Garn Gron East Top

Sitting high within the rolling Cambrian Mountains, this 532-metre summit offers a quintessential Central Wales experience of vast, pathless moorland. It is a place of quiet isolation, where the terrain of peat hags and grass tussocks rewards those seeking the silence of the 'Desert of Wales' over more crowded peaks.

• •The name is derived from the Welsh 'carn' (cairn) and 'cron' (round), describing the shape of the summit or a specific stone structure found there.
• •Located in the remote heart of the Ceredigion uplands, the summit provides a clear perspective of the Pumlumon massif to the north and the rolling, uninhabited moorland that defines this quiet region.
• •This is an area where traditional navigation skills remain essential, as the high plateau lacks the clear, waymarked paths found in more popular Welsh ranges.
• •The terrain around the East Top is notoriously damp; local walkers often remark that in the Cambrians, a 'dry path' is simply one where the water doesn't come over the top of your boots.