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Name: | Y Golfa |
Hill number: | 2136 |
Height: | 341.4m / 1120ft |
RHB Section: | 30E: Bala to Welshpool |
County/UA: | Powys |
Catchment: | Severn |
Class: | Marilyn, Hump, Tump (300-399m), Clem (Ma,Hu,Tu,3,Cm) |
Grid ref: | SJ 18252 07092 |
Summit feature: | trig point |
Drop: | 165m |
Col: | 176m SJ166059 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 125 (1:25k) 216 239 |
Survey: | Trimble GeoXH 6000 |
Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 263 users) | By | Date of Ascent |
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South Shropshire Circular | Sleepwa1ker | 24/02/2024 |
Permission was sought, and given, to use the golf club CP (very steep road, few passing places). No evidence of the supposed waymarked prescribed route for walkers. Followed buggie tx and ridge line | Isbjorn | 05/02/2024 |
Walked up from Welshpool along easy road and track following Glyndwrs Way. Back same route. Walked with Mr W. Views of long Mt, xriggiob,Berwyns, Coundon. | Woolly Hattie | 11/04/2023 |
Second ascent. Parked at clubhouse followed track which initially follows ROW then up to summit. | PeteF | 30/12/2022 |
Re-visit from the clubhouse again, across the sunny Welshpool golfcourse, to the trig for ADCC | vegibagger | 01/06/2022 |
From the golf club car park, along buggy tracks alongside fairways and up to trig and HP. Great views in all direction. Very few golfers. | PeterD | 28/05/2022 |
Followed the GW from the NW, which enters the golf course and skirts around a few holes until due north of the summit. Great course - may come back with the clubs one day. In the meantime found three stray balls to lose later this week. | summitter | 28/05/2022 |
Parked by small station halt. Up path to well manicured golf couse. Stood aside as golfers drove past. Summit above 10th tee | cjo | 28/05/2022 |
Left bike near layby to N by station. | davechaffey | 27/05/2022 |
Parked on the main road to the south by Sylfaen Halt.Public footpath across cow field to Access Land. A bad weather day, so golf course was totally deserted. Solo. | Dangerous Dave | 26/05/2022 |
Parked in Welshpool and followed the Glyndwr Way. Enjoyable walk with a steady climb. Strange to find a golf course at the top, but only one golfer around. Great views all round. With whole family except Evangeline. About 260m ascent. | RoguePulsar | 19/04/2022 |
Walked through the town onto a track through sheep fields went to a rough track. At the top some heather and a golf course. Went with Mum, Dulcie, Dad, and Ptolemy. | speedyclimber | 19/04/2022 |
From main road to south up and down same way via public footpath. Nice views. | Nick Canute | 07/03/2022 |
Lovely walk from Welshpool Golf Club car park. Dark cloud and late afternoon sunshine and breezy. | Wycombe Wanderer | 19/01/2022 |
From the clubhouse car park. Course closed so along buggy track and up over fairways and a bit of the Glyndwr's Way. Returned a slightly different version starting on South Side path. 2.2 miles 52 mins walking time. | JulieB | 05/01/2022 |
From the golf club carpark. | Peterb | 22/11/2021 |
Parked in the layby by the grit bin before the cattle grid. | Stevooo | 21/08/2021 |
visit from Welshpool on Glyndwr Way route | richardrosser | 20/06/2021 |
Circular walk from Welshpool, past the Dingle and round onto the golf course and trig point on Glyndwr's Way. With Gillian, Harriet and Mike. | richard69 | 13/05/2021 |
From clubhouse along buggy track, only the friendly green keepers for company. | N.Morters | 17/01/2020 |
Start of a Shropshire holiday - From A458 (Layby at Sylfean Halt) - across the fields through the wood and golf course to reach the summit and trig. A Red Kite soars above. | briandavies | 11/10/2019 |
Friendly greeting at the clubhouse on a day when there were no golfers due to rain and low cloud. Walked the fairways at will to get to the trig. | NormanW | 01/10/2019 |
