Pen y Gadair Fawr
800m (2625ft)
The Black Mountains, The Brecon Beacons, Powys, Wales
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 12ml (19km) |
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| Ascent: | 2,637ft (804m) |
| Time: | 7 hrs |
| Grade: |  (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Nuadd-fawr - Llanbedr - Darren Fach - Pen Twyn Glas - Mynydd Llysiau - Pen Trumau - Waun Fach - Pen y Gadair Fawr - Pen Twyn Mawr - Pen Gwyllt Meirch - Nantyrychain - Cwm Farm - Nuadd-fawr
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 13.5ml (21.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 3,175ft (968m) |
| Time: | 8 hrs |
| Grade: |  (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Nuadd-fawr - Llanbedr - Table Mountain (Pen Cerrig-calch) - Trwyn Ysgwrfa - Pen Cerrig-calch - Pen Allt-mawr - Pen Twyn Glas - Mynydd Llysiau - Pen Trumau - Waun Fach - Pen y Gadair Fawr - Pen Twyn Mawr - Pen Gwyllt Meirch - Nantyrychain - Cwm Farm - Nuadd-fawr
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Pen y Gadair Fawr
Melfyn Parry walked up Pen y Gadair Fawr on July 16th, 2024 [from/via/route] Followed go4awalk route PO153 - Pen Cerrig Calch & Waun Fach from Neuadd Fawr. Once on the ridge the walk is relatively easy, good paths. There are some areas that are quite boggy, so be prepared if following this route after lots of rain. The first peak was hard going, lots of tall bracken & bilberry bushes to fight your way through, I was so glad to reach the top of Pen Cerrig Calch. The final path from the cairn to the minor road leading back to the car park was also overgrown with bracken & the public footpath part was seriously neglected from a maintenance perspective, although the stiles looked almost new the path itself was overgrown with nettle, bramble & even more bracken making the last leg of the walk hard work. [with] On my own [weather] Sunny spells & generally dry. For a mid July walk it was quite cool at times. - Best to avoid this walk when the bracken is in season. If you have to walk in the summer months & especially after rain, waterproofs are a must as the grasses & bracken don't dry out at their base & you can get seriously wet even though you think it's a dry day.
Donovan Suddell climbed Pen y Gadair Fawr on April 23rd, 2023 [from/via/route] Gospel Pass [with] Wife [weather] Sunny until 16:00 then cloudy, rain at the very end - Very long circuit including traversing two steep valleys
Sion Britton bagged Pen y Gadair Fawr on April 11th, 2021 [from/via/route] O Llanbedr. Horseshoe Route. [with] Solo [weather] Braf/ Cymylog
Simon Burgess hiked Pen y Gadair Fawr on August 23rd, 2020 [from/via/route] Pen Twyn Glas Pen Trumau Waun Fach Pen Y Gadair Fawr Pen Twyn Mawr [with] Solo [weather] Overnight
Dale Tyler summited Pen y Gadair Fawr on August 30th, 2017 [from/via/route] 6th peak on the Waun Fach horseshoe from Cwmdu to Crickhowell [weather] Mostly glorious, two short sharp showers at the beginning of the walk-enough convince me to reproof my jacket! - 19 mile walk followed by a well deserved pint & meal in Crickhowell. Sticky toffee pudding, mmmmm!
Robert Shaw conquered Pen y Gadair Fawr on May 13th, 2017 [from/via/route] From Llanthony whilst doing the Black Mountain Challenge. [with] Alcester Gents Sports Club [weather] Wet & misty
Glenn Radford scaled Pen y Gadair Fawr on October 29th, 2015 [from/via/route] walk po105 [with] William [weather] Mist Cloud low AM Clear windy PM
Alan Smith walked up Pen y Gadair Fawr on July 2nd, 2015 [with] Barry
Christina Lander climbed Pen y Gadair Fawr on March 10th, 2015 [from/via/route] Pen Carrig-calch - Pen Allt-mawr - Pen Twyn Glas - Mynydd Llysiau - Pen Trumau - Waun Fach - Pen y Gadair Fawr - Pen Twyn Mawr [with] Dick [weather] Beautiful day, warm & sunny
Tim Buckley bagged Pen y Gadair Fawr on September 28th, 2014 [from/via/route] po 153 from Neuadd Fawr just north of Llanbedr [with] Solo walk, set off 8.30 am arrived here at 1.21pm [weather] Hot & clear, views to the distance - Pen Y Fan etc........ - Better top than Waun Fach, only 11m lower. It looks far more impressive from across the valley - not unlike Pen Y Fan & Corn Ddu
Wyn Griffiths hiked Pen y Gadair Fawr on March 5th, 2014 [from/via/route] From Neuadd Fawr via Pen Twyn Glas & Mynydd LLysiau [with] Me [weather] Dry, but cold on hills. Caught sun on face
David Lane summited Pen y Gadair Fawr on August 15th, 2008 [from/via/route] The Pony Track [with] Kelly [weather] A dry, warm day - We walked this route again on 5th December, 2012, at which time there was snow on the upper reaches of the mountain, he weather was cold, clear, with fabulous blue skies.
Iain Jones conquered Pen y Gadair Fawr on November 10th, 2012 [from/via/route] The Castle Inn, Pengenffordd
Jonathan Morris, Daniel Graham, Michael Rygol, John Cuthbert, Paul Booth, Trevor Williams, Louise Sandwith, David Price, Keith Brockwell, Matthew Thomas, Mark Davidson and Richard Penney have all walked, climbed & bagged Pen y Gadair Fawr.
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*270° Panorama featuring Pengenfford, Pen Trumau, Waun Fach, Pen y Gadair Fawr, Pen Twyn Mawr, Crug Mawr and the The Grwyne Fechan valley from Mynydd Llysiau
Descending in to the Grwyne Fawr Valley from Pen y Gadair Fawr in The Black Mountains
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