Foel Goch (Snowdon)
605m (1985ft)
The Snowdon Area, Snowdonia, Gwynedd, Wales
Foel Goch (Snowdon) means 'Red Bare Hill' in Welsh and is pronounced 'foil gokh'.
The summit of Foel Goch (Snowdon) is marked by a cairn.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 11ml (17.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 4,175ft (1,273m) |
| Time: | 8 hrs |
| Grade: |  (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Snowdon Mountain Railway Llanberis Station - Cader Ellyll - Llanberis Path - Halfway Station - Llechog (Llanberis Path) - Clogwyn Station - Llyn Du'r Arrdu - Bwlch Cwm Brwynog - Moel Cynghorion - Bwlch Maesgwm - Foel Goch (Snowdon) - Foel Gron - Moel Eilio (Llanberis) - Llanberis.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 13.25ml (21km) |
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| Ascent: | 5,651ft (1,723m) |
| Time: | 10½ hrs |
| Grade: |  (Very Hard) |
Route Summary:
Snowdon Mountain Railway Llanberis Station - Cader Ellyll - Llanberis Path - Halfway Station - Llechog (Llanberis Path) - Clogwyn Station - Garnedd Ugain (Crib y Ddysgl) - Bwlch Glas - Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) - Clogwyn Du'r Arddu Path - Snowdon Ranger Path - Moel Cynghorion - Bwlch Maesgwm - Foel Goch (Snowdon) - Foel Gron - Moel Eilio (Llanberis) - Llanberis.
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Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Foel Goch (Snowdon)
Sion Britton walked up on April 3rd, 2021 [from/via/route] Llwybr Llechi wrth Waunfawr. [with] Rhiannon [weather] Braf.
Iwan Williams climbed it on August 23rd, 2019 [from/via/route] Snowdon Ranger
Mark Davidson, Louis Smith, Tony Deegan and Paul Booth have all walked, climbed & bagged Foel Goch (Snowdon).
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Foel Goch (Snowdon)
Moel Eilio, Foel Gron and Foel Goch (Snowdon) tower above Llyn Celwyn from Foel Rudd (Mynydd Mawr)
On Y Clegyr above Llyn Padarn (Llanberis) with Crib Goch, Garnedd Ugain (Crib y Ddysgl), Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa), Moel Cynghorion, Foel Goch (Snowdon), Foel Gron and Moel Eilio (Llanberis) in the background
Cairn on Foel Rudd (Mynydd Mawr) with Moel Eilio, Foel Gron and Foel Goch (Snowdon) in the background
Moel Eilio, Foel Gron and Foel Goch (Snowdon) in the distance with Mynydd Mawr (Llyn Cwellyn) (left), Cwm Planwydd and Foel Rudd (Mynydd Mawr) (right) from Craig y Bera
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