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Foel Goch (Berwyns)
612m (2010ft)

The Berwyns, Snowdonia, Gwynedd, Wales

Foel Goch (Berwyns) means 'Red Bare Hill' in Welsh and is pronounced 'foil gokh'.


Record Foel Goch (Berwyns) as Bagged, Climbed & Conquered


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Welsh Mountain
130th highest in Wales,
307th in England & Wales

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Welsh Nuttall
182nd highest in Wales,
427th in England & Wales

Walk Foel Goch (Berwyns) walking UK Mountains in The Berwyns Snowdonia National Park Gwynedd, Wales

Foel Goch (Berwyns) Summit

Photo: Mark Kissipie

You can find Foel Goch (Berwyns) & 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):

125 Bala & Lake Vyrnwy, Berwyn


See Foel Goch (Berwyns) and the surrounding tops on our free-to-access 'Google Style' Peak Bagging Maps:

See Foel Goch (Berwyns) and the surrounding tops on our downloadable PDF Peak Bagging Map:


You can walk to the top of Foel Goch (Berwyns) by using either of these 2 easy‑to‑follow route maps:
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Walk gw196 Foel Goch and Foel y Geifr from Hirnant Pass

A quick taste of the Berwyns

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Vital Statistics:

Length: 4.75ml (7.5km)
Ascent:1,628ft (496m)
Time:3½ hrs
Grade:Walk Grade 4 Icon (Moderate)
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Walk gw120 The Western Berwyns from Hirnant Pass

The fabulous Berwyns

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Vital Statistics:

Length: 12.75ml (20.5km)
Ascent:2,763ft (842m)
Time:7½ hrs
Grade:Walk Grade 7 Icon (Hard)

Other walkers who hiked, climbed, bagged and summited Foel Goch (Berwyns) Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Foel Goch (Berwyns)

Mark Davidson walked up Foel Goch (Berwyns) on July 3rd, 2006 [from/via/route] Walk gw120 The Western Berwyns from Hirnant Pass [with] Alone [weather] Nice & sunny

Stephanie Doyle climbed Foel Goch (Berwyns) on April 2nd, 2022 [with] Friend

Donovan Suddell bagged Foel Goch (Berwyns) on April 1st, 2021 [from/via/route] GW120 [weather] Misty

Robert Taylor-Marriott hiked Foel Goch (Berwyns) on October 16th, 2012 [from/via/route] Route 41: Pen y Cerrig Duon, Foel Goch, Trum y Gwrgedd & Foel y Gerfr (BCFTG). [with] Vince Wetton and Robert Taylor-Marriott. [weather] Fair.

Vince Wetton summited Foel Goch (Berwyns) on October 12th, 2012 [with] RTM [weather] Cloudy

Trevor Williams, Paul Booth and Richard Penney have all walked, climbed & bagged Foel Goch (Berwyns).

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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Foel Goch (Berwyns)

Foel Goch (Berwyns) from Ystrad-y-groes

Foel Goch (Berwyns) from Ystrad-y-groes

Photo: Mark Kissipie (271)

Trum y Gwrgedd and Foel Goch (Berwyns) from Pen y Cerrig Duon

Trum y Gwrgedd and Foel Goch (Berwyns) from Pen y Cerrig Duon

Photo: Mark Kissipie (256)

Pen y Cerrig Duon summit cairn with Trum y Gwrgedd and Foel Goch (Berwyns) in the background

Pen y Cerrig Duon summit cairn with Trum y Gwrgedd and Foel Goch (Berwyns) in the background

Photo: Mark Kissipie (259)


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