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Castell y Gwynt (Glyder Fach)
972m (3190ft)

The Glyders (or Glyderau) Area, Snowdonia, Gwynedd, Wales

Record Castell y Gwynt (Glyder Fach) as Bagged, Climbed & Conquered

Castell y Gwynt (Glyder Fach) is classified as:

Welsh Nuttall
9th highest in Wales,
10th in England & Wales

Castell y Gwynt (Glyder Fach)

Photo: Geoff Smithson

Castell y Gwynt (Glyder Fach) is on Ordnance Survey Maps:

OS Explorer Map OL17
1:25,000 scale (Orange Covers)
OS Landranger Map 117
1:50,000 scale (Pink Covers)

Castell y Gwynt (Glyder Fach) is on Peak Bagging Map & Hill Tick List:

The Glyders (or Glyderau) of Snowdonia

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You can walk to the top of Castell y Gwynt (Glyder Fach) by using any of these 3 easy to follow route maps:

Walk gw115 Glyder Fach and Glyder Fawr from Ogwen Cottage, Llyn Ogwen

A very steep ascent and descent

Vital Statistics:

Length:	5.5ml (9km)
Ascent:	2,854ft (870m)
Time:	5 hrs
Grade:		(Moderate)

Walk route map with easy-to-follow route instructions for walk gw115 Glyder Fach and Glyder Fawr from Ogwen Cottage, Llyn Ogwen pdf

Route Summary:

- Llyn Ogwen, Ogwen Cottage, Llyn Bochlwyd, Bwlch Tryfan, Glyder Fach, The Cantilever Stone, Castell y Gwynt (Glyder Fach), Bwlch y Ddwy-Glyder, Glyder Fawr, Llyn y Cwm, Twll Du (Devil's Kitchen), Llyn Idwal, Ogwen Cottage, Llyn Ogwen.

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Walk gw187 Y Garn (Glyders) and The Glyders from Ogwen Cottage, Llyn Ogwen

A strenuous walk to dramatic views

Vital Statistics:

Length:	7ml (11km)
Ascent:	3,308ft (1,008m)
Time:	6 hrs
Grade:		(Moderate)

Walk route map with easy-to-follow route instructions for walk gw187 Y Garn (Glyders) and The Glyders from Ogwen Cottage, Llyn Ogwen pdf

Route Summary:

- Llyn Ogwen, Ogwen Cottage, Llyn Idwal, Y Garn (Glyders), Llyn y Cwm, Glyder Fawr, Bwlch y Ddwy-Glyder, Castell y Gwynt (Glyder Fach), Glyder Fach, The Cantilever Stone, Bwlch Tryfan, Llyn Bochlwyd, Ogwen Cottage, Llyn Ogwen.

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Walk gw102 The Welsh 3000's (The Glyders) from Llanberis

5 of the 15 Welsh 3000's

Vital Statistics:

Length:	11ml (17.5km)
Ascent:	5,327ft (1,624m)
Time:	9½ hrs
Grade:		(Hard)

Walk route map with easy-to-follow route instructions for walk gw102 The Welsh 3000's (The Glyders) from Llanberis pdf

Route Summary:

- Pen-y-Gwryd Hotel, Llyn Caseg-fraith, Bwlch Tryfan, Tryfan, (Adam and Eve), Bwlch Tryfan, Glyder Fach, The Cantilever Stone, Castell y Gwynt (Glyder Fach), Bwlch y Ddwy-Glyder, Glyder Fawr, Y Garn (Glyders), Bwlch y Cywion, Foel-goch, Bwlch y Brecan, Bwlch y Marchlyn, Elidir Fawr, Afon Dudodyn, Nant Peris.

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Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Castell y Gwynt (Glyder Fach)

Angela Moroney walked up during 2017 - 2017 3PEAKS

Hugh Strickland climbed on September 1st, 2018 [from/via/route] big circuit from Capel Curig

Kevin Williams bagged on April 21st, 2010 [from/via/route] Start from Llyn Ogwen car park via Devil's kitchen [with] Solo [weather] Sunny, with some snow

Paul Redman hiked on July 6th, 2014 [from/via/route] Tryfan [with] myself [weather] Windy & Wet

Chris Newham summited on November 7th, 2015 [from/via/route] gw115 [with] Craig [weather] Heavey rain all day

Christina Lander conquered on June 7th, 2015 [from/via/route] Llyn Ogwen - Llyn Idwal - Y Garn - Llyn y Cwn - Glyder Fawr - Glyder Fach - Bwlch Tryfan - Tryfan - Bwlch Tryfan - Llyn Bochlwyd - Llyn Ogwen [with] Dick [weather] Perfect sunny day

Robert Taylor-marriott scaled on February 28th, 2010 [from/via/route] Route 7: Glyder Fach and Castell y Glyder via Wetton Gully (GFWG) [with] Vince Wetton and Robert Taylor-Marriott. [weather] Sunny and snow.

Vince Wetton walked up on March 1st, 2020 [from/via/route] Glider Fach [with] RTM [weather] Bright but a lot of snowcover - Went via Wetton Gulley

Wyn Griffiths climbed on June 21st, 2014 [from/via/route] From Vaynol Arms [with] Chris & Andy [weather] Dry & clear - Day 1 of Welsh 3000

Gerald Murphy bagged on May 16th, 2014 [from/via/route] See route details for Glyder Fach walk same date [with] alone [weather] see details for Glyder Fach walk same date - Seemed a little pointless in retrospect. It isn't really a peak but rather just one more (if larger) pile of boulders on a plateau between Glyder Fach and Glyder Fawr.

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Glyder Fawr from Castell Y Gwynt (Glyder Fach)

Photo: Florence Belgravia (3)

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