Our weekend, unusually for us, stretched into Monday to give us an extra day of walking. We decided to use it to bag Garreg Lwyd which neither of us had done previously. This is the westernmost of the Beacons and is within Black Mountain, not to be confused with the Black Mountains at the eastern end of the park where we were on Saturday and Sunday. The drive from our base in Abergavenny took about 75 minutes, longer than it would take us to walk to the summit.
The weather was the best of the weekend and from our parking spot high up on the A4069 mountain road it was an easy walk of just 30 minutes over grass to get to the summit. The trig pillar was unusual in that it was made from stone rather than the usual concrete construction. Next to the trig point stood a huge cairn built from large grey rocks, hollowed out into a shelter where we sat to take a coffee break.
Rather than descend the same way we headed north past a small pool and some of the many shake holes that proliferate on Black Mountain. Finally we skirted by the disused quarries back to the car.
| Summit | Height (m) | Status | ||
| Garreg Lwyd | 616 | Hewitt, Nuttall |
All the photos from the weekend here.
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