Castell y Gwynt (Glyder Fach)
972m (3190ft)
The Glyders (or Glyderau) Area, Snowdonia, Gwynedd, Wales
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Castell y Gwynt (Glyder Fach) is on Ordnance Survey Maps:
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OS Landranger Map 117 | |
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Castell y Gwynt (Glyder Fach) is on Peak Bagging Map & Hill Tick List:
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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