct sections. Returned on path all the way, uncomfortable bracken bash at the bottom, then at Llannerchyrfa I came to the attention of several large barking dogs leashed to the compound perimeter. If any one of them, let alone more than one, had broken away, the consequences could have been deadly serious. There was evidently something dodgy going on down there. Is there anyone out there to protect our public rights of way from aggressive zoology and botany? | Topographer57 | 05/09/2019 |
Jrobholland | 29/08/2019 | |
A two night wildcamp starting from the reservoir, up the river valley to Drygarn Fawr, across to Gorllyn and back down to the reservoir. Upland grasslands, marsh and some peat bogs. Very quiet. | Taz38 | 20/08/2019 |
Did this on my own and only met one person while I was having lunch at the summit. Elapsed-4h | stevehiker | 13/08/2019 |
danpquinn | 08/08/2019 | |
TD & C | This Dog | 01/08/2019 |
tomd4 | 19/07/2019 | |
With CathyS. From Camp at Bwlch y Ddau Faen. | masmith | 30/06/2019 |
nigelcmason | 16/05/2019 | |
Sunny day, great views but the path walking up is quite hard going! | fantango | 13/05/2019 |
Parked just E of the bridge at 836555 to the SW. Used the forest track until picking up the bridleway at the hairpin at 845563. Bridleway here is well marked through felled area. From gate easy walking to the summit. | garyhoney | 06/05/2019 |
PM | 22/04/2019 | |
Rockdoctor | 21/04/2019 | |
Nuttall route 11.3, Drygarn Fawr & Gorllwyn. | Jephcote83 | 17/04/2019 |
Drygarn Fawr > Drum yr Eira > [Drygarn Fach] from GR: SN 83455 55567 | ronaldo333 | 13/04/2019 |
Drygarn Fawr > Drum yr Eira > [Drygarn Fach] from GR: SN 83455 55567 | Hippster | 13/04/2019 |
From the S. Tussocky above the falls. | Arbie | 06/04/2019 |
Yrarthblewog | 25/02/2019 | |
benwloudon | 03/01/2019 | |
jamiejones20 | 30/12/2018 | |
phowson | 10/10/2018 | |
hbagger | 10/10/2018 | |
outlawcatcher | 10/10/2018 | |
Straightforward from the south with rewarding 360 vista at summit. | peebs | 23/09/2018 |
Repeat | chalky1953 | 16/09/2018 |
From car park SN900616, then on to Gorllwyn. Mile upon mile of grass, wet and rough in places. | Neil Midgley | 30/08/2018 |
Y Gamriw - Gorllwyn - Drygawn Fawr. From Gorllwyn - surprised to find a decent path leading between the two summits. It's clearly boggy normally but in a dry summer I could stride across the bogs without difficulty. Returned via Pant Glas which was hard going at first due to tall, dense vegetation although it got easier further down. 22.3 km in total in 4 hours 43 minutes. | Herbert Anchovy | 28/07/2018 |
Reservoir CP SN901616. up the Nant Paradwys bridleway till the cross roads of the path from Gorllwyn. SN895585. then followed path alll the way to the summit. With Elizyanne 50 percent Welsh marlyins completed. back from summit via a quad track that runs all the way back over Dalrhiw to SN889606. | GmacT | 20/07/2018 |
with Gmact . 50 percent Welsh Marilyns. Loved this walk up through valley and navigated the big easily due to the dry conditions. Found the two cairns fascinating. Followed quad track down and crossed at small bridge. Would use that route to go up if I was to return again - thus avoiding the bog issues! | elizyanne | 20/07/2018 |
