| Name: | Pen Cae'r Mynach |
| Hill number: | 15605 |
| Height: | 467m / 1532ft |
| Parent (Ma): | 2270 Mynydd Epynt [Mynydd Eppynt] |
| County/UA: | Powys |
| Topographical area: | WM05 Drygarn-epynt |
| SMC/RHB section: | 32A: Llandovery to Monmouth |
| Catchment: | Wye |
| Class: | Tump (400-499m) (Tu,4) |
| Grid ref: | SN 97523 47385 |
| Summit feature: | trig point |
| Drop: | 47m |
| Col: | 420m SN972473  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 147 (1:25k) 188 |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 37 users) | By | Date of Ascent |
| Within Sennybridge firing range (MoD). Do not approach when red flags are flying. See https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sennybridge-firing-notice for firing times. | webmaster | blank |
| Mynydd Eppynt, The Warren & Pen Caer Mynach from the parking area. A misty morning with Jill. Plenty of military litter discarded on the hillside. | Dangerous Dave | 03/02/2024 |
| Linear hike - from layby on B4519 past Drover's Arms - Pen Tri Chrugiau - back to layby on B4519 - Pen Cae'r Mynach - back to layby. Total Distance: 9.1 miles. | manilena | 06/01/2024 |
| Up of the Heart of Wales Trail | Arbie | 02/01/2024 |
| From road/track to NW.. Trig S6539 | vegibagger | 02/10/2023 |
| On a non firing day, although some red flags were flying but not all. From the view point car park, up The Warren first then back to track and up by trees to trig and top. Back to track other side of trees and back across road to do others on range. | PeterD | 19/02/2023 |
| Continued along the Heart of Wales Line Trail from the Warren. Easy bag from the track. Some ordnance lying around. | Campbell Singer | 04/02/2023 |
| I was a little confused as I had checked that it was not a firing day but the red flags were flying. A contractor in a land rover stopped and explained that it was fine and that the red flags always fly. Parked at 96678 47385 and walked in along the road tp Pen Cae'r Mynach and The Warren on the way back. | clivevilla | 11/08/2021 |
| Sheep husbandry weekend. Followed road and path. | Ramblingpaul | 16/08/2020 |
| The seventh of an Epynt Eight session done on the Mountain Bike during SENTA's Christmas closure. A pleasant walk up from the perimeter track which is the Epynt Way and Heart of Wales Trail. | Rob Rees | 27/12/2019 |
| Trig at HP, accessed by track to South. lovely day | Denise | 03/01/2019 |
| by track from the S. Rounded summit of short rough grass topped by trig pillar. Good views. | RichardM | 03/01/2019 |
| Parked at start of bridleway then easy walk to The Warren summit then onward to The Warren trig on the next Tump called Pen Cae'r Mynach with Adrian, Alex and Tony. | Dugswell2 | 30/12/2017 |
| After Epynt and the Warren. No views of anything today, just a soaking. Still, fairly atmospheric I suppose. | Herbert Anchovy | 22/02/2017 |
| Advertised as a non-firing day and I am always one to believe the advertising. Bagged the Marilyn top first with a couple of walking friends but then left the car at the viewpoint and walked up to this one going a different way around the clump of trees on the way up and on the way down. | Father Ted | 27/11/2016 |
| 7/15 seventh of long day Cefn Merthyr Cynog/Cefn Trum Yr Hwch/Pen Ty'n-y-Wern/Drum Ddu/Mynydd Eppynt/The Warren/pen Ca'er Mynach/Pen Neuadd/Moelfree/Pen Tri Chrugiau/Twyn Rhyd-Car/Twyn Rhyd-car South Top/Moel Blychau/Mwmffri/Noethgrug. Always check https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/449005/SennybridgeFiringTimes and never cross area when red flag is flying | Fergalh | 15/08/2015 |
| Excellent views of Black Mountains and Brecon Beacons. Lots of army rubbish lying around also lots of wasps? | Rob Pen y Garn | 17/05/2014 |
| Short walk from B4519 partly along metalled track. Lot of used military paraphernalia lying about. Summit trig is called The Warren, despite that being a different hill nearby. Conifer plantation near summit partially obscurring views W. | jonglew | 04/05/2014 |
| SN9754747387 | Anton | 05/01/2013 |
| moorland, nice view. from MoD track to W, no red flag | RHW | 17/07/2005 |
| Pete R | 10/08/2024 | |
| PeteN | 20/07/2024 | |
| Jill Robertson | 03/02/2024 | |
| Steve Q | 17/04/2021 | |
| phillo | 11/10/2020 | |
| Andy West | 05/09/2020 | |
| Tony J | 30/12/2017 | |
| Adrian | 30/12/2017 | |
| Alex C | 30/12/2017 | |
| Moorponder | 07/10/2017 | |
| BrianMatthews | 18/04/2017 | |
| TREBORK | 25/12/2016 | |
| MM | 27/12/2015 | |
| thenomad | 26/09/2013 | |
| stevent0809 | 10/08/2013 | |
| iaindbrown | 03/01/2010 | |
| Dusty | 30/08/2009 | |
| andrew.allum | 01/01/2000 |