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Mynydd Pen-y-fan: Not the famous Pen-y-Fan

Summit Comment Fergalh a few minutes ago
Not to be mixed up with the other mountain called Pen-Y-Fan this is much smaller and less crowds. Approach from the West at entrance to wind turbine construction area. 3 gates to cross than the tr...

Blaen-y-cwm: No sign of the valley.....

Summit Comment Fergalh a few minutes ago
Approach hill from road to west. walk around edge of forest till you see hill scared by scrambler bikes. The gorge is well worth checking out here as unfortunately not much of a view from summit. ...

Mynydd Twyn-glas: Feeling Blue

Summit Comment Fergalh less than an hour ago
Park to west at entrance to long track up to radio masts. Than take right hand fork behind masts to get to trig point great views over the valleys. In English this translates as Blue Dune Mountain...

Castle ruins Carbury Hill

Forum: Suggestions eamonoc an hour ago
Addition to my previous comment

Carbury Hill NW Kildare, another one for con

Forum: Suggestions eamonoc an hour ago
Carbury Hill GR N 68672 34506 Height 142m. Carbury Hill is situated in NW Kildare above the smallhamlet of Carbury, the history of this hill goes back to pagan times and was first known as Sidh Ne...

Ysgyryd Fach: Shaken' and stirred

Summit Comment Fergalh 2 hours ago
From the Keepers Pond car park, south on the road towards Blaenavon, then west along tracks towards the former tip, then up the paths to the high point. The mountain translates as small shake but ...

Blorenge: Flat walk to summit

Summit Comment Fergalh 2 hours ago
Parked at Foxhunter car park with masts and horses and a man with pet bird of prey on his arm ! Walked the short distance along popular track to the cairn and trig pillar at the summit for a fine ...

Pen-rhiw-Ifor: Short walk to summit

Summit Comment Fergalh 2 hours ago
Take the road north of Blaenavon at the highest park at large rough car park. Proceed across the high ground to high point following track all the way.Industrial slag heap landscape

Bryn-serth: Serth Hill

Summit Comment Fergalh 4 hours ago
Between Tredegar and Ebbw Vale (just North) there is the Bevan Memorial Park. From Bevan memorial car park head along paths, then long wet grass to flat top. Bryn means Hill in Welsh

Y Domen Fawr: Jeep required if parking and hiking from west

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Fergalh 4 hours ago
The road to the west is badly surfaced, don't bring a sports car here !

Y Domen Fawr: The Large Tip

Summit Comment Fergalh 4 hours ago
Head south west from Ebbw Vale. park on badly surfaced road to the west. From here a short walk to summit with extensive views. The name of the summit in English means the large Tip but it is actu...

Mynydd Bedwellte: Trig on Ridge summit

Summit Comment Fergalh 4 hours ago
Head south east from Rhymney to Abertysswg and follow road using two switchbacks until you get to high point. Lots of parking at side of road near big tree is about right you are close to summit a...
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simon3: Track 1860 in area near Tawny Rower, Sheeffry Hills (Ireland)
Straightforward way to summit from the South.
Length: 6.1km, Creator time taken: 2h46m, Ascent: 394m,
Descent: 412m

Places: Start at L91989 69717, Tawny Rower, end at L91790 69488 303m SW from Start
Logged as completed by 1

This route follows the Western Way for much of its route. Note that the Western Way has been somewhat rerouted (probably in 2012) and leaves the road around 800m north of where it may be shown on earlier OSi maps.

Uploaded on: Fri, 6 Jul 2012 (17:20:18)
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