Carreg Gywir (Gilwern Hill)
441m (1447ft)
The Black Mountains, The Brecon Beacons, Monmouthshire, Wales
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You can find Carreg Gywir (Gilwern Hill) & all the walks that climb it on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps:
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Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, scaled, summited, hiked & bagged Carreg Gywir (Gilwern Hill)
Jonathan Morris walked up Carreg Gywir (Gilwern Hill) on May 13th, 2025 [from/via/route] Abergavenny
Dale Tyler climbed it on July 31st, 2017 [from/via/route] Circular route from Gilwern village, taking in first Carreg Gywir, then the Blorenge. [weather] Lovely evening, great visibility & a beautiful sunset - Must return & walk the circular path around the summit to take in the view.
Richard Penney bagged it on November 18th, 2012 [from/via/route] Keepers Pond (Blorenge) [weather] Frost, cloudless sky. - Walked on the spoil heaps on way- which look rather like Ayers Rock but in jet black rather than red!
Michael Rygol has walked, climbed & bagged Carreg Gywir (Gilwern Hill).
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