a WWW (we welcome walkers). Drove up to clubhouse (interesting in camper, especially meeting car coming down narrow steep road!!!) on Monday when staff are off - no bar or cafe. Go round first hill (anticlockwise) and then follow ridge. As I was going up, a greenkeeper coming down in buggy came across and was fully welcoming. The 18th is not for the faint-hearted - as you come down, take a look at the last tee before descending - across a col to the lower hill and then up it. A snorter of a final hole! | henryfm | 16/09/2019 |
Welshpool - Upper Park - Pen-y-foel - Y Golfa - Welshpool. | Mark Jackson | 26/08/2019 |
Y Golfa from the Golf Club house. Showering again – cagoule on. No golfers. 2.6km with just 90m ascent in just over an hour. | silveracorn_alan | 05/08/2019 |
Up through beautiful estate and well marked. Felt slightly surreal as I neared the top sweating, puffing and panting to hear voices and “whack” as we passed folk playing a sedate game of golf. | elizyanne | 01/08/2019 |
Parked at Sylfaen Halt layby, then along the road to Barn Farm. Up onto the hill, great views, back down via the footpath at the W end. | DanMaisieBex | 22/06/2019 |
From Welshpool parked in Brook St followed Glydwr’s way a tarmac private drive that starts a few metres from the roundabout on A490. Good views over the golf course. No golfers just greenkeepers. | rogreeves | 17/10/2018 |
Break on journey from home to Mid-Wales. Short walk to the summit from Club House after using the cafe. | Winterfloodian | 16/05/2018 |
Parked at lay-by near Sylfaen halt (narrow gauge railway - no trains today). Golf course a bit of a culture shock - access land however. Nice gorse summit. | ger | 01/05/2018 |
On way home from three day Welsh trip with Smithy & Shaky. More iffy weather so quick ascent from golf clubhouse car park where, as others have noted, you get a friendly welcome & some banter! The golfers were streaming off Y Golfa (pun intended) towards the clubhouse as the rain worsened (with every one without exception giving us a cheery greeting) but there was still a great view at the summit, reached by following access tracks & then the edge of a fairway. The 11th hole, whose tee is near the summit, is named Five Counties & I could believe that, for even on a murky day, the view was extensive. | NotReallyABagger | 24/04/2018 |
Last hill on 4 day's walking trip. Delightful view- the big, snow clad mts of S. Snowdonia, Arenig Fawr but unlike any other hills on the trip, included Delamere Forest and the Peak District. The golf club's welcoming noticeboard mentioned how wonderful the view was. My good walk, from the clubhouse, was however unspoiled! Just 2 golfers out on a cold Wednesday afternoon with the light starting to fade. | pwheeler | 07/02/2018 |
From A458 layby near Sylfaen halt, got to summit just after sunset. No golfers this late in the day. | Tony J | 16/12/2017 |
From the Golf Club car park. Very friendly people there, no problems parking and helpful with giving directions. | Gill | 02/11/2017 |
9/9 (The Lawley/Caer Cradoc/Hope Bowdler Hill/Hill End/Hazler Hill/Ragleth Hill/Earl's Hill/Upper Park/Y Golfa) | Fergalh | 06/05/2017 |
Tracks and greens from clubhouse to summit. A friendly golfer showed me the way. | Topographer57 | 11/04/2017 |
From layby by rail station, no golfers out today. | rhalstead | 24/12/2016 |
Parked with permission at the golf clubhouse. Great looking golf course- and what a view! | hillsman | 13/10/2016 |
Repeat w Jenx from Golf club, same route. Beautiful morning w mists is valley | nordicstar | 03/10/2016 |
A beautiful early morning walk from the clubhouse. Mist in the valley. | jenx | 03/10/2016 |
From the CH. Great place for golf. Cadair Idris and the Aran ridge in sight. | huwthomas | 26/08/2016 |
With Trefor. Steep pull up to golf course then on to summit. 4th of 5 Marilyns today. | mike.hoult | 12/05/2016 |
I also started from the nasty layby A458 near Sylfaen Halt. The road is like a straight section of a Grand Prix circuit with frustrated motorists taking their opportunity to overtake. Take care. Nice walk up hill, past house then almost double back on yourself and use tracks across golf course. Just one narrow fairway to cross near top. Lovely views again on a fine blustery day. | Father Ted | 10/04/2016 |
pm walk starting from layby A458 near Sylfaen Halt. Same start point for am walk up Upper Park, with hindsight should have done both walks at same time. 
