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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 8½mls (13.5km) |
| Ascent: | 1,792ft (546m) |
| Time: | 5hrs |
| Grade: |  |
Route outline for walk po132:
Pont Gihirych (Cray Reservoir) - Heol Senni (Fan Bwlch Chwyth) - Yr Allt (Forest Fawr) - Bwlch y Duwynt - Fan Fraith - Fan Gyhirych - Bwlch Bryn-fhudd - Pont Gihirych.
Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:
 1 Welsh Mountain |
 0 Wainwrights |
 2 Welsh Nuttalls |
 1 Welsh Dewey |
 0 Wainwright Outlying Fells |
 1 Welsh Marilyn |
 1 Bridget |
Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:
The highest point of this walk is Fan Gyhirych at 725m (2379ft). Fan Gyhirych is classified as a Welsh Mountain (Hewitt) (60th highest in Wales, 143rd highest in England & Wales)
Fan Gyhirych is also known as a Welsh Nuttall (74th highest in Wales, 177th highest in England & Wales) and a Welsh Marilyn (29th highest in Wales, 538th highest in the UK).
Fan Gyhirych means ''Braided Beacon' in Welsh and is pronounced 'van-g-ee-hee ree-kh'.
The summit of Fan Gyhirych is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point & a cairn.
Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Fan Fraith at 668m (2192ft). Fan Fraith is also known as a Welsh Nuttall (119th highest in Wales, 290th highest in England & Wales). Fan Fraith means 'Fraith Beacon' in Welsh and is pronounced 'van-vr-eye-th'.
The summit of Fan Fraith is marked by a small cairn.
You will also reach the summit of Yr Allt (Forest Fawr) at 604m (1982ft). Yr Allt (Forest Fawr) is also known as a Welsh Dewey (9th highest in Wales, 14th in England & Wales) Yr Allt (Forest Fawr) means 'The Hill' in Welsh and is pronounced 'ur-a-thl-t'.
The summit of Yr Allt (Forest Fawr) is marked by a small cairn..
Along the way you will also bag:
- Heol Senni (Fan Bwlch Chwyth) at 603m (1979ft). Heol Senni (Fan Bwlch Chwyth) is known as a Welsh Bridget. The summit of Heol Senni (Fan Bwlch Chwyth) is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.
You can find more walks near this one on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps: (click/TAP to select)
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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk po132 Heol Senni and Fan Gyhirych from Pont Gihirych (Cray Reservoir)
In no particular order . . .
The tiny cairn on the summit of Yr Allt (Forest Fawr) with Fan Nedd in the background
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