The Black Mountain (Y Mynydd Du) from Glyntawe Walk
A spectacular ridge walk to Fan Brycheiniog, Fan Foel and Waun Lefrith. Return via a glacial valley below the ridge, or remote moorland, shakeholes and a waterfall
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Fan Foel, in the shade
SWC Walk 279 The Black Mountain - Y Mynydd Du (Glyntawe Circular)
Oct-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Sgwd Ddu (Black Waterfall) on the Afon Haffes (the Haffes River)
SWC Walk 279 The Black Mountain - Y Mynydd Du (Glyntawe Circular) [Alternative Ending via Shake Holes Route] (Sgwd Ddu Diversion)
Oct-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Fan Gyhirych in the Evening Sun
SWC Walk 279 The Black Mountain - Y Mynydd Du (Glyntawe Circular) [Alternative Ending via Shake Holes Route]
Oct-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Bannau Sir Gaer from Descent to Llyn y Fan Fach
SWC Walk 279 The Black Mountain - Y Mynydd Du (Glyntawe Circular)
Oct-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Glacial Moraine at the bottom of Picws Du
SWC Walk 279 The Black Mountain - Y Mynydd Du (Glyntawe Circular)
Oct-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Pen y Fan and Corn Du, from Llyn y Fan Fawr
SWC Walk 279 The Black Mountain - Y Mynydd Du (Glyntawe Circular)
Oct-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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The Afon Giedd winds its way towards Sinc Giedd (Swallow Hole)
SWC Walk 279 The Black Mountain - Y Mynydd Du (Glyntawe Circular)[Alternative Ending via Shake Holes Route]
Jul-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Weather-beaten tree on Limestone Field
SWC Walk 279 The Black Mountain - Y Mynydd Du (Glyntawe Circular) [Alternative Ending via Shake Holes Route]
Jul-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Llyn y Fan Fach after a dry period
SWC Walk 279 The Black Mountain - Y Mynydd Du (Glyntawe Circular)
Jul-22 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Afon Haffes (the Haffes River)
SWC Walk 279 The Black Mountain - Y Mynydd Du (Glyntawe Circular) [Alternative Ending via Shake Holes Route] (Sgwd Ddu Diversion)
Oct-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Waun Figlen Felen Upland Peat Bog
SWC Walk 279 The Black Mountain - Y Mynydd Du (Glyntawe Circular) [Alternative Ending via Shake Holes Route] (Sgwd Ddu Diversion)
Oct-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Waun Figlen Felen Upland Peat Bog
SWC Walk 279 The Black Mountain - Y Mynydd Du (Glyntawe Circular) [Alternative Ending via Shake Holes Route] (Sgwd Ddu Diversion)
Oct-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Swallow Hole in Waun Figlen Felen Upland Peat Bog
SWC Walk 279 The Black Mountain - Y Mynydd Du (Glyntawe Circular) [Alternative Ending via Shake Holes Route] (Sgwd Ddu Diversion)
Oct-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Double Bend in the Afon Twrch
SWC Walk 279 The Black Mountain - Y Mynydd Du (Glyntawe Circular) [Alternative Ending via Shake Holes Route]
Oct-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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The Afon Twrch running down the hill in direction SW
SWC Walk 279 The Black Mountain - Y Mynydd Du (Glyntawe Circular) [Alternative Ending via Shake Holes Route]
Oct-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Wild Hill Ponies in Shake Hole Area
SWC Walk 279 The Black Mountain - Y Mynydd Du (Glyntawe Circular) [Alternative Ending via Shake Holes Route]
Oct-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Wild Hill Ponies in Shake Hole Area
SWC Walk 279 The Black Mountain - Y Mynydd Du (Glyntawe Circular) [Alternative Ending via Shake Holes Route]
Oct-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Llyn y Fan Fach at bottom of Bannau Sir Gaer
SWC Walk 279 The Black Mountain - Y Mynydd Du (Glyntawe Circular)
Oct-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Southerly View from Picws Du: Cefn Twrch, Afon Twrch and Shake Holes Area
SWC Walk 279 The Black Mountain - Y Mynydd Du (Glyntawe Circular)
Oct-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Precipitous Cleft in the Red Sandstone (Bannau Sir Gaer)
SWC Walk 279 The Black Mountain - Y Mynydd Du (Glyntawe Circular)
Oct-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Backview along Bannau Sir Gaer from Waun Lefrith
SWC Walk 279 The Black Mountain - Y Mynydd Du (Glyntawe Circular)
Oct-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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View from below: Precipitous Cleft in the Red Sandstone (Bannau Sir Gaer)
