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Name:The Begwns
Hill number:2199
Height:415m / 1362ft
RHB Section:31B: Welshpool to Hay-on-Wye
County/UA:Powys
Catchment:Wye
Class:Marilyn, Hump, Tump (400-499m), Clem
(Ma,Hu,Tu,4,Cm)
Grid ref:SO 15502 44414
Summit feature:highest point in trees of roundabout
Drop:157m
Col:258m  SO204490  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 148 161
(1:25k) OL13N 188
Observations:ground 75m SW of trig point at SO 15388 44361 is lower; trees hamper GPS measurement
Survey:Abney level
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 267 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
Parked in lay-by on minor road below, obvious path up and down.Hippy7716/02/2024
From minor road to the east. Difficult parking on wet soft ground but would not be a problem in dry conditions. Lovely little hill. With Jill.Dangerous Dave04/02/2024
From minor road to East.JGC11/11/2023
Off road parking to the E. Short walk to the trig and hp. Good views to the Black Mountains/Brecon Beacons skyline from the sheltered stone seating inside the walls at the top. With Gillian.richard6906/11/2023
Nice hill, walked from good parking to the east.Alan Caine05/11/2023
A light bit of mountain biking.Rob Rees10/07/2023
As others, from plentiful parking on road to E. Lovely short stroll.Mark Jackson24/06/2023
Fell running on a beautiful morning.Rob Rees27/05/2023
Avoiding the Coronation while staying at Pengethley Manor. From minor road to the East. Cloudy and rainy but a facinating summit.climbingkershaw06/05/2023
Quick bag from the road to the east.KevPalmer27/04/2023
Parked on side of road near two wooden posts, easy up to circle of trees and trig, nice place for a sandwichTribal2er16/04/2023
Parked at the Bwlch up to the trig and the summit, full circuit around the roundabout, slightly less direct route back. Lots of good paths.JulieB28/12/2022
After Green Man festival planned to walk in Brecon Beacons but v low cloud and drizzle suggested change of area. With Lesley from the high pasture.Nick Canute22/08/2022
Cracking 8 mile run looping the area with Pauline … including the obligatory laps of the roundabout … the views were awesome … Patriarch did his thing as wellmilejunkie12/01/2022
Circular hike to the summit of The Begwns, where you'll find the Magic Roundabout (a walled enclosure with seating area) and a trig point. South-east is Monks Pond. Parking: LD2 3JNmanilena26/08/2021
G MyIdris17/08/2021
Parked in paincastle by the pub and strolled up. Nice summit with wood and seating area.Stevooo30/07/2021
10th hill of the day on a 23 mile 'Circuit of Painscastle'. Good views, weather overcast but not raining.DanMaisieBex02/05/2021
From road to east. Good views at top, with a small film crew in the wooded area. Went to trig and HP in wooded area.PeterD01/05/2021
Easy verge parking near bwlch at SO162442. Route obvious.Isbjorn16/04/2021
A very cold run over frozen ground from the west side of the common.Rob Rees06/02/2021
SOTAmike.hartley29/08/2020
From east, parking on grass verge. Up any one of several grass tracks to interesting summit and roundabout. 3/3 Marilyn, short walk, light rain but under brolly that kind of hill.N.Morters27/08/2020
Superb place to visit for a leisurely saunter on a gloriously sunny summer's day.Alex C08/08/2020
from road nice stroll good viewsunderhill03/07/2020
Cycled up to, and ran around the beautiful Begwns.Rob Rees14/04/2020
Easter sunrise. He is Risen!Rob Rees12/04/2020
A lovely run around the perimeter of theBegwns from the west, culminating in racing my wife up to the Roundabout, as the summit is known locally. Six miles of joy with fantastic views over clear hills and foggy valleys. How beautiful is this land!Rob Rees21/01/2020
Quick march up on a bright morning. Great views along to a cloud-shrouded Black Mountains. Horse-riding clearly popular on Sunday mornings hearabouts.huwthomas22/12/2019
Ascent from E.ger22/11/2019
Easy run up from the minor road to the summit in the roundabout also visited the trig point. Plenty of people around enjoying the late Autumn sunshine. The view were amazing. The Black Mountains looked Alpine with a good coating of snow in contrast to the green lowlands.Eastwards the Cotswolds were visible and to the north the lonely hills of Abergwesyn Common above the Elan Valley. Time taken 9 minutes for about 1 mile.isabelle10/11/2019
1 mile up and down from road to east of summit, lovely hill and surely one of the easiest Marilyns, went to trig then walked over all high bits of land within The Roundabout. Amazing views in perfect weather looking south stretching from Bredon Hill, Cotswolds to Fan Brycheniniog and looking north from Drygarn Fawr to Titterstone Clee Hill, Shropshire. Sunny/Breezy and clear. Earlier that day did a 12 mile walk in the Brecon Beacons bagging Pen.Y.Grib and Castell Dinas and re-bagging Mynydd Troed and Mynydd Llangorse.DanTrig01/09/2019
From the East. Easy walk before tea in Hay.NormanW22/07/2019
Interesting hilltop - came up here around 11pm and bivvied on the summit inside the wall. Lots of soft grass and even a campfire spot if you so desired. No views in the morning though as the mist was down!twg2725/05/2019
Still, warm, clear, sunny day. Tractor procession on road afterwards. After Hegdon – Black Mtn next. Rounsfell12/05/2019
A nice evening stroll up from the minor road to this delightful summit, after a day on the Black Mountains.silveracorn_alan02/11/2018
From the east. Twilight ascent after yet another road closure diversion. In full daylight the view would have been even better.Topographer5725/09/2018
The trig pillar says that on a clear day you can see forever but shrouded in mist today.peebs22/09/2018
Walked from layby near cattle grid to the east.RyParks03/06/2018
A nice easy stroll via the usual route. Outstanding views of the Brecon Beacons and Black Mountains.Gill22/04/2018
With M, from Painscastle. Easy walk, still lots of snow around.douglas_easton10/03/2018
From road to the east of the summit.Winterfloodian09/10/2017
From the roadside to the east, west up the eastern slope to the summit trig point and high ground among trees within the walled circleMariana Trench07/05/2017
Got lost in car and ended up parking at 139433 when I realised I was west of the top, not east. It was a pleasant hour's stroll on short grass there and back.SS16/04/2017
Easy walk from the east but nice once you're at the top. Surprised to find a view as all the other similar sized peaks were shrouded in cloud.Herbert Anchovy22/02/2017
Parked on roadside ESE of The Roundabout SO 16169 44188. Went to trig first then walked all the way round outside of The Roundabout. Went inside through gate and stood on highest point occupied by a semi- mature tree. Visited alternative high point a few metres north. Easy bag less than half mile total.mntainman22/11/2016
A good stroll from the high point on the road across easy ground to the tree enclosure and trig.jenx05/10/2016
Repeat from the road col to East, much better day than last, glorious views all around and back to Hergest Ridge where we were previously, also to the Black Mountain / Waun Fach hills to Southnordicstar05/10/2016
From minor road to east, plenty of grass parking. Hot, overcast, calm and great views.iangalbraith08/07/2016
From minor road to E, plenty of verge parking. Interesting circular stone wall encompassing the summit with mainly conifer plantation within. HP probably within the walls.jonglew15/06/2016