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Name: | Y Gyrn |
Hill number: | 2259 |
Height: | 618.7m / 2030ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2226 Pen y Fan |
RHB Section: | 32A: Llandovery to Monmouth |
Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Brecon Beacons |
County/UA: | Powys |
Catchment: | Taff, Catchment Boundaries, Usk |
Watershed: | Cardiff to Cape Wrath |
Class: | Nuttall, Subsimm, Buxton & Lewis, Bridge (N,sSim,BL,Bg) |
Grid ref: | SN 98898 21612 |
Summit feature: | small cairn with post |
Drop: | 27.3m |
Col: | 591.4m SN 9916 2211 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 160 (1:25k) OL12E |
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 499 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
Nuttall walk 13.4 but a few changes. Slightly more direct route to Fan Frynych after reading the notice board by the CP. Also visited the Fan Fawr trig point and out and backed Y Gyrn from Storey Arms before walking along the Taff Trail. With R | Dan Baddeley | 28/08/2023 |
16 km hike from the A470 lay-by. Changeable weather. Summited 4 Nuttalls | joriswmdb | 11/08/2023 |
with Y | Fabioski | 09/08/2023 |
1 of 10 Starting at the storey arms car park. On towards pen y fan took the track on the left heading over to this one first. Didn’t stop straight up and over | The-Z-Man | 01/08/2023 |
Fan Frynych - Craig Cerrig-gleisiad - Fan Fawr - Y Gyrn from the nature reserve layby | Gary Heath | 26/07/2023 |
Quick and easy from Storey Arms. | alda | 21/07/2023 |
Small cairn with a post | Vulcan | 04/03/2023 |
Start @ Storey Arms Car Park, cross road and go up & back to Y Gyrn, follow Beacons Way to Fan Frynych via Craig Cerrig-gleisiad, turn back to rejoin Beacons Way heading down to Fan Llia before doubling back once again this time joining the Cambrian Way and then a track to Fan Fawr, quickly bag the Trig Point near Fan Fawr before heading back down to start point. | lboutside | 28/01/2023 |
From the lay by on the A470 near the youth hostel 97142 22237 Nine mile route over Fan Frynych, Craig Cerrig-gleisiad, Fan Fawr and Y Gyrn with 2700ft of ascent and taking Four and half hours. Returning via the Taff trail and a permissive path. | WAYNE ROWLETT | 22/01/2023 |
From an unusually empty car park opposite Storey Arms - even the burger van was closed. Up tourist path and along a sodden ridge track to intersection with old stone wall and newer bwf. Helpful piles of stones by bwf. Top was in cloud so no views. Very wet and windy. 45mins round trip. Solo. | richard69 | 03/01/2023 |
Part of 5.5 mile Pen y Fan circular hike | matt98p | 12/11/2022 |
Wales weekend | chelec | 16/07/2022 |
Cambrian Way Day 7 
 
www.exploringmidwales.co.uk | Rob Rees | 13/06/2022 |
WBMC | DARRENG | 08/05/2022 |
30 mile circular walk from Taf Fechan up to Pen-Y-Fan and east over Waun Rydd. Misty day, but good temperature for walking, especially for a challenging hike! | JazDisney | 01/05/2022 |
Climbed in storm Eunice. Started out on Storey Arms route but stream in spate and crossing impossible. Returned & rerouted via Pont Ar Daf car park. Fantastic wind, became impossible to walk at the top of the ridge so abandoned Pen Y Fan and others for a bracing walk back. 10/10. | Barns150 | 20/02/2022 |
Considered retro-ticking this, thinking I must've been over it at some stage but climbed it anyway and it didn't seem familiar. Very straightforward from Storey Arms. The sun disappearing behind Fan Fawr as its summit emerged from cloud was probably the highlight of an unremarkable day. | Wycombe Wanderer | 11/01/2022 |
Up tourist path from the Storey Arms, then track along ridge to summit. Hp on other side of barbed wire fence. Solo. | Dangerous Dave | 28/11/2021 |
From Corn Du via Obelisk. Descended to Storey Arms on grassy RoW away from major path to Corn Du. | KeithByTheC | 06/10/2021 |
Run out and back to Fan y Big from SA | milejunkie | 05/07/2021 |
Corn Du and Pen y Fan were both very busy, this was a nice quiet walk to bag the extra peak. | SootAndShale | 29/06/2021 |
From Corn Du and the Obelisk. Then back down to Storey Arms. Very dry. | Andrew Pearson | 16/06/2021 |
Circular hike from Storey Arms - Pen Milan - Blaen Taf Fawr - Craig Wcm Llwch - Pen Milan - Y Gyrn. 