Parked just before Fords sign on O/S. Big passing place with space to park also. Up forest road before the fords, round hairpin to rejoin the ghastly tree stump strewn track at 845563. Hot, partly sunny and great views. | iangalbraith | 17/07/2018 |
Icarus28 | 01/07/2018 | |
garethr10 | 01/06/2018 | |
From parking place at SN 838556, exiting wood at SN 851563 on to the moor. Found useful quad track for most of the climb from then on. Operated ham radio on summit for SOTA. | G4OBK (Phil) | 17/03/2018 |
Wycombe Wanderer | 28/12/2017 | |
tomcr88 | 06/12/2017 | |
iainwalton | 09/09/2017 | |
Chris K | 26/08/2017 | |
jaggedlakes | 26/08/2017 | |
patrick | 23/08/2017 | |
From Devils staircase | Chris Williams | 16/08/2017 |
Finally a sunny Marilyn and SIMM summit to rand my day. Huge behive cairn about four metres higher than the trig to the SW | vegibagger | 10/08/2017 |
Fellhugger | 30/07/2017 | |
From the minor road to the SW with Shaky & Smithy. Parked just E of the bridge at 836555. Took the track to the E of Nant y Fedw which is just as well because tree felling has reduced the marked bridleway on the other side to an impassable state. Followed the first dogleg NW & should have taken the next one E to a gate leading on to the open hillside which we used in descent. Instead we tried to locate the previously mentioned path. Big mistake. Normally the sort of mess that the ground is in is not funny at all but on this occasion it was hilarious. The air turned blue behind me as the other two tripped over tree stumps & random branches & fell into flooded holes & ditches. THen they moaned at me for poor route finding. Eventually reached the fence & found a newish gate 50m to the E. The track is then quite faint on the other side until nearer Drygarn Fach where it becomes more distinct & then it was an easy ascent to Drygarn Fawr. Big open views. Returned S to track. | NotReallyABagger | 22/07/2017 |
From SW as Nordicstar. Pink markers not in place so very awkward crossing felled area. Then path to summit from gate. Better route on return following good mainly dry track to SN 85202 56400, then forest tracks back to car. | Lionel Bidwell | 13/07/2017 |
Susan Bidwell | 13/07/2017 | |
arjh | 04/06/2017 | |
acleafe | 31/05/2017 | |
Dragon's Back | haydnw | 25/05/2017 |
Papwilkinson | 25/05/2017 | |
Nuttall route 11.3 with Lindsay. My Hewitt completion - celebrated with a dram of Penderyn. | Crib Goch | 13/04/2017 |
Martin's Welsh completion week. Gorllwyn and Drygarn Fawr from Llanerch y Caur on a windy but dry day. The latter saw him complete The Hewitt list. | Lou | 13/04/2017 |
#624 | tim747 | 24/03/2017 |
Grand hill. Advised by local that bridle way from 835556 was extremely messy due to timber felling. Followed his advice and climbed steep hillside immediately behind parking place on a very old track. Followed it to 841554 where cross fence and pick up good forest track. Followed to edge of forest where a path can be followed all the way to summit. | Crumblie2 | 11/03/2017 |
Thorny | 11/03/2017 | |
spallen | 19/12/2016 | |
andy63 | 05/12/2016 | |
Hammy | 16/11/2016 | |
mntainman | 21/10/2016 | |
TK | 22/09/2016 | |
A Peckish | 12/08/2016 | |
beckybags | 12/08/2016 | |
A long boggy slog form Gorllwyn. Saw one person the whole time whilst up on the top. 
