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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
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 68 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate 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)ronaldo33325/11/2023
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)Hippster25/11/2023
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.pwheeler13/09/2023
Dusty07/08/2023
thenomad22/11/2022
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_alan10/04/2022
Parked at 779954 for a circuit of 10 Tumps. Tracks and sheep paths, plus a fair amount of pathless terrain. 9/10PGCE13/08/2021
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.RichardM15/05/2021
from track to east on to pen craeigiar llan can pick out penygaidair and mynydd moelunderhill01/03/2021
From Cwmyrhaiadr, along track to join Glyndwr's Way. Continued to the two Deweys further south, picking up the two Subdodds on the return. Galltywenallt05/03/2020
johnbarnard2505/03/2020
Car at 778951. Via forest trails and BW to climb Tump & 3 Deweys on the western rim of the Hengwm valley.Moorponder19/10/2018
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 ROWLETT26/05/2018
TK27/10/2017
GaryJones18/10/2017
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)gerrybowes04/07/2017
Half way round of 12 tops for the day with GB. Headed to Pen Creigiau'r.bolton04/07/2017
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)Fergalh13/05/2017
Easy going from the forest road to the south. Went down to the west (pretty waterfall) but very tussocky. Alan Moore08/04/2017
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.clivevilla24/03/2017
From Talbontdrain - Glyndwr's Way and forest track almost to summit.Chris Peart07/09/2016
stevent080907/05/2016
petey16/04/2016
andrew brown16/04/2016
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 max18/08/2015
Steve Q01/08/2015
Last summit of a two day bivvy walk from Taliesin to Machynlleth via Plynlimon.Alex C01/08/2015
Long round from below RhiwgamColin Crawford22/06/2015
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.SS17/05/2015
Campbell Singer27/04/2015
Alan Whatley27/12/2014
DARRENG21/11/2014
This has best views of the three contenders and a two stone cairn. My GPS said 1754'arranc05/08/2014
mae26/07/2014
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 Kernow118/05/2014
wychwood05/05/2014
chalky195325/08/2013
From track at 766 943. Started from Maesnant on blistering day so this one was at limit of water supply!dicky13/07/2013
iaindbrown08/04/2013
kanderson05/03/2013
On round with 3454.destaylor09/08/2012
Andy West26/07/2012
maknipe12/07/2012
Rob Pen y Garn07/01/2012
Lynfa Penygarn07/01/2012
MikeM25/11/2011
On way to Foel FrasMartin R30/08/2011
From B&B at SN 777 958.summitsup23/07/2011
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 hudson20/10/2010