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Carnedd y Ddelw
688m (2258ft)

The Carneddau, Snowdonia, Conwy, Wales

Carnedd y Ddelw means 'Cairn of the Idol' in Welsh.

The summit of Carnedd y Ddelw is marked by a large cairn / shelter.


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Walk Carnedd y Ddelw walking UK Mountains in The Carneddau Snowdonia National Park ConwyGwynedd, Wales

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Carnedd y Ddelw was demoted from 'Nuttall' status in May, 2017. It becomes a 'Bridget'.

You can find Carnedd y Ddelw & all the walks that climb it on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps: (click/TAP to select)

Snowdonia National Park


1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (the ones with orange/yellow covers):

OL17 Snowdon/Yr Wyddfa and Conwy Valley/Dyffryn Conwy


1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (the ones with pink/magenta covers):

115 Snowdon & Caernarfon


See Carnedd y Ddelw and the surrounding tops on our free-to-access 'Google Style' Peak Bagging Maps:

See Carnedd y Ddelw and the surrounding tops on our downloadable PDF Peak Bagging Map:


You can walk to the top of Carnedd y Ddelw by using any of these 5 easy‑to‑follow route maps:
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Walk cw208 Drum (Carneddau) from Bwlch y Ddeufaen

Quiet lonely hills with fine views

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Vital Statistics:

Length: 8.25ml (13km)
Ascent:1,906ft (581m)
Time:4.75hrs
Grade:Walk Grade 5 Icon (Moderate)
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Walk cw110 Tal y Fan and Drum (Carneddau) from Cae Coch

Quiet lonely hills with fine views

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Vital Statistics:

Length: 8.75ml (14km)
Ascent:2,736ft (834m)
Time:6 hrs
Grade:Walk Grade 6 Icon (Moderate)
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Walk gw193 Foel Fras from Bont Newydd

Fine views of the coast & Carneddau

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Vital Statistics:

Length: 9.75ml (15.5km)
Ascent:3,165ft (965m)
Time:6.75hrs
Grade:Walk Grade 7 Icon (Hard)
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Walk cw283 Tal y Fan, Foel-ganol, Yr Orsedd and Drum (Carneddau) from Cae Coch

Quiet lonely hills with fine views

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Vital Statistics:

Length: 12.25ml (19.5km)
Ascent:3,529ft (1,076m)
Time:8 hrs
Grade:Walk Grade 8 Icon (Hard)
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Walk gw183 Bera Bach, Foel Grach and Drum (Carneddau) from Bont Newydd

Fine views of the coast and the Carneddau

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Vital Statistics:

Length: 14.75ml (23.5km)
Ascent:3,890ft (1,186m)
Time:9.25hrs
Grade:Walk Grade 8 Icon (Hard)

Other walkers who hiked, climbed, bagged and summited Carnedd y Ddelw Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Carnedd y Ddelw

Sion Britton walked up Carnedd y Ddelw on September 4th, 2021 [from/via/route] O Abergwyngregyn. [with] Solo [weather] Cymylog.

Andy Buxton climbed Carnedd y Ddelw during August, 1963 [with] Dad

Mark Davidson bagged Carnedd y Ddelw on August 6th, 2002 [with] Alone [weather] Warm with high cloud but a bit hazy - Route directions for this walk are excellent

Paul Roddam, Linda Mckeogh and Paul Booth have all walked, climbed & bagged Carnedd y Ddelw.

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