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Foel Goch (Arenigs)
611m (2005ft)

The Arenigs, Conwy, Wales

*Foel Goch (Arenigs) is actually just outside of The National Park Boundary

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

The summit of Foel Goch (Arenigs) is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.


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


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Welsh Mountain
132nd highest in Wales,
310th in England & Wales

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Welsh Nuttall
184th highest in Wales,
433rd in England & Wales

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Welsh Marilyn
52nd highest in Wales,
748th highest in Great Britain

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Welsh Trig Point (Pillar)

Walk Foel Goch (Arenigs) walking UK Mountains in The Arenigs Snowdonia National Park*<br> ConwyGwynedd, Wales

Foel Goch (Arenigs) Summit

Photo: Graham Lister

You can find Foel Goch (Arenigs) & 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):

OL18 Harlech, Porthmadog & Bala/Y Bala


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

124 Dolgellau & Porthmadog


125 Bala & Lake Vyrnwy, Berwyn


Foel Goch (Arenigs) on our free-to-access 'Google Style' Peak Bagging Map:

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


You can walk to the top of Foel Goch (Arenigs) by using either of these 2 easy‑to‑follow route maps:
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Walk gw108 Foel Goch from Cefn-ddwysarn

Quiet lonely hills

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Vital Statistics:

Length: 6ml (9.5km)
Ascent:1,364ft (416m)
Time:3½ hrs
Grade:Walk Grade 4 Icon (Moderate)
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Walk gw177 Foel Goch (Arenigs) and Moel Emoel from Cefn-ddwysarn

Good views of the Arenig Mountains

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Vital Statistics:

Length: 7.5ml (12km)
Ascent:1,963ft (598m)
Time:4.75hrs
Grade:Walk Grade 5 Icon (Moderate)

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

Donovan Suddell walked up Foel Goch (Arenigs) on February 18th, 2022 [from/via/route] Cefn Dddwysarn [with] wife, daughter and son in law [weather] overcast - very soggy underfoot

Stephanie Doyle climbed Foel Goch (Arenigs) on April 25th, 2022 [from/via/route] Llangwm [with] Solo [weather] Ok - Footpaths & stiles quite unkempt

Mark Davidson bagged Foel Goch (Arenigs) on August 18th, 2008 [with] Mike [weather] Wet & rainy but cleared up later in the afternoon

Robert Taylor-Marriott hiked Foel Goch (Arenigs) on May 26th, 2014 [from/via/route] Route 59: Foel Goch (AFG). [with] Vince Wetton, Adam and Robert Taylor-Marriott. [weather] Sunny.

Vince Wetton summited Foel Goch (Arenigs) on May 26th, 2014 [from/via/route] Bala Area [with] RTM + Adam [weather] Bright & Sunny. Got down before Rain set in - A quite leisurely walk. Wet in places & tracks hard to pick out in areas

Elaine Grayson, Paul Booth and Trevor Williams have all walked, climbed & bagged Foel Goch (Arenigs).

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