SWC Walk 279 The Black Mountain - Y Mynydd Du (Glyntawe Circular)
Oct-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Picws Du and Glacial Moraine at the bottom of it
SWC Walk 279 The Black Mountain - Y Mynydd Du (Glyntawe Circular)
Oct-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Nant Melyn Valley and Disgwylfa (the ascent route from the Blaenau Car Park)
SWC Walk 279 The Black Mountain - Y Mynydd Du (Glyntawe Circular)
Oct-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Usk Reservoir, from bottom of Fan Foel
SWC Walk 279 The Black Mountain - Y Mynydd Du (Glyntawe Circular)
Oct-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Llyn y Fan Fawr, at bottom of Fan Brycheiniog
SWC Walk 279 The Black Mountain - Y Mynydd Du (Glyntawe Circular)
Oct-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Fan Gyhirych across Llyn y Fan Fawr
SWC Walk 279 The Black Mountain - Y Mynydd Du (Glyntawe Circular)
Oct-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Llyn y Fan Fawr and Fan Foel
SWC Walk 279 The Black Mountain - Y Mynydd Du (Glyntawe Circular)
Oct-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Llyn y Fan Fawr
SWC Walk 279 The Black Mountain - Y Mynydd Du (Glyntawe Circular)
Oct-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Descent into Cwm Tawe, with Penwyllt Quarry
SWC Walk 279 The Black Mountain - Y Mynydd Du (Glyntawe Circular)
Oct-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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The Nant Tawe Fechan (stream) on the Descent
SWC Walk 279 The Black Mountain - Y Mynydd Du (Glyntawe Circular)
Oct-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Nant Tawe Fechan and Fan Hir Escarpment
SWC Walk 279 The Black Mountain - Y Mynydd Du (Glyntawe Circular)
Oct-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Nant Tawe Fechan (stream)
SWC Walk 279 The Black Mountain - Y Mynydd Du (Glyntawe Circular)
Oct-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Waterfall on the Nant Tawe Fechan (stream)
SWC Walk 279 The Black Mountain - Y Mynydd Du (Glyntawe Circular)
Oct-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Mossy Drystone Wall, along Beacons Way
SWC Walk 279 The Black Mountain - Y Mynydd Du (Glyntawe Circular)
Oct-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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First Views of Fan Hir and Fan Brycheiniog
SWC Walk 279 The Black Mountain - Y Mynydd Du (Glyntawe Circular)
Jul-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Fan Hir Escarpment, and moraine at the bottom of it
SWC Walk 279 The Black Mountain - Y Mynydd Du (Glyntawe Circular)
Jul-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Trigpoint and Storm Shelter on Fan Brycheiniog
SWC Walk 279 The Black Mountain - Y Mynydd Du (Glyntawe Circular)
Jul-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Llyn y Fan Fawr from Twr Fan Foel (Fan Brycheiniog's subsidiary summit)
SWC Walk 279 The Black Mountain - Y Mynydd Du (Glyntawe Circular)
Jul-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Fan Foel with Path to Cairn, from Twr Fan Foel
SWC Walk 279 The Black Mountain - Y Mynydd Du (Glyntawe Circular)
Jul-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Picws Du, from Fan Foel
SWC Walk 279 The Black Mountain - Y Mynydd Du (Glyntawe Circular)
Jul-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Fan Foel, from Picws Du
SWC Walk 279 The Black Mountain - Y Mynydd Du (Glyntawe Circular)
Jul-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Llyn y Fan Fach, Bannau Sir Gaer and Fan Foel, from Waun Lefrith
SWC Walk 279 The Black Mountain - Y Mynydd Du (Glyntawe Circular)
Jul-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Collapsed Sheep Pen
SWC Walk 279 The Black Mountain - Y Mynydd Du (Glyntawe Circular)[Alternative Ending via Shake Holes Route]
Jul-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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South Westerly views on the descent from Waun Lefrith
SWC Walk 279 The Black Mountain - Y Mynydd Du (Glyntawe Circular)[Alternative Ending via Shake Holes Route]
Jul-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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The Afon Twrch
SWC Walk 279 The Black Mountain - Y Mynydd Du (Glyntawe Circular)[Alternative Ending via Shake Holes Route]
Jul-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Disgwylfa
SWC Walk 279 The Black Mountain - Y Mynydd Du (Glyntawe Circular)[Alternative Ending via Shake Holes Route]
Jul-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Dry Shake Hole
