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Yr Aran
747m (2452ft)

The Snowdon Area, Snowdonia, Gwynedd, Wales

Record Yr Aran as Bagged, Climbed & Conquered

Yr Aran is classified as:

Welsh Mountain
54th highest in Wales,
125th in England & Wales

Welsh Nuttall
65th highest in Wales,
151st in England & Wales

Welsh Marilyn
24489 highest in Wales,
487$ in Great Britain

Walk Yr Aran walking UK Mountains in The Snowdon Area Snowdonia National Park Gwynedd Wales

Yr Aran

Photo: Will Caesar

Yr Aran is on Ordnance Survey Maps:

OS Explorer Map OL17
1:25,000 scale (Orange Covers)
OS Landranger Map 115
1:50,000 scale (Pink Covers)

Yr Aran is on Peak Bagging Map & Hill Tick List:

The Snowdon Area of Snowdonia

You can walk to the top of Yr Aran by using either of these 2 easy to follow route maps:

Walk gw107 Snowdon and Yr Aran from Rhyd Ddu

An alternative route up Wales' highest

Vital Statistics:

Length:	9ml (14.5km)
Ascent:	3,982ft (1,214m)
Time:	7½ hrs
Grade:		(Hard)

Walk route map with easy-to-follow route instructions for walk gw107 Snowdon and Yr Aran from Rhyd Ddu pdf

Route Summary:

- Rhyd Ddu, Rhyd Ddu Path, Pen Ar Lon, Llechog, Bwlch Main, Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa), Allt Maenderyn, Bwlch Cwm Llan, Yr Aran, Pen Ar Lon, Rhyd Ddu.

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Walking

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Walk gw117 Snowdon and Yr Aran via The Watkin Path from Nantgwynant

The longest but prettiest route up Snowdon

Vital Statistics:

Length:	9.5ml (14.5km)
Ascent:	4,517ft (1,377m)
Time:	8 hrs
Grade:		(Hard)

Walk route map with easy-to-follow route instructions for walk gw117 Snowdon and Yr Aran via The Watkin Path from Nantgwynant pdf

Route Summary:

- Nantgwynant, Bethania, Castell, Gladstone Rock, The Watkin Path, Bwlch Ciliau, Bwlch y Saethau, The Scree Path, Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa), Rydd Ddu Path, Clogwyn Du, Allt Maenderyn, Yr Aran, Clogwyn Birth, Nantgwynant.

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Walking

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Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Yr Aran

Wynne Roberts walked up on June 15th, 2019 [from/via/route] Watkin Pass [with] Gareth [weather] Sunny spells. Breezy - Came back to campsite at 10:45pm

Bleddyn Rhys climbed on December 28th, 2014 [from/via/route] Fynnu'r Watkin path o dyffryn Gwynant ac i lawr i Beddgelert [with] gyda Siwan Rhys! [weather] Eira fresh tew dan draed ac awyr las las braf. Haul ar ein gwynebau! Tywydd 'alpine' go iawn! - Diwrnod bendigedig!

Christina Lander bagged on April 19th, 2018 [from/via/route] Pont Bethania - Watkin Path - Snowdon - Allt Maenderyn - Yr Aran - Pont Bethania [with] Dick [weather] Cloudy on the tops, but a very warm sunny day a bit lower down

Craig Lewis hiked on September 30th, 2016 - 30.9.16 - watkins path 7.10.17 - up by Pyg down by Miners (3Peaks)

Robert Taylor-marriott summited on October 19th, 2011 [from/via/route] Route 35: Y Aran (YA). [with] Vince Wetton and Robert Taylor-Marriott [weather] Sunny.

Graham Williams conquered on August 17th, 2014 [from/via/route] Nantgwynant and Watkin Path [with] Jenni Hewitt, Chris Barnes, Jo Barnes [weather] Cloudy but warm

Vince Wetton scaled on October 19th, 2011 [with] RTM

Louis Smith, Linda Mckeogh, Paul Booth, Trevor Williams, Mark Davidson, Steve Lockett, Stephen Hobdell and Pete Howes have all walked, climbed & bagged Yr Aran.

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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Yr Aran

Cwm Llan and Yr Aran (right - in shadow) from Bwlch y Saethau on the upper slopes of Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa)

Photo: Tom Shaw (6)

Yr Aran, Y Geuallt, Bwlch Cwm Llan, Allt Maederyn, Clogwyn Du and Bwlch Main from the Watkin Path on Bwlch Ciliau

Photo: Gerald Murphy (6)

Garnedd Ugain (Crib y Ddysgl), Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa), Y Lliwedd & Yr Aran from the summit of Craig Cwm Silyn

Photo: Gerald Murphy (169)

Llyn-y-Gader with Garnedd Ugain (Crib y Ddysgl), Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa), Y Lliwedd & Yr Aran (right) from Beddgelert Forest near Cwm Marchnad

Photo: Gerald Murphy (176)

My dad on the summit of Yr Aran in the snow with Cnicht & Moelwyn Mawr on the horizon (left centre) and Lyn Dinas in the Nantgwynant valley below (right)

Photo: Kate Smith (1)

360 degree view from Moel Penamnen summit featuring (from left to right): The Moelwyns - Moelwyn Bach, Craigysgafn & Moelwyn Mawr, Allt-fawr, Moel Druman & Ysgafell Wen, Moel Farlwyd (foreground above/left of blue lake), Yr Aran (pointed peak above Moel Farlwyd), Mount Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) & Y Lliwedd, The Glyderau - Glyder Fach, Glyder Fawr & Tryfan, Carnedd Moel Siabod, Y Ro Wen, Foel-fras (Moelwyns), Manod Mawr (above two light blue lakes) and The Arenigs - Arenig Fawr & Arenig Fach.

Photo: Dafydd Morgan (43)

Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) (left), Yr Aran and Carnedd Moel Siabod (right) from the summit of Moel Lefn

Photo: Gerald Murphy (206)

Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) (left), Yr Aran and Carnedd Moel Siabod (right) from the summit of Moel Yr Ogof

Photo: Gerald Murphy (191)

Friends on the summit of Yr Aran in the snow with Beddgelert below (left centre) and Moel Hebog on the horizon (right)

Photo: Kate Smith (2)

Mynydd Mawr (Llyn Cwellyn), Y Garn (Moel Hebog), The Nantlle Ridge and Mynydd Drws-y-coed from Trum y Ddysgl - with The Snowdon Massif (Moel Eilio (Llanberis), Foel Gron, Moel Cynghorion, Garnedd Ugain (Crib y Ddysgl), Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa), Y Lliwedd and Yr Aran) forming the backdrop

Photo: David Zuckerman (16)

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