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

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

Castell y Gwynt (Glyder Fach) means 'Castle of the Wind' in Welsh.

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You can find Castell y Gwynt (Glyder Fach) & 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):

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

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

Mark Smith walked up on July 9th, 2021 [weather] cloud on summit

Angela Moroney climbed during 2017 - 2017 3PEAKS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Send us your photographs and pictures on, of, or from Castell y Gwynt (Glyder Fach)

If you would like to add your walk photographs and pictures featuring views from, on or of Castell y Gwynt (Glyder Fach) to this page, please send them as email attachments (configured for any computer) along with your name to:

and we shall do our best to publish them.

(Guide Resolution = 300dpi. At least = 660pixels (wide) x 440 pixels (high).)

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