| Name: | Llan Ddu Fawr [Waun Claerddu] |
| Hill number: | 2207 |
| Height: | 594m / 1949ft |
| County/UA: | Cardiganshire [Ceredigion] |
| Topographical area: | WM05 Drygarn-epynt |
| SMC/RHB section: | 31C: South-West Wales |
| Catchment: | Catchment Boundaries, Wye, Ystwyth |
| Watershed: | Severn Estuary, Cardiff to Cape Wrath, Cardigan Bay |
| Class: | Marilyn, Hump, Dodd (500-599m), Dewey, Clem (Ma,Hu,Tu,5,Dew,Cm) |
| Grid ref: | SN 79071 70428 |
| Summit feature: | collapsed cairn 2m SE of tall cairn |
| Drop: | 169m |
| Col: | 425m SN795669  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 135 147 (1:25k) 213 |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 200 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
| Like others I Started from the second cattle grid then the east side of the fence and over the quite wet bog to the summit. Just picked a line. I returned after also visiting the trig and managed to find a feint path some of the way. A seldom visited hill in a remote location. | Peterb | 14/08/2024 |
| Parked by the cattle grid, as others, to the S. Followed the track just E of the fence line, which seemed to avoid some of the boggier patches. When the fence went off W, headed N for the higher ground, coming round to the trig. Faint tracks, generally keeping to the higher ground, onto the hp. Came back further E, contouring round below the trig. Breezy afternoon but good views. With Gillian | richard69 | 09/08/2024 |
| From cattle grid on road to the south. Along east side of the fence then across moorland to the trig point and on to the summit. | Winterfloodian | 05/06/2024 |
| As JulieB | JGC | 19/03/2024 |
| 13.5 miles 1840ft walk, start at Cwmystwyth Mine, to Trawsallt, Domen Milwyn and Llan Ddu Fawr return by Cambrian Way. | stephenbuda | 17/03/2024 |
| With Gareth | briandavies | 16/10/2023 |
| Trawsallt S5592 > Llan Ddu Fawr (Waun Claerddu) from GR: SN 78434 68338 | ronaldo333 | 08/10/2023 |
| Trawsallt S5592 > Llan Ddu Fawr (Waun Claerddu) from GR: SN 78434 68338 | Hippster | 08/10/2023 |
| From Cattle grid to south, followed various faint tracks then up to boundary stones to top and both cairns, returned via trig. | PeterD | 27/05/2023 |
| Parked by the cattle grid and followed a track east of fenceline which handily kept going all the way through the boggy areas to just below the trig. Ascended up to the trig then followed the path marked by stone pillars around to the summit. Descended on another ATV track back to below trig point ascent and picked back the outward ATV track route 3.2 miles - under 1hr 30 walking time. Think this was possibly easier than usual due to summer of dry weather. My 1200th Marilyn. | JulieB | 18/10/2022 |
| A fine circuit of Llyn Fryddon Fawr from the cattle grid at SH 784 683, bagging 3 Deweys, and 5 Subs. A splendid walk with a feeling of wilderness. Mostly pathless, save a few sheep trods until a good quad bike track was encountered at Llyn Fryddon Fawr, which gave a quick way back. Nice and dry underfoot by keeping to the high points, and due to the dry summer. I suspect it would be hard wet work after a period of rain! Summits visited in order were Llan Ddu Fawr trig point, Trawsallt windshelter (and its wasp nest!), Llan Ddu Fawr, Bryn Dafydd, Domen Milwyn, Banc Hir, Geifas - West Top, Geifas, and Carreg Naw Llyn. A total of 19km with 600m ascent, taking a lengthy 6h 20m due to slow progress across the pathless moors. | silverwolf_alan | 29/07/2022 |
| 3.4 mile out-and-back from the minor road to the south. We parked by a cattle grid and followed a track east of fenceline until it disappeared then on sheep trails across wet ground to trig and finally to summit. I wouldn't recommend doing this walk after much rain! Great views from the summit of the empty hills in all directions, the Brecon Beacons could even be seen clearly. Afterwards we drove around to and bagged Pen Dinas, Banc Llechwedd Mawr and Drosgol. Warm and sunny. | DanTrig | 07/07/2022 |
| Used the water shed posts as a guide to avoid a lot of the bog. Good walk and view. Gmac was my fellow plodder | elizyanne | 29/06/2022 |
