Chwarel y Fan
670m (2199ft)

The Black Mountains, The Brecon Beacons, Monmouthshire, Wales

Chwarel y Fan is the highest point in the county of Monmouthshire.

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Chwarel y Fan is on Ordnance Survey Maps:

OS Explorer Map OL13

1:25,000 scale (Orange Covers)

OS Landranger Map 161

1:50,000 scale (Pink Covers)

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Your Personal Mountain & Hill Bagging Record

If you LOG ON and then RELOAD this page it will display when you climbed, bagged and conquered Chwarel y Fan, what the weather was like, who you went with and any other comments you might like to add to remind you of that fantastic day. For more details see Your Personal Mountain, Top, Peak and Hill Bagging Record.

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Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Chwarel y Fan

Bleddyn Rhys walked up Chwarel y Fan on May 13th, 2017 [from/via/route] Cylch sydyn o Gapel y Ffin i Chwarel y Fan a Twmpa. [with] ar ben fy hyn eto! [weather] Diwrnod braf gyda chydig o wynt. - Charity event ymlaen ryn diwrnod felly lot fawr o bobol ar ben Twmpa. Peint wedyn yn yr hen abaty!

Robert Shaw climbed Chwarel y Fan on May 13th, 2017 [from/via/route] From Llanthony whilst doing the Black Mountain Challenge. [with] Alcester Gents Sports Club [weather] Wet and misty

Alan Smith bagged Chwarel y Fan on March 23rd, 2017 [from/via/route] Gospel pass [with] Matthew

Christina Lander hiked Chwarel y Fan on March 18th, 2015 [from/via/route] Capel-y-ffin - Black Mountain (South Top) - Black Mountain - Hay Bluff - Gospel Pass - Twmpa - Rhos Dirion - Twyn Talycefn - Chwarel y Fan - Capel-y-ffin [with] Dick [weather] Dry with sunny spells

Vince Wetton summited Chwarel y Fan on October 10th, 2014 [from/via/route] Po116 [with] RTM [weather] Sunny with showers - Long but satisfying walk

Robert Taylor-Marriott conquered Chwarel y Fan on October 10th, 2014 [from/via/route] Route 63: South Top, Black Mountain, Twmpa, Rhos Dirion, Chwarel y Fan (CB). [with] Vince Wetton and Robert Taylor-Marriott. [weather] Sunny, cloudy and light rain.

Tim Buckley scaled Chwarel y Fan on September 14th, 2013 [from/via/route] po116. Started from Gospel Pass car park as two lunatic dogs were loose in Capel-y-ffin. [with] Solo walk. [weather] Sunny spells, strong winds at this point - it is quite exposed. - Great summit, well worth the walk. Views of the Bristol Channel and Waun Fach to the west. Trail bikes have cut up the paths considerably from Rhos Dirion to Chwarel y Fan. Reached this point at about 12.30 having set off from the car park at 9.45am.

David Lane walked up Chwarel y Fan on August 14th, 2008 [with] Kelly

Steve Gilmore climbed Chwarel y Fan on November 17th, 2012 [from/via/route] from Cappel Y Ffin [with] Mark Gilmour & Steve Taylor [weather] a bit of Sun, wind, rain & mist - Great walk

Victoria Bates bagged Chwarel y Fan on July 14th, 2012 [from/via/route] po148

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