Cefn Cil-Sanws

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Name:	Cefn Cil-Sanws
Hill number:	15608
Height:	461m / 1512ft
Parent (Ma):	2226 Pen y Fan
County/UA:	Merthyr Tydfil
Topographical area:	WS03 Penyfan-mynyddmaen
SMC/RHB section:	32A: Llandovery to Monmouth
Nuttall/Wainwright area:	Brecon Beacons
Catchment:	Taff
Class:	Tump (400-499m) (Tu,4)
Grid ref:	SO 02402 10270
Summit feature:	mound W of trig point
Drop:	63m
Col:	398m SO024117
OS map sheet(s):	(1:50k) 160 (1:25k) OL12E
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 27 users)	By	Date of Ascent
Circular hike to Danydarren Quarry - Darren Fawr/Cefn Cil-Sanws. Parking: Merthyr Golf Club car park.	manilena	09/09/2023
Garn Ddu, Morlais Hill and Cefn Cil-sanws	Arbie	15/05/2023
13 miles 1524ft walk, start at Pontsticill Reservoir carpark to Garn Ddu and Darren Fawr (Cfn Cil-Sanws) return by Taff Trail and Torpantau raiway path.	stephenbuda	30/04/2023
Completed after Garn Ddu. Atmospheric summit. Wet & windy on top so didn't linger long. Back down directly to A470 and walk along road back to layby. Nice circular route to get both tumps in.	Gerry the Ranger	09/03/2022
Parked in the layby at 00978 11912, up the fp opposite which soon becomes a track before emerging onto higher ground where there are various paths going the right direction to the top of Garn Ddu. From there pretty much straight across to Cefn-Cil Sanws with not much path on offer. Descended to the road for a mile walk along the A470. 4.5m 1h 45.	clivevilla	21/06/2021
Nice run from Cefn Coed y Cymmer	milejunkie	05/06/2021
from garn ddu new fence to hop, back same way	underhill	31/08/2018
From Garn Ddu. Rough tussocks ground before easier pasture like terrain. An abundance of shake holes. Walked a long way north on descent to avoid walking along the busy main road in wet conditions. Arrived back at Feddw lay by for coffee and Welsh cakes from the greasy spoon. Merthyr completed.	Campbell Singer	04/04/2018
From Garn Ddu. Descent back to parking at Feds. Raced Dad to the top but he won due to knowing there was a duplicate summit. Drat.	Jemma Singer	04/04/2018
Parked at end of Crabtree Walk in Trefechan. Up through golf course to open access land. Tricky differentiating between 460m and 461m spot heights. Oddly, trig pillar and much large shelter cairn at the 460m point - made it look higher.	jonglew	08/09/2016
From Cefn Coed-y-cymmer, through golf course then along sheep tracks to summit.	Tony J	13/08/2016
From Garn Ddu following sheep tracks. Good views from top with Trig and Cairn, sign at top calling it Darren Fawr	PeterD	31/07/2016
Mound adjacent to Trig point appears highest point SO 02403 10272. Bagged with Garn Ddu	Ramblingpaul	02/10/2015
2/7 Second of long day in Brecon Beacons (Garn Du/Cefn Cil Sanws/Duwynt/Y Gyrn/Fan Fawr/Craig Cerrig-Gleisiad/Fan Frynych)	Fergalh	14/06/2015
SO0240610271	Anton	10/05/2013
A mizzly morning with poor visibility. I was in the area shadowing DoE kids. In a break in activities another leader offered to teach me some navigating skills. I said yes, as long as it ended up at this trig point! We parked in the golf club car park to the south and initially headed up the bridleway then over stile onto open moorland with lots of ferns. A large shelter for a small hill adorns the top next to the trig.	Father Ted	17/07/2012
trig with large cairn lovely views enjoyable summit	hodder	16/02/2008
lovely limest hill; fine view. from b/w to N (tussocky) or unmapped tk from farm to NW (no probs encountered Sun midday)	RHW	09/11/2003
	asbown	02/08/2019
	Hetty	27/05/2018
	Adrian	20/03/2018
	ngthack	24/07/2017
	MM	13/04/2016
	TREBORK	01/04/2016
	Dusty	03/05/2009
	andrew.allum	01/01/2000
	kanderson	01/01/1970