| Revisit | Dusty | 19/01/2022 |
| From Cwmystwyth, via Pencraig farm. 2nd of 8 hills in a circuit around Llyn Fyrddon Fawr. Mostly dry & pathless, a good day out. | DanMaisieBex | 30/08/2021 |
| From the car park and picnic site near Rheadr Peirin watefall. Geifas, Domen Milwyn, Carreg Naw Llyn, Llan Ddu Fawr, Trawsallt. Return round the west of the forest. | ijpowell | 08/07/2021 |
| Tour of Deweys and subs from cattle grid .455 784683. trig point bearing from fence corner cant see the boundry stones, then Trawsallt visit cairn wind shelter and ring to north, then to Llan Ddu Fawr Marilyn, Bryn Dafydd made mistake trying for shortcut over bog should have kept to high points, across to Domen Milwyn using High Points, across to Gefais then Gefais west top, Banc Hir then did short cut back to Domen Milwyn which was not as wet as expected then to Llyn Fyrddon Fawr via pt 540 rings, to Carreg Naw Llyn, east across moor to Esgair Hengae return south to green lane | underhill | 01/12/2020 |
| 08.45...hoof across the moorland km & a bit from the road to the south. Garnet on quad bike with two caged dogs on the back, came up while I was making a trig FB clay impression. | vegibagger | 19/10/2020 |
| my last Region31 Marilyn from the cattle grid to the South. Strong North wind and biting rain (Storm Alex) made for a slow ascent. | NormanW | 02/10/2020 |
| From road to south. Feared the navigation due to the fact the clagg was down and drizzle. Need not have, one bearing to trigpoint via sketchy ATV track over fence about half way. From trig there is a line of marker stones (dogleg) to the summit cairn. | N.Morters | 28/09/2020 |
| 1/3 - in low cloud and fading light - night nav exercise from Llyn Teifi. Very rough ground with few random tracks. This summit easy enough to locate | wychwood | 31/12/2019 |
| From the south starting at the cattle grid. Ground not too bad but wet and tussocky in places. | Topographer57 | 07/09/2019 |
| Marilyn Walk 226. Llan Ddu Fawr from the cattle grid near Llyn Teifi. A wild and lonely Marilyn. 5.3km there and back with 200m ascent taking 1h 40m. | silveracorn_alan | 04/08/2019 |
| Up and down from the cattle grid near Teifi Lakes. ATV tracks and sheep tracks there and back via trig point. | Moorponder | 15/07/2019 |
| Third of three tops from a layby near the mines in Cwmystwyth up the bridleway/footpath over Banc Hir and onto Geifas, Domen Milwyn and Llan Ddy fawr before returning via the shoulder of Bryn Dafydd completely pathless even before Banc Hir and tussock grass everywhere a really tough walk in five hours.(tacker failed distance roughly nine mile) | WAYNE ROWLETT | 13/04/2019 |
| Frosty early start from layby at Tanyrhydiau 739692. Walked north along road to track at 736696 and then followed rights of way east along the crest of the ridge to cairn at 779703. Crossed to summit cairn to view the vast emptiness to the east in the winter sunshine. Returned via trig point, cairn/pond at 771690 and then followed rights of way as best we could to mine at 754693. Then tracks back to car. A fine walk and saw a fox on the ascent. | mindlessflogger | 04/01/2019 |
| From Cattle grid SN784683, via Trig as per previous logs | Neil Midgley | 28/08/2018 |
| From Claerwen picnic area below the dam. I'd been eyeing up completing my Welsh Marilyns on this hill for a while..something a bit different, and as a fitting finale I had decided to bike the reservoir track. I'd not anticipated it being quite as hot mind you. I dragged the bike up the hill part way then walked across the bogs to the trig then the true summit. A superb spot..though the sunburn is going to sting for a while yet no doubt. | stig_nest | 19/04/2018 |
| Climbed on Stuarts Trans Cambrian Trek | Bannor | 15/04/2018 |
| From Rhiplem SN 784683. Rough moorland walk wiothout paths. Operated ham radio for SOTA from summit cairn. | G4OBK (Phil) | 15/04/2018 |