Took footpath on other side of road to open access land then followed path up fairly steep hill to golf course. Headed for high point alongside fairways crossing when absolutely necessary, turning right at 16th tee to final ascent to trig. Return due south and after steep diagonal descent followed path east to fp back to layby and van. | mntainman | 24/02/2016 |
From roadside parking on Brook St in Welshpool, we simply followed Glydwr's way as far as the trig. This keeps out of the way of golfers, but there weren't any out in the wind and showers anyway. | TeasyChris | 29/01/2016 |
From Golf Club car park across course (very quiet) and back again. Must play the course sometime (but not in wind). | SS | 10/01/2016 |
Revisit to make sure of the high point after having passed by on Glyndwr's Way in 2008. | Alex C | 06/01/2016 |
Third Marilyn of the day. Sat out hailstorm before asking permission to park at the clubhouse which was readily given. Pleasant stroll to the top. | SteveG | 13/11/2015 |
From layby on A458 by Sylvaen station. Route and write-up at: http://gayleybird.blogspot.co.uk/2015/10/a-short-week-in-wales-wednesday.html | Gayle | 14/10/2015 |
As part of Owen Glyndower route from Meiford. Great location for a gold course. Pity I don't like golf | trimarc2 | 30/09/2015 |
Well named. Parked at Sylfaen station on the A458 and walked up path opposite into the busy golf(a)course. Not sure where the right of way goes through the fairways but every one was friendly and helpful. | mindlessflogger | 21/03/2015 |
W Jenx from Golf CH. Easy and ok parking. Followed track and RoW to col between two hills, then directed by players up main path along ridge. Joins Glyndwrs path to trig and nearby summit in short gorse. Glorious crisp winter day. Golfers friendly. | nordicstar | 13/12/2014 |
On the last stage of Glyndwr Way. | ruthatlast | 25/10/2014 |
No problems parking at golf course clubhouse, and what a golf course it is. Located the trig point and operated for SOTA from there on VHF. | G4OBK (Phil) | 12/08/2014 |
Parked in the layby at Sylfaen station. The footpath directly opposite to the woods and then through and over the golf course. With GB. | bolton | 06/08/2014 |
Parked in layby at Sylfaen SJ17622 06492 – Over stile by gate and up field to another stile – Followed path until close to white house – Headed E. through woods and then through golf course to summit trig point. (PM) | gerrybowes | 06/08/2014 |
From the north, using Glyndwr way to get to top legally and avoiding golf halls. Good parking to East of path leaving road. | PeteN | 30/05/2014 |
KeithByTheC | 17/03/2014 | |
With Cabe up from the layby. Nice top great views. | simon and co | 31/10/2013 |
Parked in quarry at 18703 06598 then straight up the ROW to pick up Glyndwr’s Way and onto the top. | tim747 | 07/07/2013 |
With Minnie. From Welshpool there & back on Glyndwr's Way, steady up & easy down, hilltop golf course might be fun for those that indulge. sunshine & cloud, dry & cool. | apricorum | 20/10/2012 |
From Sylfaen | Salopianb | 18/05/2012 |
5th of 6 m's today - very very hot up from the road to south | gigglejon | 25/03/2012 |
From the large layby at Sylfaen. Golf course very busy on a Saturday afternoon. | Sprog | 25/02/2012 |
watch out for wayward golf balls on the back nine! | JohnStoneham | 31/07/2011 |
Solo | 1921 | 14/06/2011 |
After doing lots last month this was the first one in November ! (with Lyn and Roger) | heavyhorses | 24/11/2010 |
with Alastair | M0YDH | 12/11/2010 |
Parked in layby at Sylfaen then up footpath to golf club. Then skirting GC to gain trig and one stray golf ball on dry clear day with occasional sunshine. | Dugswell2 | 17/10/2009 |
Walked from Welshpool up a path to the summit. 
