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Name:Crest Mawr
Hill number:14757
Height:182m / 597ft
Parent (Ma):2042  Mwdwl-eithin
RHB Section:30C: Llandudno to Wrexham
County/UA:Denbighshire [Sir Ddinbych]
Catchment:Clwyd
Class:Tump (100-199m)
(Tu,1)
Grid ref:SJ 04413 67413
Summit feature:rocky knoll
Drop:36m
Col:146m  SJ032662  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 116
(1:25k) 264N
Observations:summit in trees; boulder 8m S may be as high
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 23 users)ByDate of Ascent
From RoW to east and then through deciduous woods with some bramble understory, no paths found. Rock outcrop at natural HP under moss and ivy to south of reservoir fence. Grassy banks and concrete tops of reservoir higher but man made. Fence v hard to cross.Denise 17/11/2023
From Denbigh. Thin paths through open woodland reach the high point on SE side of resr. High point unmarked, mossy limestone rocks and tree roots beneath oak in scruffy woods with ivy and a few brambles. No views.RichardM17/11/2023
Parked in golf club car park, up track and along fairway to a ladder stile into the woods. Summit is behind the reservoir compound so no fence to negotiate.clivevilla31/01/2023
Parked in layby just to the north of the golf club entrance. Through golf course, over stile and through wood to summit.Alan Caine22/10/2022
From Golf Club car park after playing its 18 holes!JohnIvor26/08/2022
Roadside parking opposite RoW to NNE at SJ 0465 6810 - Through kissing gate & up to gate by N. corner of wood - SE on good path through wood before forking left on bits of faint path through trees to moss & ivy covered summit knoll & boulder to S. (S)gerrybowes05/03/2022
Parked in busy golf club car park and walked up past back of club hose, along the side of a fairway and into wood.Campbell Singer20/09/2020
From the golf club car parkMark Sims11/06/2019
Parking and access from golf club house to W. NE up track to stile over fence at SJ 0418 6757. Summit wood opencarole engel18/11/2018
From footpath SEJamesD197218/06/2018
From NNE, f/p starting at small new-looking but overgrown gate near Plas Chambres. At top of fields gate into wood and track leads to reservoir.Aye Jimmy08/06/2018
Plenty of grass verge parking at SJ 04071 67293. Roadworks not much further on.David Evans28/01/2017
Natural HP is rocky Knoll in woodland just outside resr fence to its E side ie opposite side from tall gated access to resr. Man made Resr overtops natural hp but appears to be built on lower ground. Path from NE, continues thru woodland to resr.RHW20/12/2015
Very easy Tump. Fairly dull, but nice views to Moel Famau etc. main road has pavement all the way downmattcymru29/07/2015
No problem from 041673. Except this was half way along a long stretch of roadworks with trafic lights.GordonAdshead04/03/2015
Estimatedjrj07/07/1972
Martin R04/04/2022
TK11/01/2022
Richard Gunn19/08/2019
MM12/06/2018
Rob5026/11/2017
Alex C06/02/2014
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