Hewitt
- Height
- 800 m · 2,625 ft
- Drop
- 47 m
- Grid ref
- SO 229 287
- Range
- Llandovery to Monmouth
- County
- Powys
Summit: Cairn.
Pen y Gadair Fawr is a Hewitt in Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons), 800 m (2,625 ft) high. There is one mapped route up it on TRXO; the one with the least climbing, Waun Fach and Pen y Gadair Fawr, is 15.3 km with 590 m of ascent and takes 4.5 to 6 hours.
Routes up Pen y Gadair Fawr
Rounds that include Pen y Gadair Fawr (1)
Map
Summit at SO 229 287 (51.9520, -3.1226). Dots are neighbouring listed hills.
Nearby hills
Questions about Pen y Gadair Fawr
- How high is Pen y Gadair Fawr?
- Pen y Gadair Fawr is 800 m (2,625 ft) high, a Hewitt in Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons). The summit is at grid reference SO 229 287.
- How long does it take to climb Pen y Gadair Fawr?
- The quickest route on TRXO, Waun Fach and Pen y Gadair Fawr, takes 4.5 to 6 hours: 15.3 km with 590 m of ascent. Allow longer in poor weather or winter conditions.
- What is the easiest way up Pen y Gadair Fawr?
- The route with the least climbing is Waun Fach and Pen y Gadair Fawr, starting from Pengenffordd, A479 (SO 172 300): 15.3 km and 590 m of ascent, graded moderate.