Pen y Gadair Fawr
800m (2625ft)

The Black Mountains, The Brecon Beacons, Powys, Wales

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You can find Pen y Gadair Fawr & all the walks that climb it on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps: (click/TAP to select)

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

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Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Pen y Gadair Fawr

Sion Britton walked up Pen y Gadair Fawr on April 11th, 2021 [from/via/route] O Llanbedr. Horseshoe Route. [with] Solo [weather] Braf/ Cymylog

Simon Burgess climbed Pen y Gadair Fawr on August 23rd, 2020 [from/via/route] Pen Twyn Glas Pen Trumau Waun Fach Pen Y Gadair Fawr Pen Twyn Mawr [with] Solo [weather] Overnight

Dale Tyler bagged Pen y Gadair Fawr on August 30th, 2017 [from/via/route] 6th peak on the Waun Fach horseshoe from Cwmdu to Crickhowell [weather] Mostly glorious, two short sharp showers at the beginning of the walk-enough convince me to reproof my jacket! - 19 mile walk followed by a well deserved pint & meal in Crickhowell. Sticky toffee pudding, mmmmm!

Robert Shaw hiked Pen y Gadair Fawr on May 13th, 2017 [from/via/route] From Llanthony whilst doing the Black Mountain Challenge. [with] Alcester Gents Sports Club [weather] Wet & misty

Glenn Radford summited Pen y Gadair Fawr on October 29th, 2015 [from/via/route] walk po105 [with] William [weather] Mist Cloud low AM Clear windy PM

Alan Smith conquered Pen y Gadair Fawr on July 2nd, 2015 [with] Barry

Christina Lander scaled Pen y Gadair Fawr on March 10th, 2015 [from/via/route] Pen Carrig-calch - Pen Allt-mawr - Pen Twyn Glas - Mynydd Llysiau - Pen Trumau - Waun Fach - Pen y Gadair Fawr - Pen Twyn Mawr [with] Dick [weather] Beautiful day, warm & sunny

Tim Buckley walked up Pen y Gadair Fawr on September 28th, 2014 [from/via/route] po 153 from Neuadd Fawr just north of Llanbedr [with] Solo walk, set off 8.30 am arrived here at 1.21pm [weather] Hot & clear, views to the distance - Pen Y Fan etc........ - Better top than Waun Fach, only 11m lower. It looks far more impressive from across the valley - not unlike Pen Y Fan & Corn Ddu

Wyn Griffiths climbed Pen y Gadair Fawr on March 5th, 2014 [from/via/route] From Neuadd Fawr via Pen Twyn Glas & Mynydd LLysiau [with] Me [weather] Dry, but cold on hills. Caught sun on face

David Lane bagged Pen y Gadair Fawr on August 15th, 2008 [from/via/route] The Pony Track [with] Kelly [weather] A dry, warm day - We walked this route again on 5th December, 2012, at which time there was snow on the upper reaches of the mountain, he weather was cold, clear, with fabulous blue skies.

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