 
Did the Nuttall's walk apart from the descent. Followed the bridleway down from the first beehive cairn to the start. Still boggy! | johnjennison | 17/07/2016 |
With Jen from the forest entrance to SW. Bridleway has been farmed for trees so instead used track to the east on other side of river. Can drive up to a gate where parking. Used track to join junction further up with Bridleway and followed luminous pink markers through more clearance ro gate in boundary fence. After this in mist however a good track line can be followed all way to trig and large cairn. Back same way, 11km tound trip in just over 2 hrs. | nordicstar | 28/06/2016 |
From SW. Used the forest track to get started. Bridleway not clear from edge of forest, but found it on the way back. All very wet underfoot. | jenx | 28/06/2016 |
With K, M and RM. Extreme views in every direction. Following bridleway from SW. Lower reaches of bridleway lost in clear felling - some trackless moor traversed. | Ashley | 31/05/2016 |
Bug | 31/05/2016 | |
Mark65Evans | 25/05/2016 | |
salen | 08/05/2016 | |
with dave ange lee and others 
 
weather wasnt to bad | Darren-443 | 07/05/2016 |
with dave chips ange and others | my-list | 07/05/2016 |
Curlywurly | 07/05/2016 | |
Nuttall walk 11.3: Gorllwyn - Drygarn Fawr | ronaldo333 | 03/04/2016 |
5/7 Fifth of epic walk with great scenery (Y Garth/Wennallt/Alt Y Dinas/Gorllwyn/Drygan Fawr/Darren/Bryn) | Fergalh | 13/03/2016 |
Tony S | 03/12/2015 | |
Nuttall Walk WN 11.3 Gorllwyn & Drygarn Fawr from car park at top of Caban-coch Resr. SN 900 616. 16km with 600m ascent in 4h20m. (S) | silveracorn_alan | 04/10/2015 |
interloper | 29/09/2015 | |
Fletch | 29/09/2015 | |
geralddavison | 12/09/2015 | |
paulsross | 03/09/2015 | |
With G. From carpark at head of Dolymynach reservoir > Gorllwyn > Drygarn Fawr following Nuttalls' route. Then retraced steps back to SN 876 586 to follow fair track NE then N over Dalrhiw then NE & E back to bridleway back to carpark. | RT1970 | 01/08/2015 |
Dragon's Back | DinoF | 25/06/2015 |
ANOTHER FINE DAY BUT WITH A VERY STRONG EAST WIND. FOLLOWED NUTTALLS ROUTE 11.3 BUT FOUND A MUCH MORE DIRECT DESCENT BY RETURNING SOME WAY FROM DRYGARN FAWR AND FOLLOWING A GOOD TRACK N.E. STRAIGHT BACK TO THE START. UNINSPIRING ON THE TOPS BUT ELAN VALLEY LOVELY. | BURGESS | 09/06/2015 |
Nuttalls route. A great top. | mick | 06/06/2015 |
tallscottishguy | 02/05/2015 | |
katec | 01/05/2015 | |
Walked up from the bottom of the Devils staircase on the Abergwesyn to Tregaron road. | Neolith | 05/04/2015 |
Kendall | 23/12/2014 | |
danduponty | 21/12/2014 | |
Caspar | 21/12/2014 | |
Tom Mundell | 15/10/2014 | |
Iona | 15/10/2014 | |
Trekking toes | 15/10/2014 | |
Nuttall route 11.3, 5h 20m, with Penda. Overcast but not cold, slight drizzle. Route from Gorllwyn DOES have knee-deep bogs as the book states, as I can verify! I can't recommend the return route by the Rhiwnant as shown in the book, chest-high reeds and bracken with bogs in places, very tough going. Better to retrace steps past Brynn Rhud, following marked track to lower Rhiwnant valley. | beorwulf | 27/09/2014 |
Shepherd | 20/08/2014 | |
andrew.morel | 05/08/2014 | |
dicky bird | 24/07/2014 | |
DuncanH | 23/07/2014 | |
flakeyw | 18/07/2014 | |
