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Name: | Rhiw Gwraidd West Top |
Hill number: | 2196 |
Height: | 442m / 1450ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2197 Rhiw Gwraidd |
RHB Section: | 31B: Welshpool to Hay-on-Wye |
County/UA: | Powys |
Catchment: | Wye |
Class: | Unclassified (Un) |
Grid ref: | SO 00983 63408 |
Summit feature: | small pile of stones on knoll by fence |
Drop: | 18m |
Col: | 424m SO011634 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 147 (1:25k) 200E |
Observations: | summit 7cm lower than E top (hill 2197) SO 01611 63437 |
Survey: | Leica NA730 Surveying Gwastedyn Hill and Rhiw Gwraidd Final.doc Second Survey of Rhiw Gwraidd (Final).doc |
Comments: | Lower than East top (hill 2197) by 7cm, making 2197 the Marilyn |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 83 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
asbown | 26/02/2024 | |
A b/w fence to cross when coming over from the Marilyn summit. With Jill. | Dangerous Dave | 05/02/2024 |
Jill Robertson | 05/02/2024 | |
Across From main top after having ascended from Bryn Canol going to trig first. Back down same way. | PeterD | 14/02/2023 |
After the true summit & trig. Retraced our steps via the PRoW ( through Rhostono ). AS we could see the car Maisie wanted to go via the farmhouse at Upper Cilgee, but I pretended the farmer was not keen on walkers... | DanMaisieBex | 23/10/2022 |
AlanD | 14/10/2020 | |
After main summit - also visited nearby trig. | NormanW | 25/09/2020 |
TREBORK | 27/08/2020 | |
park rd near bryn canol nr nantglas initially plantation track then frpm hairpin straight up pasture, then marilyn then tp return ROW NW then through plantation very active badger sett just off row 0200 6363 6.5ks | underhill | 15/08/2020 |
Horrible climb from Bryn Canol (NW) through forestry area. The right of way is too overgrown to use (you need a machete) so the forestry track is the best way up until about half way where it turned into ankle deep sloppy mud. Very difficult to climb up. Great views at the top so I would try an alternative route next time! | fantango | 12/01/2020 |
With: ib; CP at SO006653. Track S to gate at SO010644 & followed track through forest to SO016640. Joined rising path to stile then close to fence to top. Visited summit & west top & returned same route. | Helen Baines | 26/07/2019 |
With: hb; Parked at SO006653 and followed the track south to join the easy forest track by the gate at SO0106764463 which we followed through the forest to SO0160364014. Here we joined the rising footpath to the stile into the deeply bracken covered field. We didn't follow the marked path which disappears into the bracken but followed the path close to the fence which easily brings you out on the top. There were workers cleaning the TV mast. 
We followed the indistinct path through the old quarry to the summit cairn then visited the west top before returning by the same route. | Ian Baines | 25/07/2019 |
From N, easy parking at SO006653. Lower forest slopes well churned up by ongoing operations so followed first zigzag of forest road and picked up good fp at SO 01552 64006 to emerge on E side of wood. Straightforward from then on, Marilyn first then W top and return same way. | milimana | 06/01/2019 |
From north, 006053, through forest, up west side of trees, over tops and down east side. Hot, overcast and great views. | iangalbraith | 18/07/2018 |
TK | 05/06/2018 | |
After Marilyn. Area of real bog between tops. With TJB | trimarc2 | 17/08/2017 |
After the Marilyn. | Herbert Anchovy | 21/02/2017 |
BaggerGutt | 12/02/2017 | |
5/9 Fifth of misty and windy day (Moel Hywell/Gwastedy Hill/Gwastedy Hill West Top/Rihw Gwroidd/RihwGwraidd West Top/Guilwern Hill/Gilwern Hill West Top/Beddugre Hill/Ysgwd0FFordd) | Fergalh | 21/02/2016 |
MM | 26/12/2015 | |
From nant-glas, parking on narrow lane not easy. Spent more time worrying about my car. | dicky | 31/08/2013 |
Anton | 21/04/2013 | |
Dusty | 19/04/2013 | |
5th M today w Jenx. Park at highest pt possible, SO012625 and walked track to farm. Asked farmer for OK to go through and up to trig/high point which was ok'd. After these to western top before direct line descent to farm and then start pt. | nordicstar | 17/11/2012 |
From SO006653 but path very hard to follow in places, and some of the forestry tracks no longer there ! | heavyhorses | 16/07/2012 |
Tony J | 19/01/2012 | |
softsquare | 23/08/2011 | |
jimbloomer | 19/10/2010 | |
thenomad | 15/09/2010 | |
Climbed along with main (E) top which is the now de-twinned Marilyn. | dbb | 18/06/2010 |
GaryJones | 01/04/2010 | |
From south through farm yard, after waving to happy farmer. Eastern twin summit appears higher to me but both visited in reasonable visibility. | Dugswell2 | 17/03/2010 |
AndyS | 02/10/2009 | |
boxblade | 28/06/2009 | |
Owen B | 17/06/2009 | |
Parked just off main road to SW. Track starts nr house, short wood onto open hillside. Fence to couple of stones on grassy bump. Continued past mast to trig. | Aye Jimmy | 21/03/2009 |
From East. Pleasant walk. Top is a few stones by the side of the fence. | destaylor | 16/02/2009 |
mae | 20/07/2008 | |
chrisbien | 18/07/2008 | |
Beginning of a small cairn by the fence at a fairly evident high point. | clivevilla | 01/06/2008 |
RobertP | 02/09/2007 | |
Martin R | 16/06/2007 | |
Buteobuteo | 29/04/2007 | |
DARRENG | 27/01/2007 | |
andrew brown | 27/01/2007 | |
Access from Nant Glas quite steep. Summit has evidence of quarrying and a large TV mast. Reasonable views. | G4OIG | 18/11/2006 |
Nr Llanyre Mast | powyswalker | 09/09/2006 |
richtea5040 | 03/09/2006 | |
ajwxyzt | 03/09/2006 | |
stevent0809 | 05/08/2006 |