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| Name: | Crug Mawr |
| Hill number: | 7656 |
| Height: | 550m / 1804ft |
| Parent (Ma): | 2229 Waun Fach |
| RHB Section: | 32A: Llandovery to Monmouth |
| Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Black Mountains |
| County/UA: | Powys |
| Catchment: | Usk |
| Class: | Subdodd (s5) |
| Grid ref: | SO 26227 22678 |
| Summit feature: | trig point |
| Drop: | 28m |
| Col: | 522m SO260229  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 161 (1:25k) OL13S |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 128 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
| From the road end at Patrishow: several places to park 1 or 2 cars on the verge. | PGCE | 06/12/2023 |
| Trig point with great views in all directions | Vulcan | 03/03/2023 |
| Mountain biking the Black Mountains Classic. www.exploringmidwales.co.uk | Rob Rees | 06/08/2022 |
| Part of the Black Dragon Challenge 2022 | lboutside | 23/04/2022 |
| Waun Fach horseshoe | Barns150 | 18/04/2022 |
| Last hill of Waun Fach final Welsh Marilyn circuit, with Richard, Alec and Tony J. Weather suddenly cleared and the ridge glowed in wintry afternoon sun. Trig at HP. Parking at SO234229- small carpark at bend in road. | Denise | 08/02/2022 |
| Final hill of the Waun Fach horseshoe with Tony, Alex, James and Denise. A fine day out with some good views despite the overcast skies. | RichardM | 08/02/2022 |
| Started in Grwyne Fawr Valley, circular walk. Drizzle and then heavy rain just as we reached the summit! So not so great views until we were lower down and the rain stopped. Fabulous autumnal colours. | Breinholt | 29/10/2021 |
| Black Mountains horseshoe run. | Dave Ing | 11/09/2021 |
| As part of Beacons Way Ultra | Jim T | 24/07/2021 |
| 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 |
| Llanbedr Horseshoe Route. | sionbrit | 11/04/2021 |
| MDC run Black Mountains fell race route | milejunkie | 28/11/2020 |
| 23 miles, 3412ft, Crickhowell to Waun Fach walk. | stephenbuda | 25/08/2019 |
| Walked up from Llandebr | Bracken | 04/08/2019 |
| Continuation from Pen Twyn Mawr, still in the low cloud. | DanMaisieBex | 30/12/2018 |
| No summit but skirted summit on the Black Mountains OMM visiting a high sheepfold checkpoint, at a run with Darren heading into the teeth of blasting heavy snow showers in a numbing strong north wind. Cold winds and sun was the forecast, no showers ! Very atmospheric whilst it lasted for half an hour. | Chris Pearson | 27/10/2018 |
| From Patrishow following Beacons Way in drizzle. Weather cleared on summit - a great hill. | Ramblingpaul | 12/08/2018 |
| 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 |
| Solo. Entire circuit finish. Returned to Crickhowell | Aimless Rambler | 15/04/2017 |
| First of day on way to trigpointers 2017 get together at Clun. | Dusty | 24/03/2017 |
| Parked in gateway close to where the Beacons Way leaves the minor road. There and back. 2.64 miles. | clivevilla | 28/09/2016 |
| horseshoe | underhill | 05/03/2016 |
| Last peak of the day, before descending westwards. Huge cloud inversion in all directions. | huwthomas | 01/11/2015 |
| First hill on a circuit from Llanbedr going via Waun Fach. | Cas-gwent | 14/10/2015 |
| MCN Black Mountains Route | benwloudon | 12/09/2015 |
| With Ben, Ian, Keith & Mick from Bassetlaw Hill & Mountain Club taking part in Wateraid 200 Mountain Challenge, doing the Llanbedr Horseshoe. Sunny and breezy - Eigth and last peak | alwaysinshorts | 06/06/2015 |
| Walk from llanbedr as part of the wateraid challenge | iannotts | 06/06/2015 |
| With CP, AS, DR and BR | garth87 | 06/06/2015 |
| From small parking area at SO 23425 20266 near Llanbedr - Crug Hywel - Pen Cerrig-calch - Pen Allt-mawr - Pen Twyn Glas - Mynydd Llysiau - Pen Trumau - Waun Fach - Pen y Gadair Fawr - Pen Twyn Mawr - Crug Mawr. Clear paths throughout except on Waun Fach summit plateau. Would be rather boggy between Waun Fach & Pen y Gadair Fawr during a wet spell. | david230201 | 10/09/2014 |
| Castle Inn, Waun Fach, Pen y Gadair Fawr, Pen Twyn Mawr, Crug Mawr, Llanbedr. Kind of by accident as I couldn't find earlier descents after Pen Twyn Mawr. Pub at Llanbedr doesn't open til 7 weekdays. | squeegs | 22/07/2014 |
| Black Mountain Roundabout 2014 | geoffh12 | 26/04/2014 |
| Solo walk from Glangrwyney via Llangenny and Coed Ynys Faen standing stones, clearing visibility as I went. Good views from the top, onward to Disgwylfa cairn and the Gadair ridge. | thesweetcheat | 08/03/2014 |
| Circular walk from Partrishow Church (parking 100m SW church). Returned via Blaen-yr-henbant and Hen-bant-fawr for a 7.5mile round trip. Must be one of the best places to view most of the Black Mountains peaks. | jonglew | 01/03/2014 |
| 1/12 Blaen-Yr Henbant/Crug Mawr/Pen Gwlltmeirch/Pen Twyn Mawr/Pen Y Gadair Fawair/Waun Fach/Pen Truman/Mynydd Llysiau/Pen Twyn Glas/Pen Allt Mawr/Pen Cerrig Calch/Crug Hywell | Fergalh | 28/02/2014 |
| Started at the car park just below Patrishow Church which is worth a visit if you have time. Followed the Beacon's Way up to Crug Mawr and then on to Pen Twyn Mawr and then back the same way. Not a super exciting walk. | islamidget | 09/09/2012 |
| From Forestry Commision car park near Cadwgan, up through the woods to the west onto the ridge and Crug Mawr. Tracks better than OS shown footpaths. Recce for a scout event later in the year. Solo | richard69 | 28/04/2012 |
| Approximate | fosbury2005 | 01/04/2012 |
| Climbed as part of 3 peaks trial platinum route from east following descent of Gaer | Peapod21 | 31/03/2012 |
| From village | arranc | 01/03/2012 |
| Parking on the east side is difficult. Very narrow lanes with few passing points. But the ascent is a lovely route. | Tracey | 11/02/2012 |
| walked up from partrishow church nice walk up to trig point at summit nice views all around | russf69 | 15/08/2011 |
| From Llanbedr. | Wheelsy | 04/04/2009 |
| Had a hillbagging day after the big mountains were in cloud, tied up lose ends in our well walked Beacons: Twyn Y Gaer (Gaer), Crug Mawr, Tor-Y-Foel and Ysgyryd Fawr (Skirrid). Not all in one walk though! | DanTrig | 21/02/2009 |
| trig point gives you good views right up to pen-y-gadair fawr. Recently completed again via the beacons way. | hodder | 25/01/2007 |
| On Black Mountain ridge run with M | PeterD | 24/09/2005 |
| Ascent whilst leader in charge of D of E gold group on a practice exhibition. | VirtualMountain | 29/05/1999 |
| black mountains fellrace | RHW | 26/09/1998 |
| Ascended as part of DofE gold exhibition hike. | VirtualMountain | 26/10/1990 |
| Rob50 | 26/03/2024 |