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Name: | Pen Cerrig-calch |
Hill number: | 2243 |
Height: | 701m / 2300ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2229 Waun Fach |
RHB Section: | 32A: Llandovery to Monmouth |
Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Black Mountains |
County/UA: | Powys |
Catchment: | Usk |
Class: | Simm, Hewitt, Nuttall, Buxton & Lewis, Bridge (Tu,Sim,Hew,N,BL,Bg) |
Grid ref: | SO 21655 22419 |
Summit feature: | ancient cairn |
Drop: | 53m |
Col: | 648m SO212228 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 161 (1:25k) OL13S |
Observations: | higher than trig point at SO 21707 22368 and ground 90m SE at SO 21722 22360 |
Survey: | Abney level |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 673 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
with Y | Fabioski | 11/04/2024 |
Last of 3 Simms ans a sub on acw round from the Nuttalls parking spot at the hairpin. | NormanW | 25/11/2023 |
Pen Allt-mawr - Pen Twyn Glas - Mynedd Llysiau - Waun Fach - Pen y Gadair Fawr - Pen Twyn Mawr - Pen Cerrig-calch from Cwmdu. 19 miles | Gary Heath | 25/07/2023 |
From crickhowell | holtsd | 28/05/2023 |
https://www.strava.com/activities/9149261907 | rhif7 | 27/05/2023 |
Sunny but breezy and cold day | Vulcan | 02/03/2023 |
From the main car park in Crickhowell. Up past Table Mountain and onto moorland top. Returned to car park to find that I had been fined £50 for parking marginally outside the space. This had resulted from the adjacent car encroaching into my space. Welcome to Crickhowell. | Campbell Singer | 17/02/2023 |
Waun Fach horseshoe following Nuttall route 12.2. Pen Cerrig-calch, Pen Allt-mawr, Pen Twyn Glas, Mynydd Llysiau, Waun Fach, Pen y Gadair Fawr and Pen Twyn Mawr. Enjoyable solo walk on a clear sunny but cold day. 6.5 hours | richard69 | 02/01/2023 |
Peak - 701m. Hike Stats: 17km; 5 hours; 810m ascent. Looping hike from Crickhowell including Pen Cerrig-calch and Pen Allt-mawr. | complicatedaussie | 29/10/2022 |
Windy flat mountain top with trig point | freethehilltops | 24/10/2022 |
Twmpa, Rhos Dirion, Waun Fach, Mynydd Llysiau, Pen Twyn Glas, Pen Allt-mawr, Pen Cerrig-calch | keithouk | 14/08/2022 |
7.9 mile circular from parking space in road corner at Cwm Banw. Followed good path not marked on the map from road corner straight up through field across road and up by woodland to access land. We followed the access land boundary along until meeting the Beacons Way. We then ascended easy paths up to Pen Cerrig-Calch and then followed gentle ridge up to Pen Allt-Mawr. First time I have seen the trig toppled over. It was standing when I was up here last in 2016. From here we followed easy paths onto Pen Twyn Glas descending the Tal Trwynau ridge down to fields and just before reaching farm we followed a signed path (not marked on maps) heading down to the road bend where we parked. All hills bagged for the 5th time. 588m ascent. Saw only 3 people all day as I think the 34c forecast put most people off. Clear and sunny with a surprisingly stiff breeze. With Marco. | DanTrig | 13/08/2022 |
Cwm Banw car park > Pen Cerrig-calch > Pen Allt-mawr > Pen Twyn Glas > Tal Trwynau > Car Park. | Winterfloodian | 31/07/2022 |
Part of the Black Dragon Challenge 2022 | lboutside | 23/04/2022 |
Waun Fach horseshoe | Barns150 | 18/04/2022 |
www.exploringmidwales.co.uk Cambrian Way Day 5. | Rob Rees | 05/04/2022 |
Parked on a residential road in Crickhowell and then hiked up to Table Mountain, Pen Cerrig-calch and then Pen Allt-mawr. | SootAndShale | 02/04/2022 |
Parked on the minor road to the East of Pen Cerrig-calch GR23456 22893 where there is a small parking area then walked back up the road to meet the Beacons way for a Seventeen mile Nuttall walk. Visiting the summits of Pen Cerrig-calch, Pen Allt- mawr,Pen Twyn Glas,Mynydd Llysiau, Waun Fach, Pen y Gadair Fawr and PenTwyn Mawr taking just under Seven hours. | WAYNE ROWLETT | 06/03/2022 |
Off path navigation practice with group of Scouts, handrailing, bearings, back bearings, triangulation, collecting and catching points, pacing, timing, follow the contour, dealing with changable weather. Duration approx 7 hours | lee_philpot | 26/02/2022 |
First hill of my final Welsh Marilyn circuit. With Richard, Alec, Clach Liath, Tony J and Dusty in low cloud and wind. Large cairn near trig. | Denise | 08/02/2022 |
Circular of Pen Cerrig-calch, Pen Allt-mawr,Pen Twyn Glas,Mynydd Llysiau, Waun Fach, Pen y Gadair Fawr and Pen Twyn Mawr. | Arbie | 08/02/2022 |
09:30, -1 degree (rising to 7?), wall-to-wall sunshine, no wind. Route 1 from east. On to Pen Allt-mawr. | Wycombe Wanderer | 12/01/2022 |
Circular hike starting from car park on Greenhill Way at Crickhowell town centre to revisit Crug Hywel-Trwyn Ysgwrfa-Pen Cerrig-Calch- Pen Allt Mawr-Pen Twyn Glas-Pen Gloch-y-Pibwr and the Darren, before following the Beacons Way to Foxhall-Twyn-A40 to car park. 
