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Garreg Lwyd [Moel Gornach] 616m, Carn Pen-rhiw-ddu 535m,
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Figure of eight from Shay Elliott.

Track 4945 simon3 2 weeks ago
This route starts from the Shay Elliott memorial car park, just north of Drumgoff and visits most of the nearby s... walk, Len: 16.7km, Climb: 616m, Area: Carriglineen Mountain, Wicklow (Ireland)|...

Foel Meirch: Steep climb along ridge from Bethesda

Summit Comment Fergalh 2 weeks ago
Parked in the village of Bethesda on the road 'Fford Gerlan'. There is no more parking further on and the parking is limited here. Proceeded North east along road before the track appears on ...

Craig Stwlan: Short steep climb after road walk

Summit Comment Fergalh 2 weeks ago
Leave the A496 just south west of Blaenau Ffestinog at the village of Tan-Y Grisiau and head up under very narrow road under a railway bridge Parked to the east just below the waterfalls in s...

Craig Nyth-y-Gigfran [Y Blaen Llym]: Short trek to summit

Summit Comment Fergalh 2 weeks ago
Leave the A496 just south west of Blaenau Ffestinog at the village of Tan-Y Grisiau and head up under very narrow road under a railway bridge Parked to the south just below the waterfalls in ...

A precarious loop

Track 4943 Colin Murphy 2 weeks ago
This was my final Antrim mountain or hill – I saved one of the best for last.The impressive bulk of SlemishWhile it d... walk, Len: 2.1km, Climb: 199m, Area: Slemish, Antrim Hills (Ireland) Slemish||

Hawkstone Hill: It would be pure folly not to visit..

Summit Comment Fergalh 2 weeks ago
Due to an inclement weather forecast for the Wales area .We decided to visit Hawkstone Park follies Park near the eastern Welsh border just north of Shrewsbury which contained a binnion. The ...

Spire of Lloyd: 18th century curiosity.

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy 2 weeks ago
An 18th century folly, The Spire of Lloyd is a 30-metre high lighthouse atop a 131m rise. It is located 1.5km west of Kells just off the R163. There is a carpark, after which it is a short wa...

Straightforward approach via track to the SW

Track 4942 Colin Murphy 2 weeks ago
Previous commenters have mostly approached this hill either via Mid Hill or the Quolie Reservoirs to the SE, all rem... walk, Len: 5.0km, Climb: 203m, Area: Carncormick, Antrim Hills (Ireland) Carn||

Church Mountain: One of my preferred wicklow summits

Summit Comment Bunsen7 2 weeks ago
A very straightforward out and back walk via forest tracks from the carpark at Hollywood Glen. It loops around and when the forest roadends at its northern terminus, head eastwards up the tra...

Slievemore: Achill's conical, stand-alone coastal peak with stunning vistas.

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: markmjcampion 2 weeks ago
Slievemore is a v distinctive, almost conical peak in the N of Achill Island. It's a steep-sided mix of grass and rock with no major difficulties although parts of the sharp ridge overlook pl...

A rough, tough 6-hour slog.

Track 4936 Colin Murphy 2 weeks ago
This was rewarding only in the sense that I bagged 3 Carns and there was some pleasant scenery. Other than that, to ... walk, Len: 12.4km, Climb: 472m, Area: Collin Top, Antrim Hills (Ireland) Coll||

Slieve Snaght: Rugged highpoint on a gnarly, rocky SW-NE ridge

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: markmjcampion 2 weeks ago
Slieve Snaght, just S of Erigal, is a steep-sided sentinel mountain in an area of interesting but dangerous terrain. Much care is needed esp if parking to the S. Views are stunning including ...
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Carmarthen to Vale of Neath Area   Brecon Beacons Subarea
Place count in area: 17,  
Highest place: Carn Pen-rhiw-ddu, 535m
Maximum height for area: 535 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 263 metres,

Note: this list of places includes island features such as summits, but not islands as such.
Carn Pen-rhiw-ddu Mountain , in British 500-600m List

Height: 535m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 160 Grid Reference: SN72533 18669
Place visited by 4 members. Recently by: IainT, MichaelE, chalky, Fergalh
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Longitude: -3.852092, Latitude: 51.852022 , Easting: 272533, Northing: 218669 Prominence: 42m,  Isolation: 1.7km ,   GPS IDs, 6 char: CrnPnr, 10 char: CrnPnrhwd
Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/B3525/
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Carn Pen-rhiw-ddu in area Carmarthen to Vale of Neath, Ireland
Picture: Cairn at summit		  
Short walk to summit
by Fergalh  3 Nov 2020
Park at Car park just above pass and a short climb up from road to big cairn and trig pillar. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/B3525/comment/21241/
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