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Foel Lwyd
603m (1979ft)

The Carneddau, Snowdonia, Conwy, Wales

Foel Lwyd means 'Rocky Bare Hill' in Welsh.

The summit of Foel Lwyd is marked by a cairn.


Record Foel Lwyd as Bagged, Climbed & Conquered


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11th highest in Wales,
19th in England & Wales

You can find Foel Lwyd & 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):

OL17 Snowdon/Yr Wyddfa and Conwy Valley/Dyffryn Conwy


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

115 Snowdon & Caernarfon


See Foel Lwyd and the surrounding tops on our free-to-access 'Google Style' Peak Bagging Maps:

See Foel Lwyd and the surrounding tops on our downloadable PDF Peak Bagging Map:


You can walk to the top of Foel Lwyd by using any of these 4 easy‑to‑follow route maps:
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Walk cw225 Tal y Fan and Foel Lwyd from Bwlch y Ddeufaen Car Park

The view from Tal y Fan is stupendous

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Vital Statistics:

Length: 4ml (6.5km)
Ascent:1,023ft (312m)
Time:2½ hrs
Grade:Walk Grade 3 Icon (Easy)
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Walk cw172 Tal y Fan, Foel-ganol and Yr Orsedd from Bwlch y Ddeufaen

Magnificent views

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Vital Statistics:

Length: 8.25ml (13km)
Ascent:2,234ft (681m)
Time:5.25hrs
Grade:Walk Grade 6 Icon (Moderate)
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Walk cw110 Tal y Fan and Drum (Carneddau) from Cae Coch

Quiet lonely hills with fine views

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Vital Statistics:

Length: 8.75ml (14km)
Ascent:2,736ft (834m)
Time:6 hrs
Grade:Walk Grade 6 Icon (Moderate)
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Walk cw283 Tal y Fan, Foel-ganol, Yr Orsedd and Drum (Carneddau) from Cae Coch

Quiet lonely hills with fine views

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Vital Statistics:

Length: 12.25ml (19.5km)
Ascent:3,529ft (1,076m)
Time:8 hrs
Grade:Walk Grade 8 Icon (Hard)

Other walkers who hiked, climbed, bagged and summited Foel Lwyd Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Foel Lwyd

Christina Lander walked up Foel Lwyd on July 31st, 2022 [from/via/route] Sychnant Path - North Wales Path - Foel Lwyd - Tal y Fan - Maen Esgob - Sychnant Pass [with] Dick & Libby [weather] Sunny day - A walk to visit the Bachelors Baby crash site

Mark Davidson climbed Foel Lwyd on August 6th, 2002 [from/via/route] Walk cw110 Tal y Fan andDrum from Cae Coch [with] Theresa [weather] Warm with high cloud but a bit hazy - Route directions for this walk are excellent

Jacob Everitt bagged Foel Lwyd on September 4th, 2020 [from/via/route] Tal y Fan & Foel Lwyd from Bwlch y Ddeufaen [weather] Sunny intervals & strong NW wind

Chris Faulkner hiked Foel Lwyd on January 7th, 2018 [from/via/route] From Sychnant Pass with Tal y Fan [weather] Clear. Freezing on top.

Linda Mckeogh has walked, climbed & bagged Foel Lwyd.

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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Foel Lwyd

Conwy Bay from Foel Lwyd

Conwy Bay from Foel Lwyd

Photo: Arwyn Jones (10)

Tal y Fan from Foel Lwyd

Tal y Fan from Foel Lwyd

Photo: Arwyn Jones (9)


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