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Name:Pen-y-Garn Fawr
Hill number:2262
Height:616m / 2021ft
Parent (Ma):2242  Black Mountain
RHB Section:32A: Llandovery to Monmouth
Nuttall/Wainwright area:Black Mountains
County/UA:Herefordshire, Monmouthshire [Sir Fynwy]
Catchment:Wye
Class:Deleted Nuttall
(xN)
Grid ref:SO 27745 31058 (est)
Drop:12m
Col:604m  SO273315  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 161
(1:25k) OL13N
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Approx 14.35 Mega 23 and a half kilometer walk one way traverse with Dave Ballinger from pass at 550m all the way back to his car at 141mvegibagger12/10/2023
From Llanthony Priory, great walk, 3 x peaksdavecnash25/06/2023
salen16/04/2023
New year's day walkJazDisney01/01/2023
Parked at Black Hill car park, Descended to Olchon Valley before trudging to the top of the ridgeline, took in Pen-y-Garn Fawr and then North Daren before doing a U-Turn and heading back over to Black Mountain South Top, Black Mountain and Hay Bluff, before heading back round to Black Hill and descending over The Cats Back, great day if you ignore the icy padstones and boggy start!lboutside19/11/2022
The Parkers14/09/2022
Daviepa215/07/2022
TedCymru06/07/2022
With IT and PTgarth8719/04/2022
From Black Mountain South top drinking in the scenery and tranquility. Warm in the mountain sunshine but still cold back in the valley.Wycombe Wanderer13/01/2022
Walk from Llanthony onto Offas Dyke Path and down to Capel-y-FfinArbie25/09/2021
Katbus 2730/08/2021
8/9 - First walk in the black mountains, lovely sunny morning walk up from Llanthony Priory to Chwarel y Fan and Rhos Dirion, then across to Hay Bluff and Black Mountain via Twmpa, finally walking along the Welsh/English border on Offa's Dyke and back to Llanthony. 18 miles in total.JazDisney02/05/2021
ARC20/03/2021
A Christmas Day for memories. Outstanding views north, east and south.Rob Rees25/12/2020
rickeeling04/11/2020
Solosimon and co17/09/2020
A round of the Vale of Ewyas from Llanthony Priory. With R and B.jenx07/09/2020
Rob5006/08/2020
MB HomeRob Rees07/04/2020
geoffreycurnock24/01/2020
beckybags08/09/2019
daveyf200103/09/2019
clique17/07/2019
Circuit of Pen Y Garn Fawr (North Daren), Pen-y-Garn Fawr, Black Mountain South Top, Black Mountain, Hay Bluff and Black Hill starting from the car park below Black Darren and following the ridgelines.BobHancock22/06/2019
11 mile walk from car park below Black Darren, walked along hillside road to junction and across fields briefly to road again then car park, up the Cats Back to Black Hill trig, struggled in snow onto Black Mountain (2nd visit) then continued along ridge on easier terrain to North Darren trig eventually descending back down to the car park, the day started off cloudy/foggy but cleared and got very sunny later on.DanTrig06/04/2019
walked as part of Offas Dyke path from Hay BluffD SID27/02/2019
Black Hill > Black Mountain > Black Mountain South Top > Pen - y - Garn Fawr > Red Daren > Point 604m from GR: SO 28746 32634ronaldo33309/12/2018
mcbiydw228/10/2018
pwatson198028/10/2018
outlawcatcher10/10/2018
chalky195321/09/2018
Lovely long walkejjohnstone13/09/2018
siabod10/09/2018
andrew brown02/09/2018
Offa's Dyke walk. Pandy to Black Mountain South Ridge, llanthony Priory, Beacons Way to Hatterall hill, Graig, Pen LLwygy to Pandy.stephenbuda04/08/2018
BBMC route CHippy7712/05/2018
robmurray11/05/2018
From Black Mountain. Solo.Dangerous Dave22/01/2018
Lucky02/10/2017
maknipe02/10/2017
With Katiekindpercy21/05/2017
BBMCTaz3813/05/2017
mnixon21/04/2017
SoloAimless Rambler16/04/2017
TD & CThis Dog15/04/2017
Large parking area at 298299 - NW up path to ridge & then NW along ridge for about ½km to Red Daren - Pen-y-Garn Fawr - Black Mountain S. Top - Black Mountain - Hay Bluff. Reverse route back to car. (PM CM)gerrybowes26/01/2017
Done from Red Daren heading to Hay Bluff with GB and CJM.bolton26/01/2017
Parked at 29829. N 7 W along path up onto ridge SE of Red Daren, along OD path to Hays Bluff, returned same way. In cloud, cold ice SSE'ly wind. With GB & PMCJM26/01/2017
salen04/12/2016