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<\/a>Approaching the parking spot (SO 160 283) from the A479, as noted by others, there is a gate across the road halfway up the Cwm Sorgwm valley.\u00a0 It is shown on the 1:50000 maps but not on the 1:25000.<\/p>\n
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Mynydd Troed<\/h3>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.m1cje.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_4937-300x169-2.jpg\")
<\/a>Mynydd Troed from the car park (taken later in the day)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe climb up\u00a0Mynydd Troed starts easily enough, the path is very muddy and slippery until you get beyond the range of the dog walkers.\u00a0 Once you get nearer the top it gets very steep.\u00a0 There are steps cut into the mud but in wetter weather these are better ignored.\u00a0 Once you get up to about 530m there is a much easier path which winds it\u2019s way up to the summit plateau.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.m1cje.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_4935-768x432-1.jpg\")
<\/a>Obligatory Mynydd Troed trig point photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nHaving been in cloud for most of the climb, the summit was similarly shrouded. I set up the station next to the trig point and soon made xxx contacts on 2m FM.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>Slowly the clouds dropped into the valley and the summits cleared. I was rewarded with one of those moments that make all the hard work worth it. Stood on the top I thought I would put in a call via GB3TD my local repeater back in Swindon.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.m1cje.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_4936-768x432-1.jpg\")
<\/a>The brocken spectre<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nI immediately picked up Richard, G4MUF, and whilst discussing the unusual weather he reminded me of a phenomenon called a\u00a0brocken spectre which is where your shadow onto the top of the cloud shows a coloured halo.\u00a0 This is my photo showing it.\u00a0 It\u2019s a bit weak as by this time I had missed the best of the sunlight, it did look more obvious in real life.<\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nThe return back to tha car park is straightforward.\u00a0 The climb back down the steep turf was not a problem so long as a little care is taken.<\/p>\n
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Mynydd Troed Route<\/h3>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nMynydd Troed Log<\/h3>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nMynydd Llangorse<\/h3>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.m1cje.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_4940-300x169-1.jpg\")
<\/a>Wild horses on the plateau<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nBack at the car park for an early lunch and then off up the southerly path to the top of\u00a0Mynydd Llangorse.\u00a0 This is a very clear and easy route with no dramas on the way.\u00a0 The cloud had settled once again so not much of a view. Once at the top of the main climb it is a short walk along the level ridge to reach the high point at 515m.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.m1cje.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_4941-e1514123045672-169x300-1.jpg\")
<\/a>The cairn<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nAnywhere along the ridge is in the activation zone but near the highest point there is a large cairn which gives an extra metre of height for the aerial.\u00a0 There is a trig point further along but as this is at a lower height I didn\u2019t go that far.<\/p>\n
Compared to the earlier summit this one was clearly more of a challenge to get a signal out.\u00a0 I only manged to make five contacts and most of these reported a poor signal.<\/p>\n
The path back down is straightforward.<\/p>\n
Mynydd Llangorse Route<\/h3>\n
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Mynydd Llangorse Log<\/h3>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nJourney Details<\/h3>\n
Date \u2013 23rd December 2017<\/p>\n
Postcode \u2013 LD3 7UL<\/p>\n
Parking \u2013 SO 160 283<\/p>\n
Radio \u2013 Kenwood TH-D74 + 50W PA on 2m<\/p>\n
Antenna \u2013 2 ele dipole<\/p>\n
Band \u2013 144 FM<\/p>\n
Contacts \u2013 11 + 5<\/p>\n
SOTA points \u2013 4 (+3) + 2 (+3) (winter bonus points)<\/p>\n
Group \u2013 Myself<\/p>\n
Walking Route Summary<\/h3>\n
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<\/a>The climb up\u00a0Mynydd Troed starts easily enough, the path is very muddy and slippery until you get beyond the range of the dog walkers.\u00a0 Once you get nearer the top it gets very steep.\u00a0 There are steps cut into the mud but in wetter weather these are better ignored.\u00a0 Once you get up to about 530m there is a much easier path which winds it\u2019s way up to the summit plateau.<\/p>\n Having been in cloud for most of the climb, the summit was similarly shrouded. I set up the station next to the trig point and soon made xxx contacts on 2m FM.<\/p>\n I immediately picked up Richard, G4MUF, and whilst discussing the unusual weather he reminded me of a phenomenon called a\u00a0brocken spectre which is where your shadow onto the top of the cloud shows a coloured halo.\u00a0 This is my photo showing it.\u00a0 It\u2019s a bit weak as by this time I had missed the best of the sunlight, it did look more obvious in real life.<\/p>\n The return back to tha car park is straightforward.\u00a0 The climb back down the steep turf was not a problem so long as a little care is taken.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Back at the car park for an early lunch and then off up the southerly path to the top of\u00a0Mynydd Llangorse.\u00a0 This is a very clear and easy route with no dramas on the way.\u00a0 The cloud had settled once again so not much of a view. Once at the top of the main climb it is a short walk along the level ridge to reach the high point at 515m.<\/p>\n Anywhere along the ridge is in the activation zone but near the highest point there is a large cairn which gives an extra metre of height for the aerial.\u00a0 There is a trig point further along but as this is at a lower height I didn\u2019t go that far.<\/p>\n Compared to the earlier summit this one was clearly more of a challenge to get a signal out.\u00a0 I only manged to make five contacts and most of these reported a poor signal.<\/p>\n The path back down is straightforward.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Date \u2013 23rd December 2017<\/p>\n Postcode \u2013 LD3 7UL<\/p>\n Parking \u2013 SO 160 283<\/p>\n Radio \u2013 Kenwood TH-D74 + 50W PA on 2m<\/p>\n Antenna \u2013 2 ele dipole<\/p>\n Band \u2013 144 FM<\/p>\n Contacts \u2013 11 + 5<\/p>\n SOTA points \u2013 4 (+3) + 2 (+3) (winter bonus points)<\/p>\n Group \u2013 Myself<\/p>\n GW\/SW-009 & GW\/SW-015-\u00a0Brocken spectre Another early start aiming to collect two of the lower summits today but with the winter bonus on each they should be worth 12 points between them. The\u00a0weather forecast\u00a0was a bit mixed, it would be warm at least.\u00a0 The sky was overcast until after I crossed the bridge into Wales whereupon … Continue reading Mynydd Llangorse and Mynydd Troed 2017<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":199,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,14,18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-271","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","category-south-wales","category-summits-on-the-air","category-welsh-summits"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.m1cje.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/271","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.m1cje.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.m1cje.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.m1cje.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.m1cje.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=271"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.m1cje.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/271\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1371,"href":"http:\/\/www.m1cje.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/271\/revisions\/1371"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.m1cje.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/199"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.m1cje.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=271"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.m1cje.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=271"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.m1cje.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<\/a><\/a>Slowly the clouds dropped into the valley and the summits cleared. I was rewarded with one of those moments that make all the hard work worth it. Stood on the top I thought I would put in a call via GB3TD my local repeater back in Swindon.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/p>\nMynydd Troed Route<\/h3>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nMynydd Troed Log<\/h3>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nMynydd Llangorse<\/h3>\n
<\/a><\/a>Mynydd Llangorse Route<\/h3>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nMynydd Llangorse Log<\/h3>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nJourney Details<\/h3>\n
Walking Route Summary<\/h3>\n
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