Pen Cerrig-calch summit – Pen Allt-mawr loop from Table Mountain

Hiking trails & Routes

Pen Cerrig-calch summit – Pen Allt-mawr loop from Table Mountain

Hard

4.6

(5)

hikers

Pen Cerrig-calch summit – Pen Allt-mawr loop from Table Mountain

06:55

22.2km

770m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 27, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

Please check local regulations for:

Bannau Brycheiniog National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

492 m

Crug Hywel (Table Mountain) — summit and Iron Age hillfort

Highlight • Summit

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 …

Tip by

1.42 km

View of Sugar Loaf and Table Mountain

Highlight • Natural Monument

2.63 km

Pen Cerrig-calch summit

Highlight • Viewpoint

This remote and little visited summit is perfect for explorers keen to escape the crowds. Standing at 2,300 feet (701 m), the summit boasts spectacular views over the River Usk valley, Crickhowell, and further afield.

Tip by

5.03 km

Pen Allt-mawr

Highlight • Viewpoint

If you do the Waun Fach Loop you can take in Pen Cerrig Calch and six other Nuttalls and it is a glorious 25km high level route with nearly 1,000m of height gain. For route details click here: komoot.com/tour/280372758

Tip by

6.84 km

Mary's Stones (Macnamara Boundary Stones)

Highlight • Historical Site

The story of the Macnamara boundary stones near the summit of Pen Twyn Glass mountain is a long but interesting one. Further details can be found here: ewyaslacy.org.uk/-/Mary-s-Stones-investigating-the-Mrs-Macnamara-Boundary-Stones-in-the-Black-Mountains/1820s/nw_lty_1002

Tip by

9.21 km

Mynydd Llysiau

Highlight • Viewpoint

Mynydd Llysiau is a subsidiary summit of Waun Fach in the Black Mountains in south-eastern Wales. It lies halfway between Waun Fach and Pen Allt-mawr. It is a distinguished summit …

Tip by

10.4 km