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Name:Pen-y-bwlch
Hill number:7633
Height:503m / 1650ft
Parent (Ma):2203  Drygarn Fawr
RHB Section:31C: South-West Wales
County/UA:Cardiganshire [Ceredigion]
Catchment:Teifi, Catchment Boundaries, Towy
Watershed:Carmarthen Bay, Cardigan Bay
Class:Subdodd
(s5)
Grid ref:SN 78038 63741
Summit feature:ground 1m from cairn
Drop:22m
Col:481m  SN775628  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 146 147
(1:25k) 187N
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 14 users)ByDate of Ascent
from strata florida (vale of flowers) on way to Dibyn Du, heavy snow in Mayunderhill05/05/2021
Filled in some gaps starting at 769655 and visiting Esgair Garthen first then back to Crug Gynon, Crug Gynon Crug Gynon S Top, Pen y Tywi, Pen y Tywi S.Top and finally Pen-y-bwlch on the way back. About 13.5 miles and about 5 and a half hours. The weather had been fairly dry but there wwere still quite a lot of boggy and pathless parts.clivevilla12/05/2019
2/6 Second of six on foggy day (Truman/Pen-y-Bwlch/Bryn-y-Crofftau/Garn Fawr/Y Brynn/Yr Helfa Las)Fergalh30/10/2016
From Mynydd Tywi following forest tracks to 774638 then an easy walk to summit. Descended N to non-existent bridleway then track back to car at TyncwmAlanD20/03/2016
Short walk from Abbey with new GPS 64SRob Pen y Garn15/05/2015
As part of a circuit of Disgwilfa, Graig Felen, Esgair Wen, Dibyn Du, Crug Gynon, Crug Gynon South Top and Pen-y-bwlch starting at 76984 65568. The circuit was over tussocky grass and peaty ground, if the weather hadn't been dry for the past few weeks this would not have been achievable.JohnStoneham08/09/2014
Easily gained from track SN771639.Anton01/06/2013
Dusty11/01/2022
stevent080911/07/2015
MM17/09/2014
KM17/09/2014
KatieJayne12/06/2012
andrew.allum01/01/2000
mountaineagle06/02/1998