SWC Walk 279 The Black Mountain - Y Mynydd Du (Glyntawe Circular)[Alternative Ending via Shake Holes Route]
Jul-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Limestone
SWC Walk 279 The Black Mountain - Y Mynydd Du (Glyntawe Circular)[Alternative Ending via Shake Holes Route]
Jul-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Sinc Giedd (Swallow Hole, dry)
SWC Walk 279 The Black Mountain - Y Mynydd Du (Glyntawe Circular)[Alternative Ending via Shake Holes Route]
Jul-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Sinc Giedd (Swallow Hole, dry) [Close-Up]
SWC Walk 279 The Black Mountain - Y Mynydd Du (Glyntawe Circular)[Alternative Ending via Shake Holes Route]
Jul-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Sinc Giedd (Swallow Hole, dry)
SWC Walk 279 The Black Mountain - Y Mynydd Du (Glyntawe Circular)[Alternative Ending via Shake Holes Route]
Jul-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Afon Giedd (dry), north of Sinc Giedd
SWC Walk 279 The Black Mountain - Y Mynydd Du (Glyntawe Circular)[Alternative Ending via Shake Holes Route]
Jul-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Dry Season Swallow Hole of the Afon Giedd
SWC Walk 279 The Black Mountain - Y Mynydd Du (Glyntawe Circular)[Alternative Ending via Shake Holes Route]
Jul-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Dry Season Swallow Hole of the Afon Giedd
SWC Walk 279 The Black Mountain - Y Mynydd Du (Glyntawe Circular)[Alternative Ending via Shake Holes Route]
Jul-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Water-filled Shake Hole
SWC Walk 279 The Black Mountain - Y Mynydd Du (Glyntawe Circular)[Alternative Ending via Shake Holes Route]
Jul-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Waun Fignen Felen Upland Peat Bog
SWC Walk 279 The Black Mountain - Y Mynydd Du (Glyntawe Circular) [Alternative Ending via Shake Holes Route]
Jul-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Limestone on Carreg Goch
SWC Walk 279 The Black Mountain - Y Mynydd Du (Glyntawe Circular)[Alternative Ending via Shake Holes Route]
Jul-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Pond in Waun Fignen Felen Upland Peat Bog
SWC Walk 279 The Black Mountain - Y Mynydd Du (Glyntawe Circular)[Alternative Ending via Shake Holes Route]
Jul-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Bog Cotton in Waun Fignen Felen Upland Peat Bog
SWC Walk 279 The Black Mountain - Y Mynydd Du (Glyntawe Circular) [Alternative Ending via Shake Holes Route]
Jul-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Fan Gyhirych, from Descent into Cwm Tawe
SWC Walk 279 The Black Mountain - Y Mynydd Du (Glyntawe Circular)[Alternative Ending via Shake Holes Route]
Jul-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Weather-beaten tree on Limestone Field
SWC Walk 279 The Black Mountain - Y Mynydd Du (Glyntawe Circular)[Alternative Ending via Shake Holes Route]
Jul-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Penwyllt Quarries (disused)
SWC Walk 279 The Black Mountain - Y Mynydd Du (Glyntawe Circular) [Alternative Ending via Shake Holes Route]
Jul-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Hill Ponies and Cwm Tawe
SWC Walk 279 The Black Mountain - Y Mynydd Du (Glyntawe Circular)[Alternative Ending via Shake Holes Route]
Jul-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Hill Pony, Pwllcoediog Farm and Penwyllt Quarry
SWC Walk 279 The Black Mountain - Y Mynydd Du (Glyntawe Circular)[Alternative Ending via Shake Holes Route]
Jul-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Hill Ponies and Cribarth Hills
SWC Walk 279 The Black Mountain - Y Mynydd Du (Glyntawe Circular) [Alternative Ending via Shake Holes Route]
Jul-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Cribarth Hills
SWC Walk 279 The Black Mountain - Y Mynydd Du (Glyntawe Circular)[Alternative Ending via Shake Holes Route]
Jul-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Upper Cwm Tawe with Fan Gyhirych
SWC Walk 279 The Black Mountain - Y Mynydd Du (Glyntawe Circular)[Alternative Ending via Shake Holes Route]
Jul-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Standing Stones in Country Park
SWC Walk 279 The Black Mountain - Y Mynydd Du (Glyntawe Circular)[Alternative Ending via Shake Holes Route]
Jul-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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Descent through Bracken
SWC Walk 279 The Black Mountain - Y Mynydd Du (Glyntawe Circular) [Alternative Ending via Shake Holes Route]
Jul-16 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr
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