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Name:Yr Helfa Las
Hill number:15003
Height:411m / 1348ft
Parent (Ma):2161  Pumlumon Fawr [Plynlimon]
RHB Section:31A: Aberystwyth to Welshpool
County/UA:Cardiganshire [Ceredigion]
Catchment:Rheidol
Class:Tump (400-499m)
(Tu,4)
Grid ref:SN 75843 86494
Summit feature:small pile of stones
Drop:34m
Col:377m  SN760865  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 135
(1:25k) 213
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 27 users)ByDate of Ascent
From the road to the SE, easy and quick up and down. Good viewpoint.PeterD26/05/2023
From the car park in the dark. The bullocks were as spooked as I was.summitter28/11/2022
A 15 minute up and down from the nearby road. Good view of its more distinguished neighbours from the summit.silveracorn_alan01/08/2022
Straight up from the SE avoiding the cattle.Moorponder27/06/2022
Quick up and down from the highest point of the road.PGCE22/07/2021
17.00 quick 15mins up from road to SEvegibagger17/10/2020
Parked in car park at eastern end of the dam. If you walk a few yards eastwards up the road past the cattle grid you avoid having to climb the fence.clivevilla22/12/2016
Nipped up here with Richie after Pumlumon. Nice Highland cows.Herbert Anchovy26/11/2016
Nipped up here with Herbert after Pumlumon. Nice Highland cows.Richard Lawrenc26/11/2016
Walked up here before but did it again this morning before a number of other hills.Dusty05/11/2016
6/6 LAst of six on foggy day (Truman/Pen-y-Bwlch/Bryn-y-Crofftau/Garn Fawr/Y Brynn/Yr Helfa Las)Fergalh30/10/2016
Nant-y-moch round. Yr Helfa Las, Banc Llechwedd-mawr, Drosgol, Cefn yr Esgair, Bryniau Rhyddion, Bryn Gwyn. 11 miles 3,000ft of ascent.ijpowell08/07/2016
5 minute walk up from roadjim pererin12/04/2014
SN7583686493Anton17/04/2010
pasture summit; Dam trig on SW flank just above car park. easy access from car park to SW RHW21/06/2009
Up from the reservoir. Estimated date.huwthomas15/07/2007
Halfdecent01/11/2022
Nirobi9909/04/2022
Steve Q29/05/2021
chalky195310/09/2018
mae18/06/2016
Alex C31/07/2015
MM30/06/2015
stevent080913/06/2015
Rob Pen y Garn04/01/2014
andrew.allum01/01/2000
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