| Name: | Cefn Coch [Ffridd Esgair-yr-owen] |
| Hill number: | 2177 |
| Height: | 285m / 935ft |
| Parent (Ma): | 2161 Pumlumon Fawr [Plynlimon] |
| County/UA: | Powys |
| Topographical area: | WM02 Pumlumon-amlwg |
| SMC/RHB section: | 31A: Aberystwyth to Welshpool |
| Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Central Wales - Pumlumon |
| Catchment: | Dovey |
| Class: | Hump, Tump (200-299m), Submarilyn, Clem (Hu,Tu,2,sMa,Cm) |
| Grid ref: | SH 81550 02559 |
| Summit feature: | grassy knoll |
| Drop: | 140m |
| Col: | 145m SH835025  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 135 136 (1:25k) 215W |
| Observations: | rocky rib 20m NE at SH 81565 02577 is probably lower |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 54 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
| A four-topper from the CP next to Darowen church. First the ROW and field climb to Fron Goch. Down To Nantygaseg Farm and the road below, turned left and then picked up a zig-zag path through the bracken from opposite Cegir to the Glyndwr's Way just SW of Cern Goch. Quick detour to the summit and along ridge fence track E to pick up GW again. ROWs back to Darowen then continued to Ffridd Pen-y-Graig and over sheep fields and fences to Bryn-Einon. Track and minor road return. | summitter | 29/08/2023 |
| Parked at the end of the road to the east. Followed the Glyndwr's Way, then a short detour to the summit. | PeterAH | 07/03/2022 |
| Possible to park, without blocking gates & farm access, at end of road to ENE at SH 8333 0312 - Followed Glyndwr's Way as far as bend at 823028 & then SW over sheep pasture to broken gate at SH 8222 0272 - Carefully over gate, up to fence line & then WSW along S. side of fence to summit knoll & rocky rib which looks as high. (S) | gerrybowes | 29/09/2021 |
| Parked at junction to SW for a nice circuit of Fron Goch, Ffridd Pen-y-Graig and Cefn Coch. | PGCE | 11/02/2021 |
| Delightful summit in sheep pasture in improving weather - last hill of a 5 hump (+2 tump) day ahead of the forthcoming Welsh Covid lockdown. Descended excellent steep zig zap grassy track on S side of ridge above Nantygased farm. RoW to E(Beillan-Deg) is overgrown but can be bypassed on sheep pasture. | Denise | 21/10/2020 |
| From Cwm Berllan then SW along the ridge with patches of blue sky appearing after a somewhat grey day. Last of 7 hills on a circular walk from Aberciger making the most of the last few days before Wales returns to Covid lock-down again on Friday. Apart from a friendly girl in Abercegir we haven't seen a soul all day. | RichardM | 21/10/2020 |
| A circular walk from Darowen. Over Fron Goch and Cefn Coch. With B and R. | jenx | 12/03/2020 |
| From Fron Goch via track to north of Pont Aber-Cegir, then ridge traverse. Would have been a very fine walk in good weather but was light rain sweeping in. Couldn't find the bridleway shown in Cwm Berllan-deg, instead making a descending traverse to Ty-nant, then lane to Darowen. | Wycombe Wanderer | 31/12/2019 |
| Abercegir- Cefn Coch- Darowen- Ffridd Pen-y-Graig- Darowen- Fron Goch- Nantygaseg- Abercegir day walk with Pete. Our first hill- up most of the way on the Owain Glyndwr way with a little trespass to get on the ridge. Only summit-bagging purists need to negotiate the barbed wire fence along the ridge- so that’s all this site’s users. We found an abandoned tractor door which we used to help! To get to Darowen, we used the most direct bridleway. Though there’s no sign of it on the ground where it leaves the OGW at SH 8256 0285, there are gates in all the right places down to Tynant. | pwheeler | 17/09/2018 |
| Out and back along Glyndwr's Way from the road end to E. grassy knoll and Rocky rib. | Eddie | 23/08/2018 |
| As I reached the summit the rain finally started to ease off after having poured it down all the way from Machynlleth. | Alex C | 14/04/2017 |
| 6/7 Sixth of seven on wet cold misty day (Cwm y Derw/Foel Fadian/Bryn-y-Brain/Fron Goch/Ffrid pen-y-Graig/Cefn Coch/)Pfridd Esgair-yr-Owen)Brynn Crugog) | Fergalh | 15/01/2017 |
| From end of road to ENE (not on satnav). You can follow a fence more directly than Glyndwr's Way although it involves a couple of barbed wire fences. | clivevilla | 23/07/2015 |
| Park at end of rising lane to south of Glantwyrmyn. Just enough room to avoid blocking farm gates. Walk westward along Glyndwr's Way. Delightful easy walk with superb views for such a low hill. 40 minutes, there and back. | Campbell Singer | 05/07/2015 |
| As destaylor. | Chris Peart | 12/07/2014 |
| From Darowen (SH 830 017) - circular excursion taking in Cefn Coch then Fron Goch. | summitsup | 16/04/2013 |
| Penegoes to Commins Coch: Steep approch from SH822021 - it goes but need to skirt gorse & pick way through muddier areas. Descent to Ty-nant was straightforward. | Smudge | 15/02/2013 |
| Parked at end of road to ENE. Followed bridle path. | destaylor | 17/03/2011 |
| do not try to come off the top via the path to the south west. it doesn't exist and the bracken and ferns will kill you. | DARRENG | 25/10/2010 |
| On access track through sheep pastures to thistle covered moor. Over 2 or 3 rusty wire fences to top at 13.35. | arranc | 16/07/2001 |
| delightful hill & view. 822022 b/way from nr Berllan-deg, bypassing overgrown section, then pasture to summit | RHW | 16/04/2000 |
| TK | 07/10/2023 | |
| tomandivy | 03/09/2023 | |
| LizH | 07/03/2022 | |
| TREBORK | 30/08/2021 | |
| Bag For Life | 31/12/2019 | |
| GaryJones | 18/10/2017 | |
| carole engel | 11/06/2017 | |
| MM | 30/11/2016 | |
| Ianto&Sue | 23/07/2016 | |
| BaggerGutt | 30/03/2016 | |
| npickup | 02/04/2015 | |
| RobertP | 13/07/2014 | |
| Colin Crawford | 12/07/2014 | |
| AndyS | 07/03/2014 | |
| Anton | 04/09/2013 | |
| chalky1953 | 25/08/2013 | |
| GordonAdshead | 01/08/2013 | |
| andrew brown | 13/01/2013 | |
| iaindbrown | 04/01/2013 | |
| Adrian | 29/08/2011 | |
| Phil M | 29/05/2011 | |
| Martin R | 08/05/2011 | |
| Alan Whatley | 31/07/2010 | |
| Steve Q | 21/08/2009 | |
| mae | 31/01/2009 | |
| Sherlock | 23/10/2005 | |
| Man of Kernow1 | 28/03/2004 | |
| David Purchase | 05/10/2003 | |
| Halfdecent | 02/04/2003 |