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Natural Monuments

The Vale Of Grwyney

Pen y Gadair Fawr Summit Cairn

Natural Monuments

The Vale Of Grwyney

Pen y Gadair Fawr Summit Cairn

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Pen y Gadair Fawr Summit Cairn

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Pen Y Gadair Fawr lies in the Black Mountains, in the east of the Brecon Beacons National Park. It’s 2,625 feet (800 m) high and is actually a subsidiary top …

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Bannau Brycheiniog National Park

Location: The Vale Of Grwyney, South Wales, Wales, United Kingdom

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July 12, 2024

Hiking

In terms of height, Pen y Gadair Fawr plays second fiddle only to Waun Fach as the Black Mountains' second highest summit. However, where Waun Fach's top is broad and relatively uninspiring, Pen y Gadair Fawr's is a little more like a peak in character. The summit is at a junction of paths: head east for Chwarel y Fan and the Mynydd Du Forest, venture south to Pen Twyn Mawr, or stride northeast to Waun Fach.

June 29, 2023

Running

Pen Y Gadair Fawr has a big cairn on its summit at 800m. It's a subsidiary peak of Waun Fach but probably offers better views standing at the head of the Grwyne Fechan valley. Normally run as part of the excellent Waun Fach horseshoe from either Llanbedr or Crickhowell.

March 29, 2022

Hiking

Pen y Gadair Fawr is an 800 metres (2,625 ft) high subsidiary summit of Waun Fach and the second highest peak in the Black Mountains in south-eastern Wales.

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Pen y Manllwyn Summit – Pen y Gadair Fawr Summit Cairn loop from Blaenau-Isaf Farm

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Elevation 830 m

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Location: The Vale Of Grwyney, South Wales, Wales, United Kingdom

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