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Tarren y Gesail
667m (2189ft)

The Cadair Idris Area, Snowdonia, Gwynedd, Wales

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Tarren y Gesail is classified as:

Welsh Mountain
92nd highest in Wales,
222nd in England & Wales

Welsh Nuttall
122nd highest in Wales,
296th in England & Wales

Welsh Marilyn
42nd highest in Wales,
660th in Great Britain

Welsh Trig Point (Pillar)

Walk Tarren y Gesail walking UK Mountains in The Cadair Idris Area Snowdonia National Park Gwynedd Wales

Tarren y Gesail Summit

Photo: Carlton Edwards

Tarren y Gesail is on Ordnance Survey Maps:

OS Explorer Map OL23
1:25,000 scale (Orange Covers)
OS Landranger Map 124
1:50,000 scale (Pink Covers)

Tarren y Gesail is on Peak Bagging Map & Hill Tick List:

The Cadair Idris area of Snowdonia

You can walk to the top of Tarren y Gesail by using this easy to follow route map:

Walk gw148 Tarrenhendre and Tarren y Gesail from Abergynolwyn

Magnificently quiet - far from the crowds

Vital Statistics:

Length:	10.5ml (17km)
Ascent:	3,328ft (1,014m)
Time:	7.25hrs
Grade:		(Hard)

Walk route map with easy-to-follow route instructions for walk gw148 Tarrenhendre and Tarren y Gesail from Abergynolwyn pdf

Route Summary:

- Abergynolwyn, Nant Gwernol, Nant Gwernol Station, Drum House, Nant Moelfre, Moelfre, Tarrenhendre, Pant Gwyn (Tarrenhendre), Mynydd Rhyd-galed, Foel y Geifr, Tarren y Gesail, Bryn-Eglwys Quarry, Abergynolwyn.

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Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Tarren y Gesail

Christina Lander walked up on May 12th, 2015 [from/via/route] Abergynolwyn - Nant Gwernol railway station - Tarrenhendre - Foel y Geifr - Tarren y Gesail - Bryn-Eglwys Quarry - Abergynolwyn [with] Dick & Suzanne [weather] Dry, sunny but quite windy

Paul Booth and Trevor Williams have both walked, climbed & bagged Tarren y Gesail.

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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Tarren y Gesail

Mynydd Rhyd-galed (left) and Foel y Geifr with The Dovey Estuary beyond from Tarren y Gesail

Photo: Carlton Edwards (4)

Tarren y Gesail from Foel y Geifr summit cairn

Photo: Carlton Edwards (5)

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