Walk Bryn Arw from Forest Coal Pit

Superb mountain views

This 4½ mile, Grade 3 (Easy), easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk, complete with GPS Waypoints, starts at Forest Coal Pit in the Brecon Beacons & will take you about 2½ hrs to complete.

 

Download Walk mo103 Route Map

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Vital Statistics:

Walk No.: mo103
Length: 4½ miles (7km)
Ascent: 810 ft (247m)
Time: 2½ hours
Grade: Walk Grade 3 (Easy) Icon

 

 

 


Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

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Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Bryn Arw at 384m (1260ft). Bryn Arw is classified as a Welsh Marilyn (114th highest in Wales, 1234th highest in the UK). Bryn Arw means 'Arw Hill' in Welsh and is pronounced 'breen a-ru'.

The summit of Bryn Arw is marked by a cairn.


You can find this walk and other nearby walks on these unique Interactive Walk Planning Maps:

(worth a look if you're new to go4awalk.com & have never seen one of these before.)

The Brecon Beacons National Park


1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (orange/yellow covers):

OS Explorer OL13 Brecon Beacons National Park - Eastern area


1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (pink/magenta covers):

OS Landranger 161 Abergavenny & The Black Mountains



Some Photos and Pictures from Walk Bryn Arw from Forest Coal Pit

In no particular order . . .

The view from the summit of Bryn Arw

The view from the summit of Bryn Arw

Photo: Robert Parker (4)

The cairn on the summit of Bryn Arw

The cairn on the summit of Bryn Arw

Photo: Robert Parker (2)

On Bryn Arw summit

On Bryn Arw summit

Photo: Robert Parker (1)

The view from the summit of Bryn Arw

The view from the summit of Bryn Arw

Photo: Robert Parker (3)


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