Lovely day with mist in the valley below | ChinnockC | 30/08/2009 |
walked from welshpool on a loop which would take us through meifod and on towards llanfyllin. creatively tresspassing in some areas.. | stig_nest | 16/07/2009 |
Near end of Glyndwrs Way | nickywood1 | 05/07/2009 |
Left car by main rd at 187065 (10:25) and followed path though field and brackeny heath to top of ridge and then W to trig pt by golf course. | dbb | 15/06/2009 |
SOTA activation - good views looking down on golfers and buzzards | G4OWG | 01/04/2009 |
Decided to climb at night to avoid flying golfballs! Few folk drinking in clubhouse when I parked up outside & don't know what they made of a headtorch heading off to hole 15! On summit 7.45pm - no moonlight to spoil view!! | signyred | 11/02/2009 |
Alan and Otis | Glenford | 07/12/2008 |
With Tony and Devon. Glyndwr's Way Day 7 | Stuart Hyde | 23/08/2008 |
Nice day, despite the predictions of a big storm. Watch the rainclouds rolling around us (with young Beth) Not an easily found path. | wee mac | 09/03/2008 |
From main road to S, parking in little quarry in side lane. Path through bracken and gorse to trig at top, overlooking golf course. Good views of the Marilyns Moel y Golfa and Upper Park. | Aye Jimmy | 06/09/2007 |
From the footpath W of Golfa farm. | Eddie | 01/07/2007 |
With: solo; Parked on minor road just off A458 S of summit while returning home from RHB meet. I followed the steep footpath up to the ridge then the short distance to the summit. | Ian Baines | 19/06/2005 |
Revisit. #6 of 40 Marilyns in 24h, Brent driving | RHW | 12/03/2005 |
with Jamie from the golf club | vegibagger | 03/08/2004 |
Parked to S and followed path through deep bracken to golf course then round to top. Best route I did 4 years later from Welshpool itself, following ridge up to summit. Very good walk this way. | robphys | 05/04/2004 |
http://tomread.co.uk | m1eyp | 31/12/2003 |
Galltywenallt | 24/05/2003 | |
Parked just off the A458 where the footpath meets the road. Climbed via the paths to the ridge before making way to trig point from the E. This meant that no fairway had to be crossed as despite the thin layer of covering snow golf was still being played | garyhoney | 27/12/2000 |
petey | 03/12/2000 | |
From golf club 3/4m over links past golfers and gorse thickets to top. | arranc | 16/05/1999 |
Date is first visit. Notes from later...nice summit, lovely view esp of Breiddens. (1) from S, from last stile kep L for path thru bracken; (2) from clubhouse, network of paths to summit | RHW | 28/11/1998 |
MC JC | Martin66 | 01/08/1998 |
w/e after running 'Elite' course on KIMM with Simon F in Galloway. Still recovering with sore heel.5 drive and bag Marilyns around Welshpool day after Indian Mountaineering symposium at Plas y Brenin and night at Llangollen YH. 1st top of the day at 7.30am | Chris Pearson | 03/11/1996 |
With BE/HE/DM walking the Glyndwr Way | JohnIvor | 27/04/1995 |
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From Golf Course club house. Went in to ask permission but no-one there. cold but clear. Snow on higher tops to north and west. | gettingonabit | blank |
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