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Name: | Gilwern Hill |
Hill number: | 2198 |
Height: | 440.7m / 1446ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2178 Great Rhos |
RHB Section: | 31B: Welshpool to Hay-on-Wye |
County/UA: | Powys |
Catchment: | Wye |
Class: | Hump, Tump (400-499m), Submarilyn, Clem (Hu,Tu,4,sMa,Cm) |
Grid ref: | SO 09898 58295 |
Summit feature: | embedded rock 5m E of trig point |
Drop: | 146.8m |
Col: | 293.9m SO 1437 6096 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 147 (1:25k) 200E |
Observations: | rock and trig point are both on tumulus |
Survey: | obvious summit/Trimble GeoXH 6000/Leica RX1250 |
Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 72 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
Little Hill, Careg-wiber Bank, Gilwern Hill, Gilwern Hill W Top, Castle Bank & Blaenkerry from Little Hill parking area. Castle Bank worth the price of admission alone. | TK | 16/02/2024 |
Minto | 03/11/2023 | |
tomandivy | 03/09/2022 | |
asbown | 16/03/2022 | |
From SW. Left minor road at 080569 & up track as far cattle grid; parked on grass just beyond grid at 086050 - NE along track past the Quarry Hut (holiday let) to gate at 092583 - Through gate & E. over sheep pasture to embedded rock & trig point. Fine viewpoint. (S) | gerrybowes | 17/09/2021 |
From the top of the Howey to Hundred House road, along the track to near the quarry house and over fields to HP. West Top on the return. | PGCE | 22/01/2021 |
phillo | 24/11/2020 | |
ARC | 26/09/2020 | |
From the top of the Howey to Hundred House road, along the track to near the quarry house and over fields to HP- lovely sunny clear late afternoon. Returned via W. top, a nice variation. | pwheeler | 05/09/2020 |
parked b road sw could have driven as far as cattle grid could see black mountains, central forest fawr and black mountain | underhill | 23/08/2020 |
From Llandrindod | Paoiteina | 03/08/2020 |
Took the obvious track up from the B road, passing Shepard's hut on the way, then across two fields via 'stone circle' to the top. There is an amazing cave nearby that is about 50m long! | RyParks | 01/05/2020 |
Rob Rees | 09/04/2020 | |
Stunning viewpoint this one. Top marks for sure this morning! | Alex C | 22/03/2020 |
Route from Llandrindod - Little Hill - Careg-wiber Bank - Gilwern Hill - Llandrindod. 
 
2hr 45min total | fantango | 14/10/2019 |
roddyp | 02/07/2019 | |
Second trig point of the day for us on a chilly and windy walk over from Llandegley ro Llandrindod. | Father Ted | 04/03/2019 |
A nice walk from Gilwern Hill West Top. Trig on moss, grass and rock cairn/ mound, with the HP on top of this. Great views in lovely winter weather. Red Kites. | Denise | 04/01/2019 |
From the W mainly on bridleway. Neat sheep pasture tyopped by barrow with trig pillar. Highest point on barrow 3m ESE of pillar. Fine views, overcast, calm. Red Kite | RichardM | 04/01/2019 |
Did a 'Rob' - drove up the track to the closed gate. Somebody in residence in Quarry hut, apparently. | Eddie | 01/10/2018 |
Drove up from SO 08003 56890 through a gate just past Upper Gilwern to near the quarry hut at SO 08930 58228 where it is easy to turn. A short walk to the trig from there. | Jim.Fothergill | 28/08/2018 |
GaryJones | 26/04/2018 | |
TREBORK | 18/09/2016 | |
From track to SW after 'narrow lane' drive from Hundred House. | dicky | 17/09/2016 |
BaggerGutt | 30/03/2016 | |
From SW at start of track, short detour to Gilwern Hill W top, then on to the fine summit of Gilwern Hill with extensive views. | RobertP | 28/02/2016 |
6/9 Sixth 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 |
softsquare | 07/02/2016 | |
alda | 12/11/2015 | |
MM | 28/08/2015 | |
Dusty | 30/05/2015 | |
With W Top. Umpteen 4X4s took the edge off things - it was a Sunday | jimbloomer | 30/11/2014 |
Straightforward from Gilwern Hill west top. | JohnStoneham | 06/09/2014 |
A good afternoon walk from the SW bagging a TuMP on the way back. | Dugswell2 | 22/08/2014 |
Took track from the SW. As others have said it's possible to drive quite a way along the track as it's common land. | Chris Peart | 18/08/2014 |
carole engel | 13/03/2014 | |
SO0989958294 | Anton | 12/03/2014 |
AndyS | 02/11/2013 | |
chalky1953 | 27/09/2013 | |
Campbell Singer | 28/08/2013 | |
From the south - track then marked path almost to the top. Top is a trig on a big flat grassy plinth. | clivevilla | 19/02/2013 |
andrew brown | 29/09/2012 | |
Followed the bridle way from near Bilko's house SO11675 58630 almost all the way to the top. Not sure many bridles go that way though. Loved it despite the weather. | Martin R | 25/08/2011 |
it is possible to drive along the track starting 2km to the sw to a bend in the track and then walk the last half mile to the trig. | DARRENG | 25/05/2011 |
Parked by barn 113 573 at end of metalled road. Followed track then grass. | destaylor | 31/03/2011 |
Rainy and then sunny solo walk from Llandegley via Pawl Hir and Gilwern Hill cairns. Visited the nearby stone circle, red kites hovered over the large bronze age barrow that Gelli Hill trig is mounted on. Walked on to Llandrindod via The Beacon barrow. | thesweetcheat | 23/10/2010 |
Alan Whatley | 10/09/2010 | |
iaindbrown | 29/09/2009 | |
Steve Q | 23/08/2009 | |
From Llandrindod station. | summitsup | 30/03/2009 |