| Came across a campsite at Ffair Rhos after driving 300 miles from Suffolk, turns out it is just a short drive from one of tomorrow's planned Marilyn's, so took advantage of the long summer evenings, especially as it is not raining and went up it tonight. Parked at cattle grid to the south following fence north and continuing north at bend in fence to trig pillar and then on to summit. Returned east of trig and back to fence corner following fence back to start point. | mntainman | 24/06/2017 |
| From end of Treifi Lakes road over to Claerddu bothy then just followed nose over Waun Claerddu (after bagging trig), Domen Milwyn (nice top) and then Geifas (tough going). Really hot day on totally pathless territory with plenty of sucking bog. Highlight is just the emptiness. | SS | 17/06/2017 |
| From cattle grid as others. | Lionel Bidwell | 07/06/2017 |
| From cattle grid to south on rough tracks. | rhalstead | 28/05/2017 |
| Walked up from cattle grid to south. Nice walk across wild country. | Cas-gwent | 08/05/2017 |
| Walked up from the Teifi Pools road, to Trawsallt first, then here and back via Llyn Fyrddon Fawr and Carreg Naw Llyn, then along an old mining leat. | Neolith | 29/04/2017 |
| From cattle grid at SN784683: Llan Ddu Fawr - Bryn Dafydd - Domen Milwyn - Geifas - Geifas West Top - Banc Hir - Trawsallt. | Tony J | 09/04/2017 |
| From B4574 (Coed Hafod) to the NW. Easy to the cave (worth going in), then a awkward stream crossing and rough ground to the top. To trig point and down WNW. | Alan Moore | 07/04/2017 |
| A walk up from the South near the Cattle Grid. Followed the fence and then walked to the trig point and then on to summit cairn. Was accompanied by my 2 daughters Isabelle and Amelia. We saw plenty of Red Kites a Swallow and Wheatears, Skylarks and Meadow Pipits. We returned by the same route weather was sunny but windy although cloud came in from the West. | isabelle | 03/04/2017 |
| #625 | tim747 | 25/03/2017 |
| A grand walk over Llan Ddu Fawr and Pen y Garn from the church at Rhaeadr Peiran, W of Cwmystwyth (Hafod estate). Down to Dologau, using all short cuts, then the lovely footpath along Nant Gau, with a surprising section with a handrail. Short cut up to bridleway, followed SW uphill to a good footpath cutting up hill E to the end of the forest road 773728. S, NE then SE to pick up a rough ATV track at 783711 across the bogs onto the hill, and straight up to the pools at 786704 and then to the trig. Great views, Anglesey to B. Beacons. To summit of Llan Ddu Fawr, then Bryn Dafydd (excellent mossy bogs), followed fence and then track down to Cwmystwyth. Up the road to 791754 to pick up track, dodging wet bits by a ruin to good track all the way to within 10 feet of the trig on Pen y Garn. Great views. Nasty rough stuff down to the wind turbines, then back through the forest, via branch at 786771 and home via Pwllpeiran. | Gill | 20/01/2017 |
| 2/10 Second of eight on nice circuit followed by two singles (Trawsallt/Llanddu Fawr (Waen Claerddu/Carreg Naw Lyn/Esgair Hengae/Esgair Wen/Dibyn Du/Disgwulfa/Graig Feklen/Mynydd Bach/Allt yr Hebog) | Fergalh | 30/07/2016 |
| With K, M and RM. From nearby bothy (not MBA). | Ashley | 01/06/2016 |
| KeithByTheC | 02/05/2016 | |
| From road by cattle grid (784683), a straightforward walk | AlanD | 25/03/2016 |
| As many others, good parking by the grid. ATV track in to a marshy area, faint tracks can be followed to rejoin higher ground which lead first to trig the quartzite topped summit. A welly job if it's been wet, which it had. 80 minute return. | nordicstar | 23/02/2016 |
| Surprisingly easy going, and a beautiful sunny day made this a pleasant walk. | jenx | 23/02/2016 |
| From the 2nd cattle grid. Good parking. | jimbloomer | 19/01/2016 |
| With GB. Parked tat the cattle grid south at 785683. A 3 mile walk taking about 80 minutes. The terrain was surprisingly dry. | bolton | 29/10/2015 |
| Parked by cattle grid to south at SH78432 68340 Walked up right side of fence for about 600m & then headed for the higher ground Where possible, kept to the higher ground on route to the trig point and then on to the summit cairn. (PM) | gerrybowes | 29/10/2015 |