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Route outline for walk po172:

Ponsticill  -  Baltic Quarry  -  Cefn Yr Ystrad  -  Cwar Yr Ystrad  -  Cwar Yr Hendre  -  Gwaun Danydarren  -  Gwaun Nant Ddu  -  Cwm Callan  -  Dolygaer  -  Pontsticill Reservoir  -  Brecon Mountain Railway  -  Pontsticill Railway Station  -  Ponsticill

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Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

1 Welsh Mountain

0 Wainwrights

1 Welsh Nuttall

0 Welsh Deweys

0 Wainwright Outlying Fells

1 Welsh Marilyn

0 Bridgets

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Cefn yr Ystrad at 617m (2025ft). Cefn yr Ystrad is classified as a Welsh Mountain (Hewitt) (126th highest in Wales, 297th highest in England & Wales)

Cefn yr Ystrad is also known as a Welsh Nuttall (175th highest in Wales, 413th highest in England & Wales) and a Welsh Marilyn (51st highest in Wales, 738th highest in the UK).

The summit of Cefn yr Ystrad is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.

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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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