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Bal-Mawr
607m (1992ft)


The Black Mountains, The Brecon Beacons, Monmouthshire, Wales

The summit of Bal-Mawr is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.


Record Bal-Mawr as Bagged, Climbed & Conquered

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Welsh Trig Point (Pillar)

Walk Bal-Mawr walking UK Mountains in The Black Mountains The Brecon Beacons National Park Monmouthshire, Wales

Bal-Mawr and Mynydd Du Forest from Pen Twyn Mawr

Photo: Sidney Jackson


Not familiar with this top?

How is Bal-Mawr classified?

See the location of Bal-Mawr on an interactive Google Map

See the location of Bal-Mawr on an interactive Google Bagging Map

See the location of Bal-Mawr on our unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps (worth a look if you've never seen these)

See downloadable Bagging Map in PDF format that includes Bal-Mawr

Read walk reports from hikers who have already bagged Bal-Mawr



We will be adding easy-to-follow route maps up Bal-Mawr very soon.

See Bal-Mawr and the surrounding tops on our free-to-access 'Google Style' Peak Bagging Maps:

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The Black Mountains Area of Bannau Brycheiniog (The Brecon Beacons National Park)
Less data - quicker to download

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The Whole of Bannau Brycheiniog (The Brecon Beacons National Park)
More data - might take a little longer to download


See Bal-Mawr and the surrounding tops on our downloadable Peak Bagging Map in PDF format:

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The Black Mountains Area area of Bannau Brycheiniog (The Brecon Beacons National Park)

NB: Whether you print off a copy or download it to your phone, this PDF Peak Baggers' Map might prove incredibly useful when your are up there on the tops and you cannot get a phone signal.


You can find Bal-Mawr & all the walks that climb it on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps:

The Brecon Beacons National Park


1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (orange/yellow covers):

OS Explorer OL13 Brecon Beacons National Park - Eastern area


1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (pink/magenta covers):

OS Landranger 161 Abergavenny & The Black Mountains


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Other walkers who hiked, climbed, bagged and summited Bal-Mawr Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Bal-Mawr

Craig Barrell walked up Bal-Mawr on October 5th, 2025 [with] solo [weather] Cloudy no Rain

Jonathan Morris climbed Bal-Mawr on February 17th, 2024 [from/via/route] Llanthony Priory [with] Mi Madre [weather] Wet & Windy

Michael Rygol and Richard Penney have both walked, climbed & bagged Bal-Mawr.

To add (or remove) your name and experiences on this page - Log On and edit your Personal Mountain Bagging Record

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Send us your photographs and pictures on, of, or from Bal-Mawr

If you would like to add your walk photographs and pictures featuring views from, on or of Bal-Mawr to this page, please send them as email attachments (configured for any computer) along with your name to:



and we shall do our best to publish them.

(Guide Resolution = 300dpi. At least = 660pixels (wide) x 440 pixels (high).)

Send us your photographs and pictures on, of, or from Bal-Mawr via Facebook

You can also submit photos via our Facebook Page.

NB. Please indicate where each photo was taken and whether you wish us to credit your photos with a Username or your First Name/Last Name.

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Not familiar with this top?

How is Bal-Mawr classified?

See the location of Bal-Mawr on an interactive Google Map

See the location of Bal-Mawr on an interactive Google Bagging Map

See the location of Bal-Mawr on our unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps (worth a look if you've never seen these)

See downloadable Bagging Map in PDF format that includes Bal-Mawr

Read walk reports from hikers who have already bagged Bal-Mawr




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