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Crug Hywel (Table Mountain) Summit and Iron Age Hillfort

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Crug Hywel (Table Mountain) Summit and Iron Age Hillfort

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Location: The Vale Of Grwyney, South Wales, Wales, United Kingdom

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1. Table Mountain & Crickhowell Castle loop — Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park

7.98km

02:36

360m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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2. Black Mountains loop from Crickhowell — Brecon Beacons National Park

32.5km

09:49

1,010m

Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

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3. Pen Cerrig Calch & Crug Hywel loop from Cwmdu — Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park

19.9km

06:33

910m

Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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Dan Hobson

October 30, 2018

The flat and slightly sloping summit of Table Mountain looms over Crickhowell. At 1,480 feet (451 m) high, its flat top — at a slightly tipsy-looking angle — is an iconic Brecon Beacons feature. The views are sensational too. Gazing westwards you have the lovely Usk valley rising into the central Brecon Beacons and the industrial valleys of South Wales, while the brooding Black Mountains look over your shoulder.

David Howells

November 5, 2020

Crug Hywel, often called Table Mountain in English, is a wonderful flat-topped mountain on the northern outskirts of Crickhowell. It rises to 1,840 feet (451 m) above sea level, from the southern flank of Pen Cerrig-Calch, and overlooks the town of Crickhowell, to which it gives its name. The name is from Welsh crug, a hillock, and hywel. Crug Hywel's summit is entirely taken up by an Iron Age Celtic hillfort with a clearly visible earth and stone ditch and rampart.

Luke Turner

April 8, 2018

Great views down to Crickhowell from here.

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Location: The Vale Of Grwyney, South Wales, Wales, United Kingdom

Crug Hywel (Table Mountain) Summit and Iron Age Hillfort

1. Table Mountain & Crickhowell Castle loop — Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park

2. Black Mountains loop from Crickhowell — Brecon Beacons National Park

3. Pen Cerrig Calch & Crug Hywel loop from Cwmdu — Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park

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