 
Parking: Car park opposite Storey Arms Outdoor Centre, LD3 8NL | manilena | 15/06/2021 |
O Maes Parcio Storey Arms. | sionbrit | 29/04/2021 |
From Storey Arms: initially on Pen y Fan path, then along ridge. Thought about carrying on to Pen y Fan for old times sake, but far too many people about. | PGCE | 31/03/2021 |
Beacons Way to Craig Gwaum Taf, Corn Du, Pen y Fan, then on to much quieter Y Gyrn. With R and B. | jenx | 10/09/2020 |
8.9 miles. 1902ft. start at Storey Arms on the Beacons Way to Craig Cerrig-Gleisiad. Fan Frynych TP S2511,down to Taff Trail and up to Y Gyrn back to Storey Arms walk. | stephenbuda | 07/03/2020 |
Up and back from Storey Arms | benwloudon | 17/02/2020 |
Summited as part of a circular walk taking in Fan Frynych, Craig Cerrig-gleisiad, Fan Fawr and Y Gyrn. Hot day. 8 miles. Solo. | broser | 08/07/2019 |
On the descent from having done a dawn Pen y Fan - Corn Du ascent. | DanMaisieBex | 13/01/2019 |
G,M,G,M,J | Idris | 24/12/2018 |
G,M,G,M,J | maryjdavies | 24/12/2018 |
As Nuttall's walk 13.4, lieu day off work, run / walk, low mist | philwhit | 27/11/2018 |
With Darren | kingabunyip | 24/11/2018 |
Up from Storey Arms. Boggy in a place or two. | Arbie | 28/10/2018 |
Solo. From the carpark a little south of Storey Arms. After ascending Corn Du, Pen y Fan, Cribyn and Craig Gwaun Taf used a path that swings in a big loop to the north. In contrast to the other overcrowded paths I had used earlier I only met one other person. At a gate in a fence I went along the fence and remains of old wall alongside it to the summit of Y Gyrn. This in on the west side of the fence/wall. Mostly good weather but some mist and a little rain. | pwbellarby | 15/09/2018 |
from storrey arms, diverted off main track to visit high point, marked with a few stones. cracking weather, dry as a bone underfoot. | richardrosser | 29/06/2018 |
Walking day with WBMC. | simonshrewsbury | 12/05/2018 |
Start ~ Storey Arms. Took the tourist Path to the col before going right to Craig Gwaun Taf. Continued to Pen y Fan before returning over Corn Du to do Y Gyrn. With Wombourne. | steve hudson | 26/03/2018 |
From Pont ar Daf via Pen y Fan. | Winterfloodian | 06/10/2017 |
Circular hike from with D from Cwm Gwdi - Pen y Fan - Corn Du/goat track - Y Gyrn - Pen Milan - Cwm Gwdi. Parking: Cwm Gwdi National Trust car park | manilena | 19/09/2017 |
Path from Storey Arms. Then on to Corn Du, Pen-y-Fan and the new Nuttall, Craig Gwaun Taf. With Mrs Anchovy, Megs and Xan. | Herbert Anchovy | 10/08/2017 |
Added onto pen y fan horseshoe from Cwmgwdi | roddyp | 24/07/2017 |
Circular hike with WTBB Group. Parking opposite Storey Arms Outdoor Centre. Y Gyrn-Corn Du (obelisk)-Llyn Cwm Llwch-Cwm Llwch-Pen Milan-Y Gyrn. | manilena | 03/06/2017 |
With Keith, Ken, Karen, Rita and Olwynn | Aimless Rambler | 14/04/2017 |
a group walk with walking in the brecons | Darren-443 | 08/04/2017 |
With CP and the farmhouse crew | garth87 | 11/03/2017 |
From Storey Arms car park. Took a bearing and followed it, clearish path most of the way. Not a particualrly interesting summit but decent perspective on Corn Ddu, which was shrouded in mist. | liljonb | 04/03/2017 |
on Route to do Pen Y Fan Horseshoe Walk | jmistry86 | 18/02/2017 |
Just did this top as I had missed it on the pen y fan walk and fell in a stream on the way down! | taff | 09/02/2017 |