Walk po153 Pen Cerrig-calch and Waun Fach from Nuadd-fawr

Vital Statistics:

Length:	13½mls (21.5km)
Ascent:	3,175ft (968m)
Time:	8hrs
Grade:

Route outline for walk po153:

Nuadd-fawr  -  Llanbedr  -  Table Mountain (Pen Cerrig-calch)  -  Trwyn Ysgwrfa  -  Pen Cerrig-calch  -  Pen Allt-mawr  -  Pen Twyn Glas  -  Mynydd Llysiau  -  Pen Trumau  -  Waun Fach  -  Pen y Gadair Fawr  -  Pen Twyn Mawr  -  Pen Gwyllt Meirch  -  Nantyrychain  -  Cwm Farm  -  Nuadd-fawr

Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

5 Welsh Mountains

0 Wainwrights

7 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 Waun Fach at 811m (2662ft). Waun Fach is classified as a Welsh Mountain (Hewitt) (32nd highest in Wales, 69th highest in England & Wales)

Waun Fach is also known as a Welsh Nuttall (40th highest in Wales, 83rd highest in England & Wales) and a Welsh Marilyn (14th highest in Wales, 368th highest in the UK).

The summit of Waun Fach is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.

Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Pen y Gadair Fawr at 800m (2625ft). Pen y Gadair Fawr is classified as a Welsh Mountain (Hewitt) (35th highest in Wales, 79th highest in England & Wales)

Pen y Gadair Fawr is also known as a Welsh Nuttall (45th highest in Wales, 95th highest in England & Wales).

You will also reach the summit of Pen Allt-mawr at 719m (2362ft). Pen Allt-mawr is classified as a Welsh Mountain (Hewitt) (62nd highest in Wales, 150th highest in England & Wales)

Pen Allt-mawr is also known as a Welsh Nuttall (78th highest in Wales, 186th highest in England & Wales). The summit of Pen Allt-mawr is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.

Along the way you will also bag and tick-off:

• Pen Cerrig-calch at 701m (2300ft). Pen Cerrig-calch is classified as a Welsh Mountain (Hewitt) (67th Wales, 172nd Eng & Wal) and a Welsh Nuttall (86th highest in Wales, 217th highest in England & Wales). The summit of Pen Cerrig-calch is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.

• Mynydd Llysiau at 663m (2175ft). Mynydd Llysiau is classified as a Welsh Mountain (Hewitt) (94th Wales, 227th Eng & Wal) and a Welsh Nuttall (125th highest in Wales, 303rd highest in England & Wales).

• Pen Twyn Mawr at 658m (2160ft). Pen Twyn Mawr is known as a Welsh Nuttall (135th highest in Wales, 317th highest in England & Wales).

• Pen Twyn Glas at 646m (2120ft). Pen Twyn Glas is known as a Welsh Nuttall (143rd highest in Wales, 339th highest in England & Wales).

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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk po153 Pen Cerrig-calch and Waun Fach from Nuadd-fawr

In no particular order . . .

Heading towards Pistyll Rhaeadr waterfall

Photo: Michael Owen (3)

*270° Panorama featuring Pengenfford, Pen Trumau, Waun Fach, Pen y Gadair Fawr, Pen Twyn Mawr, Crug Mawr and the The Grwyne Fechan valley from Mynydd Llysiau

Photo: Jon Rimmer (7)

Waun Fach summit

Photo: Sidney Jackson (14)

Bal-Mawr and Mynydd Du Forest from Pen Twyn Mawr

Photo: Sidney Jackson (9)

Waun Fach from Pen Trumau

Photo: Jon Rimmer (1)

Waun Fach from the summit cairn on Pen y Gadair Fawr

Photo: Sidney Jackson (13)

Pen y Gadair Fawr summit cairn

Photo: Michael Owen (2)

Waun Fach from Pen y Gadair Fawr

Photo: Michael Owen (1)

The Grwyne Fechan valley and Darren Fach from Pen Trumau

Photo: Jon Rimmer (3)

Pen y Gadair Fawr from the Pen Twyn Mawr ridge

Photo: Sidney Jackson (6)

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