Name:Ysgyryd Fawr
Hill number:2269
Height:486.1m / 1595ft
County/UA:Monmouthshire [Sir Fynwy]
Topographical area:WS04 Waunfach-black
SMC/RHB section:32A: Llandovery to Monmouth
Nuttall/Wainwright area:Black Mountains
Catchment:Usk, Catchment Boundaries, Wye
Class:Marilyn, Hump, Tump (400-499m), Clem
(Ma,Hu,Tu,4,Cm)
Grid ref:SO 33118 18283
Summit feature:rock 3m E of trig point
Drop:342.5m
Col:143.7m  SO 3195 1943  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 161
(1:25k) OL13S
Survey:Abney level
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 528 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
8am start, still £2 Easy path.Play2End01/06/2024
Started in NT car park (£5 for the day if you use the paybyphone app) took the kids up for their first summit. Easy to follow paths, perfect starter hill for little ones with brilliant views to give them inspirationlboutside27/05/2024
Parked in front of gate at SO 32691 16305. Don't recommend as you have to walk up the road past the car park anyway. Took only about 30 mins to the top walking fast. Great views from the ridge. Very busy for a Tuesday, I expect because the schools are out. May try from the N next time to avoid the crowds.Droplet749402/04/2024
In the snow. Beautiful morning. With Delilahsimonjallen02/02/2024
From NT car park (cash: £2/2 hours or £4 longer) with Shaky on a clear day. Paths only slightly muddy & the walk along the top ridge was cracking. Shaky spotted the Welsh phrase cut into the bracken on side of Bryn Arw across the valley. Summit is a good viewpoint. Back same way & then on to Allt yr Esgair.NotReallyABagger30/01/2024
As others, parked at the NT car park (members free) to the S and took the path up and along the ridge to the top. Cloudy with a cold wind on the ridge and some views W towards the Black Mountains. With Gillian.richard6904/11/2023
Ascent from the NT car park in poor weather (Storm Babet) hence no view from the summit. Returned via low level path through woods to the west of the ridgeCumbriancyclist19/10/2023
From NT car park to S. Direct path to summit. More people on this hill than the other 12 I've done this week in total.IanHHill16/09/2023
From Car ParkThe Playful Pig06/09/2023
Ysgyryd Fawr [Skirrid Fawr S7287] from GR: SO 32895 16426ronaldo33313/08/2023
Ysgyryd Fawr [Skirrid Fawr S7287] from GR: SO 32895 16426Hippster13/08/2023
Myself, my sons Eoin and Tiarnán, started on the southern face at the National Trust carpark (as others have suggested). Steady chug up the main trail, good views at each rest stop. Summit gives beautiful views across southern Wales. Descent down northeast face, very steep, not advisable. Then round western flank, heard cuckoo calling and smelt hawthorn. Return to carpark for food and rest.Pete West28/05/2023
From NT car park (£4 cash required). Lovely walk returning via path through woods around western flank of hill after steep descent to north from the summit. With D and S.webmaster27/05/2023
Parked at National trust Skirrid Car park,follow path up to forest, up steep path to ridge, across ridge to trig, spectacular views, great hike, 94minsTribal2er04/04/2023
2023 South Wales Three Peaks Trial - Gold Routegeoffh1225/03/2023
Descriptiondc167tst05/02/2023
Parked in NT car park at GR329164 and followed the well made path up through the wood and out onto the grassy ridge to the summit. Good views all round but a very chilly wind gusting to 35mph. With SH.wombourne13/01/2023
Start~ 328164. Followed good path to summit, dull day with a strong, cold wind. Last hill I ever bagged with Wombourne RIP.steve hudson11/01/2023
Cold, windy and very muddy but a great hike with the familythefunkylibrarian29/12/2022
Walk from NT car parkjedthehumanoid15/09/2022
On path up ridge from NT car park to the south.Winterfloodian29/07/2022
1747 ascent, 6.87 milesdavecnash24/06/2022
Very good views over welsh countryside towards eastfreethehilltops04/06/2022
National Trust suggested route from their car park. Evening walk on my own in windy but dry weather.clyoung04/06/2022
From the NT car parkSwindon Bagger08/05/2022
With Sal. 600th Marilyn. Nice sunny evening walk after orienteering.davechaffey16/04/2022
From main car park along ridge then steep descent down North slopes then back through forest on West side. Morning walk for Milo.highlandrock21/03/2022
O'r Maes Parcio.sionbrit07/03/2022
Neil's birthday walkWobblymoo07/02/2022
Start - NT Car Park, South Ridge (Normal) to summit and descent north to eastern side path. Very windy, cloudy but mostly dry. Fine short hill walk.Dave Manley05/02/2022
From Pen-y-parc. Good route but must come back and do it the proper way. Mountain summit feel.Wycombe Wanderer16/01/2022
SOTAmike.hartley09/01/2022
From NT carpark to the summit then over the top and down steep NW pathbenwloudon05/01/2022
Walked western base from Carpark approached summit view diadonal path from North East then off via ridge to southSimo9427/10/2021
Walk w/Devon on our minimoon break.ZacField17/10/2021
Verge parking at SO346168. Up public road to SO342178, then PFs to The Arwallt, then steeeply up to top. Sign at NT Pay and Display CP says the CP money is spent on maintaining 'The Skirrid', but I saw only broken stiles and broken or missing waymarkers.Isbjorn15/04/2021
from cp path all way nice hill 4.5 ks 60 minsunderhill14/04/2021
Dropped off by the rest of our party at the car park; funnily enough no takers for the walk to the top - it was raining! The rain soon cleared and the views from the top were excellent as a result. Easy navigation, quite a few people on the hill - up and down in an easy 1hr 30 mins; well worth the effort.JOHNS10/10/2020
From the NT car park. Nice ridge. Found some specs on the summit and managed to find their owner on the way back down.summitter22/09/2020
Easy and very pleasant circuit from National Trust car park to south as shown on their info board and listed as 4 miles. Summit trig has National Trust plaque giving name 'Skirrid Fawr'Neil Midgley15/09/2020
G, MyIdris20/08/2020
G, Mymaryjdavies20/08/2020
I have completed before but couldn't find my ascent date so returned with family for an evening walk. Took the usual route from the National Trust car park. Enjoyable outing & loved listening to the Ravens and watching their aerial acrobatics. Clouds started to envelop us on the way down...very atmospheric!Gerry the Ranger16/08/2020
Normal route up from national trust car park to the south. Then doubled back slightly and came anti-clockwise around the hill on the contouring path. Glorious sunny day with fine views to Penyfan, Severn Estuary and Black MountainsClive G03/08/2020
From CP to S (£4.00). Super hill - nice shape - steep W face. Very busy.ger25/12/2019
from car parkprwild28/10/2019
With K, M and two-year-old D from expensive car park to S. Top hillAshley12/09/2019
With Jane. Perfect sunshiny day. Walked around the west side of the Skirrid through mainly wooded ground, then up to the summit via the path at the northern end of the hill, thereby avoiding most of the crowds!Speleoprez13/08/2019
From the NT car park. Very busy, Sunday lunchtime.NormanW21/07/2019
Trade route from south after driving all round looking for park. Hot air ballon. Glorious evening, after Black Mtn. Drove to Ldn after. Rounsfell12/05/2019