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Drygarn Fawr
641m (2104ft)

The Cambrian Mountains, Powys, Wales

Record Drygarn Fawr as Bagged, Climbed & Conquered

Drygarn Fawr is classified as:

Welsh Mountain
106th highest in Wales,
256th in England & Wales

Welsh Nuttall
148th highest in Wales,
348th in England & Wales

Welsh Marilyn
46th highest in Wales,
701st in Great Britain

Welsh Trig Point (Pillar)

Walk Drygarn Fawr walking UK Mountains in The Cambrian Mountains Powys Wales

Drygarn Fawr

Photo: Colin France

Drygarn Fawr is on Ordnance Survey Maps:

OS Explorer Maps 200 & 187
1:25,000 scale (Orange Covers)
OS Landranger Map 147
1:50,000 scale (Pink Covers)

A go4awalk.com Peak Bagging Map & Hill Tick List featuring Drygarn Fawr will be available soon.

You can walk to the top of Drygarn Fawr by using this easy to follow route map:

Walk po125 Gorllwyn (Pen y Gorllwyn) and Drygarn Fawr from Dolymynach Reservoir

Huge views - but tricky in mist

Vital Statistics:

Length:	11mls (17.5km)
Ascent:	1,900ft (579m)
Time:	6 hrs
Grade:		(Moderate)

Walk route map with easy-to-follow route instructions for walk po125 Gorllwyn (Pen y Gorllwyn) and Drygarn Fawr from Dolymynach Reservoir pdf

Route Summary:

- Dolymynach Reservoir, Afon Claerwen, Llanerch Cawr, Llywdnant, Marchnant, Gorllwyn (Pen y Gorllwyn), Bwlch Ddau Faen, Carnau, Bryn Rhudd, Drygarn Fawr (North East Top), Drygarn Fawr, Carreg Yr Ast, Nant Paradwys, Rhiwnant, Dolymynach Reservoir.

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Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Drygarn Fawr

Bleddyn Rhys walked up on June 2nd, 2018 [from/via/route] Fynnu o Cwm Elan, Drygan Fawr, ar draws i Gorllwyn a lawr yn ol drwy'r chwaral. [with] ar ben fy hyn! [weather] Braf iawn - mini heatwave! - Speed-hiking! 16Km 3 awr a hanner car to car. Pell ac anghysbell iawn - dim byd am filltiroedd! Wlyb iawn a chorsiog - braf fod hi wedi bod yn sych ers wythnosau neu fyddai'n anodd iawn. Navigation da yn critical.

Christina Lander climbed on May 30th, 2015 [from/via/route] Llanerch Cawr - Gorllwyn - Carnau - Drygarn Fawr - Carreg yr Ast - Llanerch Cawr [with] Dick [weather] Fine, high cloud

Jacqueline Debbie Tonks bagged during 2012 - This is a walk we have done many times, always with good weather and views

Mark Davidson hiked on May 26th, 2010 [with] alone [weather] bit cloudy but dry - Not may paths and a bit boggy in places - but the route instructions are spot on.

Richard Penney summited on September 17th, 2012 [from/via/route] Elan Valley [with] Solo [weather] Started fab, turned grot within 2 hours. Met office completely wrong. - Got a bit lost - bogs everywhere.

John Cuthbert, Paul Booth, Trevor Williams and Paul Donoghue have all walked, climbed & bagged Drygarn Fawr.

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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Drygarn Fawr

Drygarn Fawr from Caban-coch Reservoir

Photo: Roy Crogan (69)

Drygarn Fawr from a boundary stone on Gorllwyn (Pen y Gorllwyn)

Photo: Colin France (5)

One of the two huge beacons on Drygarn Fawr

Photo: Colin France (7)

Drygarn Fawr summit and trig point

Photo: Colin France (9)

The trig point on Drygarn Fawr

Photo: Colin France (10)

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