10 mile circuit, parked at car park north, followed the Marchnant brook up to Gorllwyn and just stumbled across the trig, walked across pathless terrain all the way to Drygarn Fawr and followed cart track from just north of the summit back down to the road. Great wilderness walk, we had no problem with bog either because it had been dry for so many days. | DanTrig | 11/07/2014 |
DanKanaris | 26/05/2014 | |
LydiaB | 26/05/2014 | |
KeithByTheC | 25/05/2014 | |
what a slog from Gorllwyn but following posts is a god.send came up from back of resivoir. great cairns no views as cloud was low. | Aristotle Chip | 20/04/2014 |
rogreeves | 04/04/2014 | |
Nuttal route | Ruth | 17/03/2014 |
Rob Rees | 13/03/2014 | |
govanah | 02/02/2014 | |
G0HIO | 01/12/2013 | |
alistairpooler | 10/11/2013 | |
neilsan | 13/10/2013 | |
A surprising easy walk from the summit of Gorllwyn. Underfoot was much better than guides books suggest. | bolton | 05/10/2013 |
MattM | 14/09/2013 | |
Car park at Llanerch Cawr (SW end of Caban-coch Reservoir) Across bridge and up track to old quarry Up NW slopes to summit of Gorllwyn Bwlch y Ddau Faen Drygarn Fawr Down N. slopes into Pant Glas (Blue green valley) Followed valley down to car park. Progress on descent down the valley was slow Long coarse grasses and bracken. Better to have gone back to Bwlch y Ddau Faen and down path/track on E. side of Nant Paradwys. (JL) | gerrybowes | 04/09/2013 |
Good, straightforward ascent from Elan valley. Needs dry conditions underfoot. Rough land on descent. With G. Bowes. | John L | 04/09/2013 |
Gorllwyn and Drygarn Fawr. Followed route in Nuttall book and then drove over to Cwmystwyth and ascended Pen Y garn. Turned a bling eye to my normal rule of touching the top of the cairn! | tsharp | 24/08/2013 |
LizH | 19/08/2013 | |
PeterAH | 19/08/2013 | |
Gorllwyn and Drygarn Fawr following the Nuttalls route. | rhalstead | 28/07/2013 |
melly1 | 24/07/2013 | |
jnixon | 24/07/2013 | |
softsquare | 14/07/2013 | |
From Abergwesyn via the very attractive Cwm Gwesyn. Great views all round from summit. Continued to Carnau - surprisingly dry going. | milimana | 06/07/2013 |
Rob50 | 07/06/2013 | |
andrewroberts | 01/06/2013 | |
Fantastic views from the top. | denisB52 | 26/05/2013 |
AHP | 18/05/2013 | |
skeletonjo | 28/04/2013 | |
Walked as per nuttall book mist just clearing as reached second peak, superb cairns almost a work of art, long but sunny walkout by the stream | geoffreybbb | 23/03/2013 |
BorthGoat | 03/03/2013 | |
zaul_uk | 18/02/2013 | |
From Beulah. | koen16 | 03/02/2013 |
thetills | 27/12/2012 | |
needanewdog | 30/11/2012 | |
BrianMatthews | 30/10/2012 | |
ngthack | 05/10/2012 | |
dicky | 17/09/2012 | |
Ascent through the forestry from the south - Abergwesyn Common - along the minor road from Beulah to Tregarron. | Marshsand | 04/09/2012 |
Problem Child | 01/09/2012 | |
Followed the Nuttalls' recommended route from Llanerch Cawr. Drizzly but cloud generally above the summits. | davidpettit84 | 24/06/2012 |
davidfarrer | 24/05/2012 | |
Largest summit cairns ever! | andrew larkins | 13/05/2012 |
Absolutely horrible hill, covered in tussocks and bogs. If you miss the path that goes off to the right (see OS) map for the summit off the bridle path then let me tell you you are in for a rotten slog | simon and co | 11/05/2012 |
SS | 06/04/2012 | |
ianarbor | 02/01/2012 | |
OLIVERS | 05/11/2011 | |
Westdenewalker | 14/09/2011 | |
poppiesrara | 07/08/2011 | |
