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16th Mar 2025  11:32  by greenbell

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A superb walk. The OS shows a little hill, half access area... belies what a glorious, wild, quiet place this is. Gorse well and truly chopped back. A cool breeze with bands of glittering bright sun being chased by bands of deep cloud. Great Orme hovers before Snowdonia. Visible to the tops to start with. Lancashire or Cumbria a haze beyond the wind farmed sea. Wander into lanes with hills shape changing to the westward higher Hiraethog, forest, moor and windfarm.

26th Sep 2024  16:58  by Erica

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29th Aug 2023  10:42  by Kabugh20

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New gates and 'community miles' signs have gone up with paths cut through the gorse that take you to the summit. Did a lovely circular walk.

26th Jun 2023  22:39  by Gough1996

FB Number: S3509  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

26th Jun 2023  08:51  by Dirtymiller

FB Number: S3509  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Farmers wife wouldn’t let us take the dog up but otherwise no issues

19th Nov 2021  16:49  by VinceTP

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FP ©VinceTP
Trig ©VinceTP
Cap ©VinceTP

18th Oct 2021  00:00  by gasman

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22nd Sep 2021  16:15  by asbown

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Did a circuit round it in the car and in the end went up from the west.

22nd Sep 2021  16:15  by The reluctant trigger

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9th Jan 2021  13:30  by Jobey_Sayz

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Snowy walk up to trig point from my home in Denbigh. Trig point access from south side but trig point is on north side of barbed wire fence. Suspect this may be more accessible over winter as we trampled over a lot of dead bracken to get there Good 360° panoramic views of the sea to the north, Clwydians to east, Berwyns to south east and Snowdonia to the west in clear weather, as well as immediate surrounds of Hiraethog moorland area + Brenig wind farm to immediate south

Foel Gasyth trig point Looking E/NE towards Clwydian range

1st Jan 2021  10:25  by cspencerkc

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19th Mar 2019  13:30  by slateloose

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Parked in lay-by near Bron-haul and walked west along footpath for about 100m and headed up towards trig point. Not too difficult a route at this time of year, bracken all flat. There is a faint path works it's way through the gorse to the trig point. Trig point is on northside of fence in a grazed field.

5th Feb 2019  12:07  by Jeff Trig Point

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Pillar in good condition with OS plug which has lettering but base exposed. Great views. Parked on road between two houses. as you look up hill towards the pillar I followed the fence line that runs up from right next to the left-hand house up to it. If you cross the fence part way up you miss all the gorse ;-)

©Jeff Trig Point

18th Aug 2018  00:00  by rupertal

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A very prickly hill!

12th Jun 2018  11:50  by Robert Kemp

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10th Jun 2018  11:45  by Aye Jimmy

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Stands just outside a sea of gorse.

Foel Gasyth The TP. Two sight holes open to E and W.
Foel Gasyth The FB, of the BSM type. Faces N.
Foel Gasyth OS cap with shallow indented letters.

5th Nov 2016  16:32  by Earby Rambler

FB Number: S3509  Condition: Good  Score: 10/10

Visited with P61 on 9 trig day out,no intel on how to approach so we opted for path from SW.Nightmare choice of ascent,easy choice for descent still worth a 10.

Approach
Trig
Panoramic

5th Nov 2016  16:32  by painterman61

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Well what a nasty this turned out to be tried taking on the fell direct and ended up in the middle of a sea of chest high gorse.We got so far in there was no way back and we had to wade through it my legs were spiked to bits.Trig in vgc fine views found right path on return but a freezing cold shower started soaking us through.

trig ©painterman61
top ©painterman61
trig ©painterman61

25th Aug 2015  05:20  by PeteBoggs

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Simple climb from E. Excellent views even at daft o'clock

©PeteBoggs
©PeteBoggs

7th Aug 2015  16:20  by arranc

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21st Jun 2014  12:00  by Mickandkim

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Turn right over stile to clearing of bracken and then up steep to left turn along sheep track follow this for a few mins till bald area allows upward to cairn then trig can be seen with faint path

28th Sep 2013  16:00  by welsh rambler

FB Number: S3509  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

This is a bugger of a trig to get to be warned, it's not easy but it's a great view when you get there.

19th Feb 2013  10:44  by trigging on an island

FB Number: S3509  Condition: Good  Score: 10/10

This was a stunning, stunning day to be out in this delightful area of unexploited countryside. There can't be many other spots around here that have better views of both the Snowdonian mountains and the Clwydian Range. The Berwyns too poke out, if only just, quite some distance to the south of this hilltop. I'd set out on this two day hike yesterday morning near to Wrexham and still had some eight hours more to go today to make it back home to Colwyn Bay. It was totally worth the aching calf muscles and sore feet though in the end, getting to absorb all the subtle changes in the landscape along the way at my modest pedestrian pace. Definitely a ten out of ten for overall experience.

View westwards from atop the pillar

3rd Feb 2013  14:11  by Dun100an

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Fenced off trig. Still made a nice wee shelter from the gale.

17th Oct 2012  00:00  by caroleengel

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I parked and started from disused quarry track to West (Chwarel Foel Gasyth on map. Soon leave track at bend and head N - into bracken on grassy trod which soon becomes muddy. Gorse avoidable on farmed, pasture side of fence.

14th Nov 2011  15:00  by Dusty

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Trigpoint
Spider
Flush Bracket

13th Oct 2011  14:20  by shropshire lasses

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picked my way through the gorse from Bron haul direction

10th Jun 2010  12:00  by Was OSMan

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Nice view, very pleasant location but be warned over the approaches! To approach from the NE requires access via the private farm. Very thick gorse on approaches from the south following the footpath marked to Foel Gasyth. I suggest you start at the west end of this path, deviate from this footpath northwards across the open grazing land towards Bryn Hyfryd, then turn east and approach the pillar along the fence running NW to SE.

Nice views! ©Was OSMan
Nice Views 2 ©Was OSMan

7th Jul 2009  18:30  by bluebeard

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why hasn't something evolved that eats bracken ?

28th Aug 2008  11:10  by Glaslyn

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Excellent views over the coast and inland.Pillar nearly on access land - which is knee high in gorse and waist high with bracken,very nice! It is much easier on the wrong side of the fence in sheep pasture but you are overlooked.Pillar itself is in good condition with some erosion around base but nothing too bad.

©Glaslyn
©Glaslyn
©Glaslyn

8th Jul 2006  13:20  by mickandshane

FB Number: 3509  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

We parked in a layby just above where the footpath starts near Bron-haul to the south east. Foel Gasyth is access land, so it's a matter of finding the best route to the trig avoiding the large clumps of gorse and bracken. Pillar is just north of the fence in sheep pasture. Plug with indented lettering.

12th Dec 2004  19:22  by Keith Stevens

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On open hill. Farmer gave permission. OK condition. I thought there was no No S, but I see from the other log that I missed it. Private

Trig by a fence

3rd Sep 2004  14:05  by Lathama

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This is one of those with the S between the B and M! It's all intact with the original plug. The holes underneath the lugs have been filled in. The NE/SW sightholes are concreted, the others open. Very little paint is visible and the NE face is heavily covered with lichen. The concrete base is generally flush with the ground but there is quite a lot of erosion around the base. Good views all round, especially SW - the NE views are obscured by the hill.

1st Nov 2003  12:00  by peregrinus

FB Number: S/3509  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

BSM; vgc; ?metal cap or resin; N side of fence at edge of pasture