TWF2023-13 Three Pens of Crickhowell
A 4 Boot Walk. The walk starts at the Tourist Information Centre, Crickhowell. After a short section on pavements to the Western edge of Crickhowell, we climb gently on paths through fields past the farm of Twyn until we reach the boundary with the open upland area at Foxhall. We follow this boundary, skirting around the upper part of Cwm Gu before heading up the ridge of Bryniog to reach the summit of Pen Cloch Y Pibwr at 674m. From there we head North to Pen Allt Mawr from where we should see views into the Grwynne Fechan valley and across to Pen Y Gadair Fawr and Waun Fach. We then head back South down the ridge to our final ‘Pen’ at Pen Cerrig Calch, from where we descend the nose or ‘Trwyn’ Ysgwrfa to the hill fort on table Mountain or ‘Crug Hywel’ after which Crickhowell is named. We then turn and follow the boundary wall to the West for a short stretch before descending the valley back to Crickhowell.
A 4 Boot Walk. The walk starts at the Tourist Information Centre, Crickhowell. After a short section on pavements to the Western edge of Crickhowell, we climb gently on paths through fields past the farm of Twyn until we reach the boundary with the open upland area at Foxhall. We follow this boundary, skirting around the upper part of Cwm Gu before heading up the ridge of Bryniog to reach the summit of Pen Cloch Y Pibwr at 674m. From there we head North to Pen Allt Mawr from where we should see views into the Grwynne Fechan valley and across to Pen Y Gadair Fawr and Waun Fach. We then head back South down the ridge to our final ‘Pen’ at Pen Cerrig Calch, from where we descend the nose or ‘Trwyn’ Ysgwrfa to the hill fort on table Mountain or ‘Crug Hywel’ after which Crickhowell is named. We then turn and follow the boundary wall to the West for a short stretch before descending the valley back to Crickhowell.
A 4 Boot Walk. The walk starts at the Tourist Information Centre, Crickhowell. After a short section on pavements to the Western edge of Crickhowell, we climb gently on paths through fields past the farm of Twyn until we reach the boundary with the open upland area at Foxhall. We follow this boundary, skirting around the upper part of Cwm Gu before heading up the ridge of Bryniog to reach the summit of Pen Cloch Y Pibwr at 674m. From there we head North to Pen Allt Mawr from where we should see views into the Grwynne Fechan valley and across to Pen Y Gadair Fawr and Waun Fach. We then head back South down the ridge to our final ‘Pen’ at Pen Cerrig Calch, from where we descend the nose or ‘Trwyn’ Ysgwrfa to the hill fort on table Mountain or ‘Crug Hywel’ after which Crickhowell is named. We then turn and follow the boundary wall to the West for a short stretch before descending the valley back to Crickhowell.
How to Find the Starting Point: Login, Nant Cwm Llwch, Brecon
Download the What3words app on your phone, and use the following address which will take you to the exact 3x3 metre square where this walk will start:
https://w3w.co/clutter.ringers.handle
Start Time: 10.00
End Time: 16.00
Time: 6 hrs
Distance: 16 km / 10 miles
Ascent: 832 m / 2730 ft
Leader: Neil Rothwell-Hughes
Packed Lunch: Bring Your Own
GPX Route File Download: TWF2023-13.gpx
Alternatively, here at the latitude and longitude coordinates and Map Grid Reference for the walk start location:
51.858223 , -3.135024
Map Grid Reference: SO 220 183
Walk Leader: Neil Rothwell-Hughes