abbo0001 | 29/07/2011 | |
TeasyChris | 01/07/2011 | |
Wayne Morris | 17/06/2011 | |
PDR365 | 01/05/2011 | |
JEASHTON | 27/04/2011 | |
Blisco | 11/04/2011 | |
From western end of Dolymynach Reservoir (SN 90065 61633) - Carnau - Bwlch Trypeg - Drygarn Fawr. Wouldn't recommend this walk in poor visibility, trackless moorland terrain between Carnau & Bwlch Trypeg with extensive peat hags. | david230201 | 10/04/2011 |
Derek_Snaith | 09/04/2011 | |
Liz_N | 09/04/2011 | |
Galvgoon | 19/03/2011 | |
Walked from SW. 50th Birthday walk for Mrs Dusty. | Dusty | 01/01/2011 |
bogdodger | 17/10/2010 | |
Laurel | 04/10/2010 | |
Rowan | 04/10/2010 | |
interloper | 16/09/2010 | |
WELSHDRAGON60 | 01/09/2010 | |
BobKelly | 11/07/2010 | |
Parked at 833555 (14:45) and followed path through wood, latterly steep and onto open hill. Path indistinct; over Drygarn Fach to huge summit cairn. Path more obvious on return; finish 17:25. Weather fine. | dbb | 17/06/2010 |
wychwood | 16/06/2010 | |
We walked from Gorllwyn following the old boundary stones, a long and featureless way but the going was not to bad and we covered the distance quickly. Very Impressive summit cairns maybe the best I have seen on my peak bagging mission. | SteveClay | 30/04/2010 |
Swindon Bagger | 07/11/2009 | |
Top was also visited as an Elan Valley OMM checkpoint 2009- unusual to have such an obvious feature as a c/p | Chris Pearson | 30/10/2009 |
SteveC | 29/10/2009 | |
RSG | 18/10/2009 | |
J-D-B | 08/10/2009 | |
PeterKirkwood | 25/09/2009 | |
From SN 9008 6164. Gorllwyn first. An unrelentingly wet and windy 22k round. | jonglew | 23/08/2009 |
roddyp | 23/08/2009 | |
Matt | 09/08/2009 | |
following the stream on the way down was very slow and difficult....i would hate to see what the walking on the top is like as this is the recommended way down in the nuttall book!! | jonathanwilliam | 05/08/2009 |
Steve Q | 02/08/2009 | |
With: hb sb; Parked on the minor road to SW and followed the bridle track through the woods and onto open moor. Visited summit and E cairn then returned via ridge over Drygarn Fach back through the wood. | Ian Baines | 25/07/2009 |
With: ib sb; | Helen Baines | 25/07/2009 |
Did the Nuttall route. Good time of year for this walk - relatively dry and bracken not too high yet. Thunder threatened all day but kept off until the end. And only went in to the bog up to my ankle. | woodse | 30/06/2009 |
MikeM | 05/06/2009 | |
tomandivy | 02/06/2009 | |
Condoverman | 28/05/2009 | |
KIWI 07 | 28/05/2009 | |
siabod | 24/05/2009 | |
mad max | 23/05/2009 | |
ju ju | 23/05/2009 | |
Hetty | 19/04/2009 | |
Not real date as log not kept. Gorllwyn, Drygarn Fawr | ijpowell | 01/04/2009 |
Fr Llannerch yrfa to SW. Woods then wide open spaces eventually lead to trig overlooked by a huge beehive cairn on a higher point. Similar cairn 500m away, topped by quartz. Superb area. | Aye Jimmy | 20/03/2009 |
Park at car park by phone box by Craig y Bwch 
Came up over Dalrhiw and then past Carreg Yr Ast - Clear Day - Hazy Vis 10milesMax Light wind - not brill.. | ianspeed | 19/03/2009 |
steve | 13/03/2009 | |
As Gerald Peck, sunny with cool wind. | Dugswell2 | 21/02/2009 |
ras52 | 24/01/2009 | |
stevehughes | 01/01/2009 | |
Parked at Rhiwnant. Went up track which disappeared after a whille. Heavy going across boggy, tussocky moor so decided to descend via Pant Glas as suggested by Nuttals. Still heavy going and last stream was not fordable so had to hike back up quite a way | clivevilla | 25/11/2008 |
