Foel Cedig
668m (2192ft)
The Berwyns, Powys, Wales
*Foel Cedig is actually just outside of The National Park Boundary
Foel Cedig became a Welsh Mountain (Hewitt), a 'Nuttall' and a 'Marilyn' in 2018 when it was found to be slightly higher that Cyrniau Nod 800m to the SE.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 10.5ml (17km) |
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| Ascent: | 2,081ft (634m) |
| Time: | 6 hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Hirnant Pass - Pen y Cerrig - Pen y Boncyn Trefeilw - Stac Rhos - Cefn Gwyntog - Foel Cedig - Cyrniau Nod - Y Groes Fagl - Pennllyn Forest - Ystrad-y-groes - Hirnant Pass
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 12.75ml (20.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 2,763ft (842m) |
| Time: | 7½ hrs |
| Grade: |  (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Hirnant Pass - Foel Goch (Berwyns) - Trum y Gwrgedd - Trum y Gwragedd - Foel y Geifr (Berwyns) - Pen y Cerrig Duon - Pen y Boncyn Trefeilw - Stac Rhos - Cefn Gwyntog - Foel Cedig - Cyrniau Nod - Y Groes Fagl - Pennllyn Forest - Ystrad-y-groes - Hirnant Pass
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You can find Foel Cedig & all the walks that climb it on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps:
1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Maps (orange/yellow covers):
An Interactive Walk Planning Map for OS Explorer 239 Lake Vyrnwy & Llanfyllin is not currently available
1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (pink/magenta covers):
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Foel Cedig
Daniel Moran walked up on April 23rd, 2025 [from/via/route] Caravan, drove to bala then down a single track road [with] Chel and Frankie [weather] WET AND MUGGY, - LOOP FROM THE NUTALLS BOOK WESTERN BERWYNS, MET A MAN ON TOP COMPLETED ALL THE 2000S
Christina Lander climbed it on July 30th, 2024 [from/via/route] Parking area next to the bridge by Foel y Ddinas on the Hirnant Pass - up the grassy ridge to Pen Cerrig Duon - Pen y Boncyn Trefeilw - Stac Rhos - Cefn Gwntog - Foel Cedig - Cyrniau Nod - Y Groes Fagl - through Penllyn Forest back to start [with] Dick [weather] A beautiful, hot sunny day - During our holiday staying at Y Gilfach, Bryn Melyn, Llandderfel
Stephanie Doyle bagged it on April 15th, 2023 [with] Friend [weather] Beautiful - Easy, just stay on the road
Mark Davidson hiked it on July 3rd, 2006 [from/via/route] Walk gw120 The Western Berwyns from Hirnant Pass [with] Alone [weather] Nice & sunny
Donovan Suddell summited on April 1st, 2021 [from/via/route] GW120 [weather] Misty
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