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Y Llethr
756m (2481ft)

The Rhinogs Area, Snowdonia, Gwynedd, Wales

Record Y Llethr as Bagged, Climbed & Conquered

Y Llethr is classified as:

Welsh Mountain
48th highest in Wales,
115th in England & Wales

Welsh Nuttall
59th highest in Wales,
139th in England & Wales

Welsh Marilyn
21st highest in Wales,
475th in Great Britain

Walk Y Llethr walking UK Mountains in The Rhinogs Area Snowdonia National Park Gwynedd Wales

Y Llethr Summit

Photo: John Greaves

Y Llethr is on Ordnance Survey Maps:

OS Explorer Map OL18
1:25,000 scale (Orange Covers)
OS Landranger Map 124
1:50,000 scale (Pink Covers)

Y Llethr is on Peak Bagging Map & Hill Tick List:

The Rhinogs area of Snowdonia

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You can walk to the top of Y Llethr by using this easy to follow route map:

Walk gw159 Rhinog Fawr, Rhinog Fach, Y Llethr and Diffwys from Cwm Nantcol

Fantastic - but very long and with two big ascents

Vital Statistics:

Length:	12mls (19km)
Ascent:	4,723ft (1,439m)
Time:	9.25hrs
Grade:		(Hard)

Walk route map with easy-to-follow route instructions for walk gw159 Rhinog Fawr, Rhinog Fach, Y Llethr and Diffwys from Cwm Nantcol pdf

Route Summary:

- Maes-y-garnedd, Nantcol, Rhinog Fawr, Bwlch Drws-Ardudwy, Rhinog Fach, Llyn Hywel, Y Llethr, Crib-y-rhiw, Diffwys, Diffwys (West Top), Llyn Bodlyn, Cil-cychwyn, Pont Cerrig, Afon Cwmnantcol, Cwm Nantcol, Maes-y-garnedd.

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Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Y Llethr

Andy Buxton walked up on June 20th, 1968 [from/via/route] Roman Steps [with] BVGS [weather] Sunny/showers - Training for 14 Peaks (we reckoned that the 14 Peaks were good training for the Rhinogs!)

David Lane climbed on May 10th, 1999 [with] Kelly

Linda Mckeogh, Mark Davidson, Paul Booth and Trevor Williams have all walked, climbed & bagged Y Llethr.

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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Y Llethr

The Rhinogs featuring (left to right): Rhinog Fawr, Rhinog Fach, Y Llethr, Diffwys and Moelfre (Rhinogs) (behind the house) from Llandanwg

Photo: Steph Nevin (10)

Y Llethr and Llyn Hywel from the summit of Rhinog Fach

Photo: John Greaves (30)

Rhinog Fawr (centre left) and Rhinog Fach (centre right) and Llyn Hywel from Y Llethr

Photo: John Greaves (35)

Y Llethr from the pass above Llyn Hywel

Photo: John Greaves (34)

Y Llethr from the summit of Rhinog Fach (with Cadair Idris in the distance behind the summit cairn)

Photo: John Greaves (29)

Y Llethr from the modest cairn on the summit of Crib-y-rhiw

Photo: John Greaves (38)

Crib-y-rhiw (foreground) and Diffwys from Y Llethr

Photo: John Greaves (37)

360 panorama from the summit of Rhinog Fach featuring: Rhinog Fach. Cadair Idris (in the distance), Y Llethr, Moelfre (Rhinogs), Cwm Nantcol and Rhinog Fach

Photo: John Greaves (28)

Y Llethr from Nantcol

Photo: Justin Pickford (2)

Rhinog Fach and Y Llethr with Bwlch Drws-Ardudwy below from Rhinog Fawr

Photo: Justin Pickford (9)

. . . see all 12 walk photographs & pictures of views from, on or of Y Llethr

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