Route outline for walk po125:
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.
Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:
![]() 2 Welsh Mountains |
![]() 0 Wainwrights |
![]() 2 Welsh Nuttalls |
![]() 0 Welsh Deweys |
![]() 0 Wainwright Outlying Fells |
![]() 1 Welsh Marilyn |
![]() 0 Bridgets |
Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:
The highest point of this walk is Drygarn Fawr at 641m (2104ft). Drygarn Fawr is classified as a Welsh Mountain (Hewitt) (106th highest in Wales, 256th highest in England & Wales). Drygarn Fawr is also known as a Welsh Nuttall (148th highest in Wales, 348th highest in England & Wales). Drygarn Fawr is also classified as a Welsh Marilyn (46th highest in Wales, 701st highest in the UK).
Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Gorllwyn (Pen y Gorllwyn) at 613m (2012ft). Gorllwyn (Pen y Gorllwyn) is classified as a Welsh Mountain (Hewitt) (130th highest in Wales, 307th highest in England & Wales). Gorllwyn (Pen y Gorllwyn) is also known as a Welsh Nuttall (183rd highest in Wales, 431st highest in England & Wales).
This walk is on Ordnance Survey Maps:
OS Explorer Map 200 | |
1:25,000 scale (Orange Covers) |
|
OS Landranger Map 147 | |
1:50,000 scale (Pink Covers) |
Some Photos and Pictures from Walk po125 Gorllwyn (Pen y Gorllwyn) and Drygarn Fawr from Dolymynach Reservoir
In no particular order . . .

The old bridge over Afon Claerwen at the South East end of Dolymynach Reservoir
Send us your photographs and pictures from your walks and hikes
To add your walk photographs and pictures to this walk, 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 = 660 pixels (wide) x 440 pixels (high).)
You can also submit photos via our Facebook Page.
NB. Please indicate where each photo was taken.