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Pen yr Allt Uchaf
630m (2067ft)

The Arans, Gwynedd, Wales

*Pen yr Allt Uchaf is actually just outside of The National Park Boundary


Record Pen yr Allt Uchaf as Bagged, Climbed & Conquered


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Welsh Mountain
124th highest in Wales,
293rd in England & Wales

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Welsh Nuttall
157th highest in Wales,
372nd in England & Wales

You can find Pen yr Allt Uchaf & 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):

OL23 Cadair Idris & Bala Lake/Llyn Tegid


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

124 Dolgellau & Porthmadog


Pen yr Allt Uchaf on our free-to-access 'Google Style' Peak Bagging Map:

See Pen yr Allt Uchaf and the surrounding tops on our downloadable PDF Peak Bagging Map:


You can walk to the top of Pen yr Allt Uchaf by using this easy‑to‑follow route map:
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Walk gw185 Gwaun y Llwyni, Aran Fawddwy, Erw y Ddafad-ddu, Aran Benllyn and Pen yr Allt Uchaf from Cwm Cywarch

Glorious views, gloriously quiet

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Vital Statistics:

Length: 12ml (19km)
Ascent:4,050ft (1,234m)
Time:8½ hrs
Grade:Walk Grade 8 Icon (Hard)

Other walkers who hiked, climbed, bagged and summited Pen yr Allt Uchaf Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Pen yr Allt Uchaf

Donovan Suddell walked up Pen yr Allt Uchaf on March 20th, 2022 [from/via/route] Cwm Cywarch [with] wife and grandson [weather] beautiful sunny weather , blustery at the top

Mark Hanley climbed Pen yr Allt Uchaf on July 21st, 2018 [from/via/route] Cwm Cywarch [with] alone [weather] cloudy

Mark Davidson bagged Pen yr Allt Uchaf on September 17th, 2009 [with] Alone [weather] Bit grey really but the tops were clear

Trevor Williams hiked Pen yr Allt Uchaf on February 19th, 2015 [weather] wet

Robert Taylor-Marriott summited Pen yr Allt Uchaf on April 25th, 2014 [from/via/route] Route 57: Foel Hafod-fynydd. Esgeiriau Gwynion. Foel Rhudd. Llechwedd Du. Moely Cerrig Duon (FELM) Completed 25.04.14 [with] Vince Wetton 7 Robert Taylor-marriott [weather] Cloudy & Rain

Vince Wetton conquered Pen yr Allt Uchaf on April 11th, 2014 [from/via/route] gw185 less 2 Northermost peaks [with] RTM +ADAM [weather] Lovely sunny day

Alberto Lopes scaled Pen yr Allt Uchaf on March 26th, 2012 [from/via/route] gw185 from Cwm Cywarch [with] Rachel [weather] sunny

Angela Moroney, Paul Booth and Stephen Hobdell have all walked, climbed & bagged Pen yr Allt Uchaf.

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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Pen yr Allt Uchaf

Pen yr Allt Uchaf from the head of Cwm Cywarch

Pen yr Allt Uchaf from the head of Cwm Cywarch

Photo: Mark Kissipie (277)

The head of Cwm Cywarch from Pen Yr Allt Uchaf

The head of Cwm Cywarch from Pen Yr Allt Uchaf

Photo: Mark Kissipie (315)

Panorama featuring Aran Fawddwy,  Drws Bach, Drysgol, Gwaun Lydan, Waun Goch and Pen yr Allt Uchaf from the summit of Gwaun y Llwyni

Panorama featuring Aran Fawddwy, Drws Bach, Drysgol, Gwaun Lydan, Waun Goch and Pen yr Allt Uchaf from the summit of Gwaun y Llwyni

Photo: Mark Kissipie (291)

Foel Benddin from Pen Yr Allt Uchaf

Foel Benddin from Pen Yr Allt Uchaf

Photo: Mark Kissipie (316)


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