Drygarn Fawr

Here’s a walk involving a dramatic valley and a truly memorable summit. Tom Hutton guides you on one of mid Wales’ finest outings.

Mid Wales is as renowned for its glorious cwms as it is its summits. The tops may be a little less dramatic than those of the Brecon Beacons to the south, or Snowdonia to the north, but the deeply cloven valleys that cut into these hills are at times quite breathtaking. None more so than Cwm Gwesyn, a crag-bejewelled delight that carves a deep V into the otherwise blank southern flanks of one summit that is distinctive: Drygarn Fawr. The valley is simply sumptuous: as wild and remote as any in Wales. And it’s all the more exhilarating for the fact that it leads to such a fine top. The twin-cairned summit rises like a desert island from a sea of featureless moorland and offers huge views in all directions.…

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Trail United Kingdom (Digital) - 1 Issue, August 2016

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