proper middle of nowhere stuff. we did a loop coming back via the old mine at the head of cwm rhiwnant. but heavy going. | stig_nest | 16/11/2008 |
DARRENG | 11/11/2008 | |
andrew brown | 11/11/2008 | |
Lucy Peroxide | 02/11/2008 | |
Llywelyn Bren | 23/09/2008 | |
Ascent from Bwlch Abergwesyn via Drygarn Fach. Watch out for the (waist deep) stream between the two summits! | huwthomas | 20/09/2008 |
Rambling Ray | 14/08/2008 | |
monkey | 19/06/2008 | |
maknipe | 07/06/2008 | |
Minto | 07/06/2008 | |
Tony Rogers | 07/06/2008 | |
Colin Crawford | 07/06/2008 | |
Dee Rogers | 07/06/2008 | |
chrisbien | 06/06/2008 | |
Slash3 | 01/06/2008 | |
Malcvolm | 29/05/2008 | |
Revisit date. First date not recorded. | RHW | 10/05/2008 |
axe.stephen | 03/05/2008 | |
alone (CK fishing) | SheilaS | 12/04/2008 |
Edwin Gradwell | 20/03/2008 | |
Tom Gradwell | 20/03/2008 | |
David Gradwell | 20/03/2008 | |
mae | 06/01/2008 | |
Hill Wanderer | 30/12/2007 | |
bertbarnett123 | 09/11/2007 | |
with Tony and Devon | Stuart Hyde | 25/08/2007 |
Anton | 00/08/2007 | |
Steve Clark | 31/07/2007 | |
mnixon | 27/07/2007 | |
Been Up this one a few times on the bike and never realised it was a Nuttall. Great decent for all Mtb's out there | Gee | 19/07/2007 |
Round of Drygarn Fawr and Gorllwyn from Rhiwnant. After floods a number of tributaries, such as Pant Glas, needed fording. | Eddie | 02/07/2007 |
Martin R | 16/06/2007 | |
With Da | 1921 | 03/06/2007 |
Long walk over these two 2000 footers with Caroline and Dean and Ron and Ann and Dean's Youngest daughter Gaby | nickywood1 | 29/05/2007 |
christine strat | 13/05/2007 | |
Andy West | 05/04/2007 | |
jimbloomer | 14/03/2007 | |
davefh | 03/12/2006 | |
bucklej | 07/10/2006 | |
carole engel | 19/09/2006 | |
richtea5040 | 06/09/2006 | |
ajwxyzt | 06/09/2006 | |
pererin | 12/08/2006 | |
Kiltie | 12/08/2006 | |
stevedixon | 03/06/2006 | |
Took the good path from the south end of Caban-coch Reservoir, following the Rhiwnant and then leaving it to run north as far as Bwlch y Ddau Faen. From here, though the general direction was clear as the two enormous summit cairns peeped over the lip of the hill, the going was tough as paths kept disappearing in the marsh. Finally, near Carreg yr Ast, we came upon a good path, guarded by half a dozen wild horses who eyed us with interest. Having visited the higher cairn and trig point, we followed the good path to the point where we had joined it. It seemed to go north-east from here; we stuck to it as it avoided the marsh, eventually dropping towards the Rhiwnant where sheep grazed peacefully in the warmth of late spring. We descended to a path which crossed Nant Dyrys and joined the main track leading back to the car. | peter4lc | 31/05/2006 |
Donpeblo | 28/05/2006 | |
Idwal | 26/04/2006 | |
Campbell Singer | 09/04/2006 | |
crowdie | 25/02/2006 | |
chutchings | 25/02/2006 | |
Solo, Rhayader Trip | richardsun | 28/12/2005 |
salen | 20/11/2005 | |
martin_hall | 05/09/2005 | |
stevent0809 | 13/08/2005 | |
Tony J | 02/08/2005 | |
Fine summit mound dwarfs trig. Flies a real nuisance on the way down back to the road. | signyred | 17/07/2005 |
stanappleton | 01/07/2005 | |
StephenPSmith | 10/06/2005 | |
Phil M | 31/05/2005 | |
