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Tarren y Gesail
667m (2189ft)

The Cadair Idris Area, Snowdonia, Gwynedd, Wales

The summit of Tarren y Gesail is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.


Record Tarren y Gesail as Bagged, Climbed & Conquered


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Welsh Mountain
91st highest in Wales,
222nd in England & Wales

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Welsh Nuttall
121st highest in Wales,
295th in England & Wales

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Welsh Marilyn
43rd highest in Wales,
661st highest in Great Britain

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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

You can find Tarren y Gesail & 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):

OL23 Cadair Idris & Bala Lake/Llyn Tegid


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

124 Dolgellau & Porthmadog


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

See Tarren y Gesail and the surrounding tops on our downloadable PDF Peak Bagging Map:


You can walk to the top of Tarren y Gesail by using this easy‑to‑follow route map:
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Walk gw148 Tarrenhendre and Tarren y Gesail from Abergynolwyn

Magnificently quiet - far from the crowds

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Vital Statistics:

Length: 10.5ml (17km)
Ascent:3,328ft (1,014m)
Time:7.25hrs
Grade:Walk Grade 7 Icon (Hard)

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

Mark Davidson walked up Tarren y Gesail on June 30th, 2009 [from/via/route] Walk gw148 Tarrenhendre & Tarren y Gesail from Abergynolwyn [with] Alone [weather] Started of OK but a storm rolled in with thunder & lightning when if was on Tarrenhendre - all bit scary really

Donovan Suddell climbed Tarren y Gesail on October 9th, 2021 [from/via/route] Abergynolwyn [with] On my own [weather] Cloudy

Chris Hughes bagged Tarren y Gesail on September 19th, 2020 [from/via/route] Abergynolwyn [weather] Dry, very windy

Christina Lander hiked Tarren y Gesail 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

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

Tarren y Gesail from Foel y Geifr summit cairn

Photo: Carlton Edwards (5)


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