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Route outline for walk po125:

Dolymynach Reservoir  -  Afon Claerwen  -  Llanerch Cawr  -  Llywdnant  -  Marchnant  -  Gorllwyn (Pen y Gorllwyn)  -  Bwlch Ddau Faen  -  Carnau  -  Bryn Rhudd  -  Drygarn Fawr (North East Top)  -  Drygarn Fawr  -  Carreg Yr Ast  -  Nant Paradwys  -  Rhiwnant  -  Dolymynach Reservoir

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Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

2 Welsh Mountains

0 Wainwrights

2 Welsh Nuttalls

0 Welsh Deweys

0 Wainwright Outlying Fells

1 Welsh Marilyn

1 Bridget

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Drygarn Fawr at 645m (2116ft). Drygarn Fawr is classified as a Welsh Mountain (Hewitt) (106th highest in Wales, 256th highest in England & Wales)

Drygarn Fawr is also known as a Welsh Nuttall (145th highest in Wales, 341st highest in England & Wales) and a Welsh Marilyn (47th highest in Wales, 702nd highest in the UK).

The summit of Drygarn Fawr is marked by a huge beehive shaped cairn 100m NE of an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.

Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Gorllwyn (Pen y Gorllwyn) at 613m (2012ft). Gorllwyn (Pen y Gorllwyn) is classified as a Welsh Mountain (Hewitt) (131st highest in Wales, 308th highest in England & Wales)

Gorllwyn (Pen y Gorllwyn) is also known as a Welsh Nuttall (181st highest in Wales, 426th highest in England & Wales). The summit of Gorllwyn (Pen y Gorllwyn) is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.

You will also reach the summit of Carreg yr Ast at 579m (1900ft). Carreg yr Ast is known as a Welsh Bridget. The summit of Carreg yr Ast is marked by a cairn.

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You can find more walks near this one on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps: (click/TAP to select)

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

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

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