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Rhinog Fawr
720m (2363ft)

The Rhinogs Area, Snowdonia, Gwynedd, Wales

Record Rhinog Fawr as Bagged, Climbed & Conquered

Rhinog Fawr is classified as:

Welsh Mountain
62nd highest in Wales,
148th in England & Wales

Welsh Nuttall
76th highest in Wales,
183rd in England & Wales

Welsh Marilyn
30th highest in Wales,
548th in Great Britain

Welsh Trig Point (Pillar)

Walk Rhinog Fawr walking UK Mountains in The Rhinogs Area Snowdonia National Park Gwynedd Wales

Rhinog Fawr Summit

Photo: Justin Pickford

Rhinog Fawr 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)

Rhinog Fawr is on Peak Bagging Map & Hill Tick List:

The Rhinogs area of Snowdonia

You can walk to the top of Rhinog Fawr 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 Rhinog Fawr

Christina Lander walked up on September 3rd, 2015 [from/via/route] Craigddu-isaf - Bwlch Drws-Ardudwy - Rhinog Fawr - Llyn Du - Craigddu-isaf [with] Dick [weather] Fine & dry, excellent visibility

Robert Taylor-marriott climbed on June 16th, 2011 [from/via/route] Route 29: Rhinog Fawr (RF). [with] Vince Wetton and Robert Taylor-Marriott. [weather] Sunny/cloudy.

Vince Wetton bagged on June 16th, 2011 [weather] RTM

Kath Edwards hiked on October 25th, 2011 [with] Meg and ted

Linda Mckeogh, Trevor Williams and Paul Booth have all walked, climbed & bagged Rhinog Fawr.

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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Rhinog Fawr

Rhinog Fawr from the Rhinog Fach summit cairn

Photo: John Greaves (27)

Looking down to Bwlch Drws-Ardudwy from Rhinog Fawr

Photo: Justin Pickford (8)

Looking back up to Rhinog Fawr from the large cairn on Bwlch Drws-Ardudwy

Photo: Justin Pickford (10)

Rhinog Fawr across Tremadog Bay from Criccieth Castle

Photo: Alan Byron (4)

Y Llethr summit cairn with Rhinog Fawr in the distance

Photo: John Greaves (36)

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

Photo: John Greaves (35)

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)

Ruined barn on the lower slopes of Rhinog Fawr above Nantcol

Photo: Justin Pickford (4)

Moelfre (Rhinogs) from the lower slopes of Rhinog Fawr above Nantcol

Photo: Justin Pickford (3)

Rhinog Fawr summit from the large cairn on the SW flank of Rhinog Fawr

Photo: Justin Pickford (5)

. . . see all 17 walk photographs & pictures of views from, on or of Rhinog Fawr

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