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Name: | Pen y Darren [Moel Hyddgen] |
Hill number: | 3456 |
Height: | 529.4m / 1737ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2166 Banc Llechwedd-mawr |
RHB Section: | 31A: Aberystwyth to Welshpool |
Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Central Wales - Pumlumon |
County/UA: | Powys |
Catchment: | Dovey |
Class: | Hump, Dodd (500-599m), Dewey (Hu,Tu,5,Dew) |
Grid ref: | SN 76435 94302 |
Summit feature: | knoll |
Drop: | 105m |
Col: | 424m SN770904 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 135 (1:25k) OL23W 215W |
Observations: | knoll 80m S at SN 76459 94222 is 0.2m lower |
Survey: | Trimble GeoXH 6000 |
Comments: | Replaced hill 3454 (Foel Fras, SN765926) as Hump in September 2014 |
Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 68 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
Pen y Darren (Moel Hyddgen) > Foel Las > Foel Grafiau West Top > Foel Grafiau > Foel Uchaf > Foel Fra > Creigiau Bwlch Hyddgen West Top > Creigiau Bwlch Hyddgen West Top frim GR: SN 77726 95826. Parking is really difficult where Glyndwr's Way hits the road but with Permission. parking in the farm yard of Talbontdrain which is a B&B (the husband is a member of the local MRT) | ronaldo333 | 25/11/2023 |
Pen y Darren (Moel Hyddgen) > Foel Las > Foel Grafiau West Top > Foel Grafiau > Foel Uchaf > Foel Fra > Creigiau Bwlch Hyddgen West Top > Creigiau Bwlch Hyddgen West Top frim GR: SN 77726 95826. Parking is really difficult where Glyndwr's Way hits the road but with Permission. parking in the farm yard of Talbontdrain which is a B&B (the husband is a member of the local MRT) | Hippster | 25/11/2023 |
Talbontdrain (parking:778954)- Pen yr Allt-fawr- Glyndwr's Way- old drovers' road- 767942 (S. of stream)- HP; good tracks, then last bit over moorland pastures. A really good walk to a nice summit, returned to start via Foel Grafiau E top and Banc yr Wyn to complete a very good day's walk with brother, Pete. | pwheeler | 13/09/2023 |
Dusty | 07/08/2023 | |
thenomad | 22/11/2022 | |
An anticlockwise circuit of 8 Deweys from 723909, generally following GB's detailed guidance, but with deviations onto an additional 7 nearby minor peaks. Mostly easy going on grass and forest tracks in a nice remote area, but some tussocky areas. Visited summits in the following order: Banc yr Wyn, Foel Grafiau West Top, Foel Grafiau, Foel Uchaf, Foel Fras, Creigiau Bwlch Hyddgen, Pen y Darren, Pen Creigiau'r Llan North Top, Pen Creigiau'r Llan, Esgair Fraith, Banc Bwlchygarreg East Top, Banc Bwlchygarreg, Moel y llyn, Banc Bwlchygarreg West Top, and Bryn Maw (after dropping the rucksack in the car). A total distance of 24 km, with 1050m ascent, taking 8 hours. | silveracorn_alan | 10/04/2022 |
Parked at 779954 for a circuit of 10 Tumps. Tracks and sheep paths, plus a fair amount of pathless terrain. 9/10 | PGCE | 13/08/2021 |
Our seventh tump of the day in circuit starting with Clipyn Du. Most of route can be viewed from here, plus the lush valley N. No cairn seen but there are three large hummocks of similar height, all visited. Back down to car at road to NE. | Denise | 15/05/2021 |
Final summit on clockwise round of 7 Tumps starting with Clipyn Du. An excellent walk in wild and remote country. Terrain generally OK with some good tracks to help one along. The most Northerly of the 3 mounds. | RichardM | 15/05/2021 |
from track to east on to pen craeigiar llan can pick out penygaidair and mynydd moel | underhill | 01/03/2021 |
From Cwmyrhaiadr, along track to join Glyndwr's Way. Continued to the two Deweys further south, picking up the two Subdodds on the return. | Galltywenallt | 05/03/2020 |
johnbarnard25 | 05/03/2020 | |