Circular hike starting from car park on Greenhill Way at Crickhowell town centre to revisit Crug Hywel-Trwyn Ysgwrfa-Pen Cerrig-Calch- Pen Allt Mawr-Pen Twyn Glas-Pen Gloch-y-Pibwr and the Darren, before following the Beacons Way to Foxhall-Twyn-A40 to car park. 
Total distance: 13.1 miles | manilena | 21/11/2021 |
Parked as Nuttall route but included visit to Crug Hywel Fort and up the nose. | sebastiencale | 14/10/2021 |
As Nuttals route, but with climb via public footpaths round S end. Then 7 other hills. | IanHHill | 03/10/2021 |
Black Mountains horseshoe run | Dave Ing | 11/09/2021 |
Ellie | Munroist3935 | 03/09/2021 |
20 mile Waun Fach round, parked at Pont Cadwgan with no issue, started at Crug Mawr and walked anticlockwise along the the obvious route. A tough route but rewarding, and definitely better this way around I think! | JazDisney | 12/06/2021 |
Circuit inc Table Mountain, Mynydd Llysiau, Waun Fach | Ajm0310 | 25/04/2021 |
Llanbedr Horseshoe Route. | sionbrit | 11/04/2021 |
Long circular walk from Llanbedr taking in the hill fort of Crug Hywel en route. Enjoyable day out, spotted a Wheatear...the first one that I've seen for years. Also saw a Common Lizard. | Gerry the Ranger | 04/04/2021 |
MDC run Black Mountains fell race route | milejunkie | 28/11/2020 |
Dropped by taxi at junction near Cwm Farm. A round of the western Black Mountains then down to campsite at Crickhowell. Started misty then cleared to beautiful sunshine. With B and R. | jenx | 09/09/2020 |
Long circular walk from Llanbedr, good views all round, Bog underfoot on the last summit. (After staying near the forest of dean, in October Half term) | Joel451 | 28/10/2019 |
18.6 miles, 2834ft Table Mountain Walk. | stephenbuda | 24/08/2019 |
As part of Beacons 100. Apocalyptic weather. | Jim T | 09/08/2019 |
7th of 7 for day on Black Dragon Challenge out of Crickhowell. Major stone piled cairn. Rocky landscape compared with rest of Black Mountains. | richardrosser | 06/04/2019 |
Llanbedr horseshoe | RedAndy54 | 02/04/2019 |
With Jonny and Smivvy. | zaul_uk | 10/02/2019 |
Ascent with my son of Pen Cerrig-calch (701m), Pen Allt-mawr (719m), Pen Twyn Glas (646m), from Llanbedr. Cloudy day, little breeze, some patched of hill fog. ~13Km, with 620m ascent. | VirtualMountain | 27/12/2018 |
Crickhowell walking | chelec | 01/12/2018 |
Crickhowell - Pen Cerrig-calch - Pen Allt-mawr - Pen Twyn Glas - Mynydd Llysiau - Waun Fach - Pen y Gadair Fawr - Pen Twyn Mawr - Coed Cefn - Crickhowell. | Mark Jackson | 25/10/2018 |
From small parking area as described in Nuttall's walk 12.2 then followed footpath along wall until I hit a path up through the bracken. Mist, rain and wind. No views. Solo. | Dangerous Dave | 16/09/2018 |
With JackW. Waun Fach Horseshoe CW. From Llanbedr. | masmith | 28/01/2018 |
Last hill climbed on a walk from the Green Man festival before heading down into Crickhowell over Table Mountain. | Cap_Thunderbolt | 15/08/2017 |
Nick and Jules | rockwarrior | 23/07/2017 |
Circular hike starting from layby at Llanbedr 
to tick off Crug Hywel-Trwyn Ysgwrfa-Pen Cerrig-Calch-Pen Allt Mawr-Pen Twyn Glas-Mynydd Lysiau-Waun Fach-Pen y Gadair Fawr-Pen Twyn Mawr-Crug Mawr | manilena | 24/06/2017 |
Included in circular walk from bridge near Neuadd Farm, GR 234229, start with Pen Cerrig Calch, finish with Pen Twyn Mawr and down Pen Gwyllt Meirch and round to bridge start point. 
Once you have slogged and reached Pen Cerrig Calch summit you have basically gained the height. Mostly a leisurely stroll from then on. Start 10.30am finish 5.30pm. Can easily be done in less. | Dewi Prysor | 13/05/2017 |
from crickhowell via table mountain | davie | 07/05/2017 |
Paul and Kate | senrab | 01/05/2017 |