View towards Cefn Croes from Pumlumon

Pumlumon Fawr

Plynlimon

i Nigel Brown · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Hewitt Marilyn
Height
753 m · 2,470 ft
Drop
526 m
Grid ref
SN 789 869
Region
Mid Wales, the Arans & Cadair Idris
Range
Aberystwyth to Welshpool
County
Cardiganshire [Ceredigion]

Summit: Trig point.

Pumlumon Fawr (Plynlimon) is a Hewitt in Mid Wales, the Arans & Cadair Idris, 753 m (2,470 ft) high. There is one mapped route up it on TRXO; the one with the least climbing, Pumlumon from Eisteddfa Gurig, is 12.5 km with 510 m of ascent and takes 3.5 to 5 hours.

Routes up Pumlumon Fawr

Rounds that include Pumlumon Fawr (1)

Map

Summit at SN 789 869 (52.4670, -3.7831). Dots are neighbouring listed hills.

Nearby hills

Questions about Pumlumon Fawr

How high is Pumlumon Fawr?
Pumlumon Fawr is 753 m (2,470 ft) high, a Hewitt in Mid Wales, the Arans & Cadair Idris. The summit is at grid reference SN 789 869.
How long does it take to climb Pumlumon Fawr?
The quickest route on TRXO, Pumlumon from Eisteddfa Gurig, takes 3.5 to 5 hours: 12.5 km with 510 m of ascent. Allow longer in poor weather or winter conditions.
What is the easiest way up Pumlumon Fawr?
The route with the least climbing is Pumlumon from Eisteddfa Gurig, starting from Eisteddfa Gurig, A44 (SN 797 840): 12.5 km and 510 m of ascent, graded moderate.

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