Emlyno | 25/05/2005 | |
Jon F | 30/04/2005 | |
Father Ted | 10/04/2005 | |
Two huge cairns mark the summit rdge the one close to the trig point marks the highest point. Ascent made from Southern end of Caban Coch reservoir via Gorllwyn | isabelle | 18/03/2005 |
David Evans | 13/03/2005 | |
jrd21 | 01/01/2005 | |
PeteN | 30/10/2004 | |
Isbjorn | 29/08/2004 | |
Sprog | 16/07/2004 | |
salen | 14/06/2004 | |
Chester | 22/05/2004 | |
MM | 30/03/2004 | |
AndyS | 25/01/2004 | |
tim evans | 25/10/2003 | |
David Rawden | 28/09/2003 | |
martin & storm | 05/09/2003 | |
Owen B | 09/08/2003 | |
climbed with my dad and the dog | dianepick | 03/05/2003 |
DerekClive | 26/04/2003 | |
NactonRoad | 26/04/2003 | |
Man of Kernow1 | 21/04/2003 | |
Rob Pen y Garn | 22/03/2003 | |
Lynfa Penygarn | 22/03/2003 | |
fortyniner | 15/02/2003 | |
alda | 02/01/2003 | |
Start ~ 836555, Llannerch-yrfa. Followed forestry track up through the woods before crossing open hillside to the summit. Thought the hill was rather busy for one so far off the beaten track. With John Dummeleow. | steve hudson | 06/12/2002 |
BaggerGutt | 01/12/2002 | |
Calico | 19/11/2002 | |
Frank_Begbie | 22/09/2002 | |
milejunkie | 01/09/2002 | |
DC11main | 29/08/2002 | |
Bag2000 | 01/08/2002 | |
Jim T | 04/05/2002 | |
chalky1953 | 04/04/2002 | |
morgs4mountains | 16/03/2002 | |
Ascended from Rhiwnant. | JohnW | 03/10/2001 |
glbrookes | 26/08/2001 | |
Philshills | 09/09/2000 | |
Moorponder | 02/08/2000 | |
Archie | 01/07/2000 | |
KathW | 01/07/2000 | |
Kevin Borman | 29/05/2000 | |
Mc Tango | 12/03/2000 | |
Phaedra | 05/03/2000 | |
Gill | 01/01/2000 | |
andrew.allum | 01/01/2000 | |
rpettit | 01/01/2000 | |
Halfdecent | 00/00/2000 | |
Colin Crawford | 01/08/1999 | |
Richard, Vera & Bill via Drygarn Fach from Llannerch Yrfa near Abergwesyn. Down via Nant y Rhestr. Swims. Hot, sunny. Horseflies! | JtwoUD | 11/07/1999 |
Galltywenallt | 03/07/1999 | |
2nd visit 11/02/12, this time approached from SW - thin trail through woodland before trackless, very rough moorland. Unsure what conditions would make for faster progress! | Smudge | 01/06/1999 |
boxblade | 15/05/1999 | |
By mountain bike | Bob Aldred | 12/04/1999 |
decibel | 14/03/1999 | |
PGCE | 07/03/1999 | |
Adrian | 20/09/1998 | |
Solo run. Second of two peaks this afternoon. Lovely wild hills. | mikejacobs | 05/09/1998 |
RichardJ51 | 07/06/1998 | |
MalDavies | 04/05/1998 | |
ROB | Richard Tait | 13/04/1998 |
Tricky | 28/02/1998 | |
mountaineagle | 05/02/1998 | |
TamCollie | 30/11/1997 | |
Alan Moore | 01/11/1997 | |
Sherlock | 13/09/1997 | |
RobertP | 06/05/1997 | |
Mike Backler | 19/01/1997 | |
Andrew64 | 29/12/1996 | |
dochart111 | 07/12/1996 | |
GGT | Idris | 15/09/1996 |
top | gigglejon | 07/08/1996 |
With Dave | ruthatlast | 27/07/1996 |
Jim.Fothergill | 06/07/1996 | |
PJT | 28/04/1996 | |
Walk: 11.3. With: Richard McLellan,Denise McLellan,Tony Gordon,Tony McGraw,Sarah McGraw,Eric Murray. Notes: | dchill01 | 24/02/1996 |
RichardM | 24/02/1996 | |
Denise | 24/02/1996 | |
salen | 21/01/1996 | |
thenomad 2nd | 16/01/1996 | |
Second visit | thenomad | 15/01/1996 |
GeoffC | 29/10/1995 | |
Ozymandias | 30/08/1995 | |
Clive G | 13/08/1995 | |
Approx date. With NRPG. | douglas_easton | 01/07/1995 |
With KW | JohnIvor | 08/04/1995 |
trimarc2 | 01/04/1995 | |
John Eley | 04/02/1995 | |
Frogreen | 27/11/1994 | |
