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Name:Caer Fawr
Hill number:15042
Height:392m / 1286ft
Parent (Ma):2195  Carneddau
RHB Section:31B: Welshpool to Hay-on-Wye
County/UA:Powys
Catchment:Wye
Class:Tump (300-399m)
(Tu,3)
Grid ref:SO 05823 53090
Summit feature:slabby outcrop
Drop:36m
Col:356m  SO059535  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 147
(1:25k) 200E
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 36 users)ByDate of Ascent
Layby on A481 through Llanelwedd Quarry to Caer Fawr, Carneddau S Top, Carneddau SW Top & Carneddau SE Top. All missed in a former life when I just did the Marilyn. Then lanes, etc to Perthi Common and back.TK05/01/2024
From lay-by on A481 to east. Up road past Pentre and Ty Rhiwlas and then BW to access land. Clockwise round of the Carneddau tops with an out and back to Caer Fawr.PeterD29/11/2023
Circular hike - layby on A481 close to junction with B4567 - past Llanelwedd quarries - pass foot of Caer Fawr (392m) - pass standing stone - cairn 1 on South Top (432m) - South West Top trig point (436m) - cairn 2 on Carneddau (445m) - hillfort - Cwm-berwyn - past standing stone - Llanelwedd quarries - layby on A481. Total distance: 9.3 milesmanilena25/11/2023
Same parking and route as Mark Jackson below, apart from initial ascent via Pen y waun and Carneddau ascent via Pantgwin. Very pleasant and enjoyable day with good weather. Picked bilberries for later on Aberedw Hill. With Gillianrichard6909/08/2023
Layby at A481/B4567 junction - Rhiw Rhwstyn - Aberedw Hill - Aberedw Hill N Top - Pentre - Carneddau - Carneddau SW Top - Carneddau S Top - Caer Fawr - Maengowan - layby. 11 miles, 4.5 hours. Very hot.Mark Jackson24/06/2023
With Carneddau South and South West Tops from Rhiwglas. Grass tracks all the way. Fast walking. Temperature inversion. Delightful walking area.Campbell Singer22/04/2023
En route to Alex’ 400 th Marilyn. Sunny and windy . Great views. From Builth WellsDenise 19/03/2022
A round of Caer Fawr and the three Carneddau 400m P30m tops with AC, DM, RM, TJ, RW and AR, celebrating Alex's 400th Marilyn on the highest. From Builth Wells. 15.1km, with 645m of ascent.Man of Kernow119/03/2022
4 Carneddau tops revisited on a sunny windy day, celebrating Alex's 400th Marilyn. From SW, Llanelwedd, P Burger KingRHW19/03/2022
Grassy summit crossed by outcropping rock band. Cloudless skies, bright sunshine and strong E wind.RichardM19/03/2022
1/5 Parked in lay-by on A481 (SO 074530) and up lane to Rhiwlas for a clockwise tour of the five tops. Lovely walking on springy turf on a very fine day.milimana19/09/2020
Up the quarry track then footpath to Caer Fawr, taking a re-route around Maengowan Farm due to Covid-19 request from owner. From here a clockwise circuit of Carneddau South Top, SW Top, Main Top and SE Top, returning along the main footpath through these lovely and easy underfoot hills.summitter17/09/2020
parked by gate n of the banks as per Gill, Marilyn. fort, se top, s top, cae fawr return via sw top/trigunderhill23/08/2020
Parked at SO 08142 53964 on the bend on the verge on the minor road. Did a circuit of Carneddau SE Top, Carneddau S Top, Carneddau SW Top and Caer Fawr. About 1 hour 45 mins. All fairly straightforward with no difficulties.clivevilla05/03/2019
After Carneddau S top, followed the fence, standing stone, a few fences.DanMaisieBex17/02/2019
Fifth and final summit. Anticlockwise walk with Iain Brown over Carneddau plateau of 5 tumpsvegibagger31/12/2018
Parked at SO05205193 (could have parked further up the track).Pleasant amble round Caer Fawr (first) then Carneddau South Top, Carneddau SW Top and finally Carneddau SE Top. Finished off with Caer Einion P15+. Delightful.summitsup29/10/2017
From roundabout/ quarry entrance via bridleway.Moorponder07/10/2017
Up from the Royal Welsh Showground.Andrew Pearson23/04/2017
Approaching from the NE this was the most straightforward summit of the day - a good path that was bracken free.JohnStoneham06/09/2014
From SSW. Drove first part of access road and parked just above quarry entrance, no problems but NB quarry is live and road quite busy Sat pm. Maybe best (and easier!) to drive up steep roughish tarmac access road and park before Maengowan farm (which is organic according to a welcome sign visible on way down!)RHW26/07/2014
thefunkylibrarian15/04/2023
Alex C19/03/2022
Andy West01/06/2021
Steve Q18/04/2021
Rob Rees13/03/2020
Dusty03/11/2019
iaindbrown31/12/2018
outlawcatcher10/10/2018
Rob Rees11/05/2018
TREBORK18/09/2016
iaindbrown28/02/2015
thenomad15/09/2010
Tony J08/07/2006
andrew.allum01/01/2000
AlanD10/04/1982