Drygarn Fawr
| Drygarn Fawr | |||
| Brecknockshire | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Eastern approach to Drygarn Fawr | |||
| Range: | Cambrian Mountains | ||
| Summit: | 2,116 feet SN862584 52°12’43"N, 3°40’1"W | ||
Drygarn Fawr is a mountain in Brecknockshire. It is one of the highest summits in the Cambrian Mountains standing at 2,116 feet above sea level. Rising above the remote moorland plateau of the Cambrian Mountains, the summit is topped by two distinctive, large cairns. The mountain has a gentle, grassy, conical shape with a few rocks near the summit. Nearby are the summits of Gorllwyn and Y Gamriw, at about 2,000 feet.
The mountain's name means “Three Great Cairns”.
Ascent
There are two paths to the summit which can offer impressive views. From Llannerch Yrfa, a bridleway winds up through forests in the Nant y Fedw valley before skirting the southern edge of the mountain.
An alternative route may be taken starting from Rhiwnant on the edge of the Caban Coch reservoir, one of the Elan Valley Reservoirs, and following the Nant Paradwys before turning off west towards the summit cairn. Both routes pass across wild moorland and peat bogs and the path may become difficult to follow and impassable, particularly after heavy rain.
The views to the north include Pen y Garn and Plynlimon, to the east Great Rhos and Gorllwyn and the Brecon Beacons to the south.[1]
References
- ↑ Nuttall, John & Anne (1999). The Mountains of England & Wales - Volume 1: Wales (2nd edition ed.). Milnthorpe, Westmorland: Cicerone. ISBN 1-85284-304-7.