Creigiau Gleision (North Top)
631m (2072ft)

The Carneddau, Snowdonia, Conwy, Wales

Creigiau Gleision (North Top) means 'Blue Crags' in Welsh and is pronounced 'kray-geye glay-see-on'.

The summit of Creigiau Gleision (North Top) is marked by a cairn.

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

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

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

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Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Creigiau Gleision (North Top)

Melfyn Parry walked up on June 6th, 2021 [from/via/route] Start point is car park behind Joe Brown's in Capel Curig. Cross road & head up path to SH727581, turning left to follow steep path up towards Crimpiau. Going around Craig Wen & along Creigiau Gleision before dropping down to the dam at Llyn Cowlyd. Follow path alongside lake until you reach SH716609, then turn left & follow path back to A5, then return to car park. [with] PRC [weather] Good

Andy Buxton climbed during August, 1965 [from/via/route] Dad

Angela Moroney bagged during 2017 - 2017 3PEAKS

Bleddyn Rhys hiked on December 31st, 2018 [from/via/route] Loop fawr o lan y llyn. [with] Ar ben fy hyn... [weather] Eithaf braf ond 'hazy'ambell gawod ysgafn a gwynt cryf ar y top... - Methu ffeindio ffordd gall i lawr - tipyn o sgramblo lawr rhyw graig serth!

Simon Neilson-Clark summited on June 2nd, 2018 [from/via/route] From Llyn Crafnant [with] Mrs H [weather] Sunny very hot - Very sunny day Beautiful views. A steep pull up at the beginning of the walk

Mark Davidson conquered on June 26th, 2003 [with] Alone [weather] Sunny & very hot - long tiring walk in such conditions - Ran out of water towards the end

Christina Lander scaled on May 21st, 2016 [from/via/route] Capel Curig - Crimpiau - Craig Wen - Craiglwyd - Creigiau Gleision - Llyn Cowlyd - Capel Curig [with] Dick [weather] Bright, & sunny at times

Robert Taylor-Marriott walked up on November 27th, 2011 [from/via/route] Route 28: Craiglwyn Craigiua Gleison & Craigiua Gleison North Top (CCG). [with] Vince Wetton and Robert Taylor-Marriott. [weather] Sunny.

Jeremy Maguire climbed on November 17th, 2012 [from/via/route] From Llyn Crafnant, Trefiw. [with] On my own. [weather] Not too bad, cloudy & sunny.

Vince Wetton bagged on May 27th, 2011 [with] RTM

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