"Sunday 6th May 2018. An ascent and survey of four hills in Y Mynydd Du, Carmarthenshire, South West Wales. The principle summits were Pen Rhiw-ddu 535m/42m, Moel Gornach 616m/104m, Foel Fraith 602m/77m and Cefn y Cylchau 556m/38m. 13.0km, with 505m of ascent. 6hrs 35mins. Heading south with MP, he parked his car in a lay-by on the northern flank of the hills at a beauty spot where the Afon Clydach tumbled down a picturesque little valley. Dodging the motorcycles on the busy mountain road, we headed west, taking to a quiet minor road after just over a kilometre, mercifully unscathed by our brushes with the traffic. A little way along this lane we spotted a grassy track leading up to a small quarry. It seemed to be heading to Carn Pen y clogau, our first objective, so we left the road to begin our ascent. The track petered out at the quarry, and the rest of the ascent over rough grass moorland was pathless. A few wild ponies were grazing there. One of them approached us, but soon lost interest when he realised we had no food to give him. Eventually, baked by the midday sun, we reached the huge Bronze Age cairn (see at http://www.coflein.gov.uk/en/site/84092/details/..." — marktrengove2 • May 6, 2018