Car at 778951. Via forest trails and BW to climb Tump & 3 Deweys on the western rim of the Hengwm valley. | Moorponder | 19/10/2018 |
Fifth of seven Dewey's on a walk of around 20 miles from the memorial west of Drosgol taking around seven and a half hours. Route first took in Drosgol, Banc Llechwedd mawr, Foel Grafiau and Foel Fras then after this top went onto Pen Creigiau'r Llan and Banc yr Wyn. | WAYNE ROWLETT | 26/05/2018 |
TK | 27/10/2017 | |
GaryJones | 18/10/2017 | |
The 4th top of an anticlockwise circuit of 8 Deweys, starting with Banc yr Wyn & finishing on Moel y Llyn. From Foel fras, continued N. along forest road & then a short climb to the summit mound marked with a few rocks. Continued to Pen Creigiau’r Llan. (PM) | gerrybowes | 04/07/2017 |
Half way round of 12 tops for the day with GB. Headed to Pen Creigiau'r. | bolton | 04/07/2017 |
11/13 (Banc Bwlchygarreg/Banc Yrwyn/Esgair Fraith/Foel Grafiau West Top/Foel Grafiau/Bryn Moel/Mynydd Bychan/Foel Uchaf/Foel Fras/Creigiau Bwlch Hyddgen/Pen Y Darren (Moel Hydden)/Pen Creigiau'r Llan North Top/Pen Creigiau'r Llan) | Fergalh | 13/05/2017 |
Easy going from the forest road to the south. Went down to the west (pretty waterfall) but very tussocky. | Alan Moore | 08/04/2017 |
Parked in passing place/layby near to where Glyndwr's Way leaves the no through road at 775960. Round of Pen y Darren, Creigiau Bwlch Hyddgen, Foel Fras, Foel Uchaf, Foel Grafiau, FG W.Top, Bryn Moel and Mynydd Bychan. | clivevilla | 24/03/2017 |
From Talbontdrain - Glyndwr's Way and forest track almost to summit. | Chris Peart | 07/09/2016 |
stevent0809 | 07/05/2016 | |
petey | 16/04/2016 | |
andrew brown | 16/04/2016 | |
From Cwmyrhaiadr,visited the waterfall first,took the slanted path to top of waterfall then a forestry track to near the summit,short walk to this wonderful viewpoint,we could see for miles.Returned via Esgair. | mad max | 18/08/2015 |
Steve Q | 01/08/2015 | |
Last summit of a two day bivvy walk from Taliesin to Machynlleth via Plynlimon. | Alex C | 01/08/2015 |
Long round from below Rhiwgam | Colin Crawford | 22/06/2015 |
Parked at old mines then off in a counter clockwise loop through Ban yr Wyn (out and back), Foel Grafiau, Foel Fras, Moel Hyddgen, Pen Creigiau'r Llan, Banc Bwlchygarreg, West Top (Or East Top of next), Moel y Llyn then returned past old level after missing higher row. Note new footbridge just north of ford before Lluest-y-rhos (noticed after fording it). Open ground to south of Pen Creigiau'r Llan (shown as forest) but need to negotiate barbed wire. Overcast all day. | SS | 17/05/2015 |
Campbell Singer | 27/04/2015 | |
Alan Whatley | 27/12/2014 | |
DARRENG | 21/11/2014 | |
This has best views of the three contenders and a two stone cairn. My GPS said 1754' | arranc | 05/08/2014 |
mae | 26/07/2014 | |
Parked at end of lane at Cwmyrhaiadr at SN 75676 96309 - room for 2-3 cars. Took zig-zag track up through, and to above, forest on north ridge, then to summit, leaving track on the western side. Two possible high points. Onwards to Creigiau Bwlch Hyddgen. | Man of Kernow1 | 18/05/2014 |
wychwood | 05/05/2014 | |
chalky1953 | 25/08/2013 | |
From track at 766 943. Started from Maesnant on blistering day so this one was at limit of water supply! | dicky | 13/07/2013 |
iaindbrown | 08/04/2013 | |
kanderson | 05/03/2013 | |
On round with 3454. | destaylor | 09/08/2012 |
Andy West | 26/07/2012 | |
maknipe | 12/07/2012 | |
Rob Pen y Garn | 07/01/2012 | |
Lynfa Penygarn | 07/01/2012 | |
MikeM | 25/11/2011 | |
On way to Foel Fras | Martin R | 30/08/2011 |
From B&B at SN 777 958. | summitsup | 23/07/2011 |
Start ~ 775962. Followed Glyndwrs Way before turning off left up a good track for most of the way to the summit. With Wombourne, Ron & Pat. | steve hudson | 20/10/2010 |