borderline | 21/08/1994 | |
The Dancing Mon | 20/08/1994 | |
mike.hoult | 29/05/1994 | |
Tony Wilson | 01/05/1994 | |
From Rhiwnant via Marchnant and Gorllwyn. Easy hillsides to Gorllwyn then tougher- long, tussocky, boggy in places. The recent dry weather made it seem less serious than it might be. Unbroken sunshine, clear views of the great line Old Red Sandstone mountains to the S. We returned via Rhiwnant- a lovely valley with interesting ruins of mining. With Pete. We like this wild country and have been on Drygarn Fawr since. | pwheeler | 30/04/1994 |
A sunny friday in November -running round of the 4x 2000ers of the Radnor Forest and then time to also do Drygan Fawr and Pen y Garn and Gorllwyn then to Bryn Hafod hut in Berwyns for a reunion meet of the CB11 India expedition, earlier that summer. Top was also visited as an Elan Vally OMM checkpoint 2009- unusual to have such an obvious feature as a c/p | Chris Pearson | 05/11/1993 |
Ianto&Sue | 16/10/1993 | |
christinemcnama | 05/09/1993 | |
danniemc | 02/09/1993 | |
destaylor | 01/06/1993 | |
ianwatson | 20/12/1992 | |
thenomad | 05/11/1992 | |
salty | 03/04/1992 | |
GaryJones | 01/01/1992 | |
IainT | 27/11/1991 | |
jim.r | 26/08/1991 | |
GordonAdshead | 00/06/1991 | |
hornet | 28/05/1991 | |
From reservoir to NE, Gorllwyn first then a revisit to this top. | PeterD | 17/05/1991 |
TREBORK | 05/03/1991 | |
Local Nutall to me but not a favourite as the link to Gorllwyn is featureless in the extreme. N valleys offer more than S and of course you get to see the Elan Valley reservoirs | Rhayader_wander | 18/11/1990 |
Rannoch_Monkey | 19/09/1990 | |
chriswatson | 01/09/1990 | |
johnbarnard25 | 05/08/1990 | |
try9fan | 08/07/1990 | |
wombourne | 07/05/1990 | |
fasgadh | 04/04/1990 | |
petey | 01/01/1990 | |
Date unknown | RHW | 01/01/1990 |
jabbott1968 | 01/01/1990 | |
DewiH | 23/07/1989 | |
GWR Chris | 20/05/1989 | |
Alaric | 02/04/1989 | |
salen | 04/09/1988 | |
raymondwilkes | 13/08/1988 | |
David Purchase | 09/04/1988 | |
Iwanna Gethigh | 26/07/1987 | |
From road to NE at end of Caban-coch Reservoir, following FP. The day after doing the Rhayader 20 road race. | PeterD | 22/03/1987 |
ChrisC | 11/08/1986 | |
raymondwilkes | 09/08/1986 | |
Up from Llannerch-yrfa | Chris Peart | 04/05/1986 |
Rob Rees | 12/04/1986 | |
iaindbrown | 26/05/1985 | |
from Gorllwyn. Most tedious ever 3 1/2m plod to bwylch. Treacherous underfoot, white stringy grass and very tough going. Very long trudge to 1st cairn. Predates trig, built lower than a second cairn which is built above the column. 15.40. | arranc | 10/05/1985 |
Lynette | 01/05/1985 | |
eddieh | 11/04/1984 | |
FACERS | 20/09/1983 | |
Cambrian way | petesimpson | 26/06/1982 |
AlanD | 06/04/1982 | |
49colin | 24/05/1981 | |
Rob Rees | 03/01/1981 | |
Red kites to be seen. | PeteF | 17/12/1974 |
Alan Whatley | 14/08/1972 | |
peterstanding | 02/05/1971 | |
With Richard Denise Tony Gordon Tony McGraw Sarah McGraw Eric : | dchill | 01/01/1970 |
kanderson | 02/01/1955 | |
1995(?). From SN863533. | summitsup | blank |
From the Carpark at the Elan valley reservoirs we walked upto Gorllyn and then across to this top. 
Very open and remote moreland. 
The top had a trig point which was the most interesting feature. | ChinnockC | blank |
Boggy ascent | jonnydand | blank |
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