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Foel Grach
976m (3203ft)

The Carneddau, Snowdonia, Conwy, Wales

Foel Grach means 'Scabby Bare Hill' in Welsh and is pronounced 'foil grach'.

The summit of Foel Grach is marked by a cairn & a bothy.


Record Foel Grach as Bagged, Climbed & Conquered


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Welsh Mountain
8th highest in Wales,
9th in England & Wales

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Welsh Nuttall
8th highest in Wales,
9th in England & Wales

Walk Foel Grach walking UK Mountains in The Carneddau Snowdonia National Park ConwyGwynedd, Wales

Foel Grach Summit

Photo: Alun Lawrence

You can find Foel Grach & 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 Grach and the surrounding tops on our free-to-access 'Google Style' Peak Bagging Maps:

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You can walk to the top of Foel Grach by using either of these 2 easy‑to‑follow route maps:
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Walk cw199 Carnedd Llewelyn, Foel Grach and Pen Llithrig y Wrach from Llyn Eigiau

Superb mountain walk with fine views

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Vital Statistics:

Length: 11ml (17.5km)
Ascent:3,641ft (1,110m)
Time:7.75hrs
Grade:Walk Grade 7 Icon (Hard)
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Walk gw183 Bera Bach, Foel Grach and Drum (Carneddau) from Bont Newydd

Fine views of the coast and the Carneddau

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Vital Statistics:

Length: 14.75ml (23.5km)
Ascent:3,890ft (1,186m)
Time:9.25hrs
Grade:Walk Grade 8 Icon (Hard)

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

Donovan Suddell walked up Foel Grach on March 26th, 2024 [from/via/route] Aber Falls [with] Solo [weather] misty on summits

Stephanie Doyle climbed Foel Grach on June 9th, 2023 [with] Solo [weather] Beautiful

Melfyn Parry bagged Foel Grach on June 2nd, 2022 [from/via/route] Start point was a car park in Bethesda. Set off through Gerlan to the pumping station & then followed path past sheepfolds to ascend along the banks of Afon Wen to the ridge. Turned right to gain the summit of Foel Grach. After lunch descended to Carnedd Gwenllian & then followed path passed the Bera's to Gyrn Wigau before descending back to start point. [with] Gareth [weather] Great day, mostly warm, cool on summits. No rain.

Neall Garrad hiked Foel Grach on June 22nd, 2007 [from/via/route] 15 peaks route from Nant Peris to Llanfairfechan [with] Andy, Chris, John and Warren [weather] Mixed

Adrian Haywood summited Foel Grach on January 31st, 2021 [from/via/route] From Llanfaerfechan over foel Fras [with] Solo [weather] Cold & cloudy

Andy Buxton conquered Foel Grach on June 22nd, 1968 [from/via/route] 14 Peaks (but done before & since) [with] BVGS

Angela Moroney scaled Foel Grach during 2017 - 2017 3PEAKS

Wynne Roberts walked up Foel Grach on June 22nd, 2019 [from/via/route] From Aber Falls to Llyn Ogwen over the Carneddau [with] Gareth [weather] Sunny, warm, no wind & very clear - Took us 8 hours to do 8 peaks over 2000ft

Alan Pritchard climbed Foel Grach on October 5th, 2014 [with] A group [weather] Good - Walked the 15 peaks in 24 hours challenge - enjoyed... πŸ˜ŽπŸšΆβ€β™‚οΈ

Bleddyn Rhys bagged Foel Grach on September 1st, 2018 [from/via/route] Cerdded fynnu o Bethesda [with] Gyda Siwan a Caradog [weather] Eithaf braf -haul gwan a chydig o wynt - 4 air copa diwrnod yma, route dau gyda'r plant, gally cadw'i traed yn sych!

David Wand hiked Foel Grach on July 30th, 2015 [weather] Hot - Wales 3000 14 peaks in 24hrs peak two

Mark Davidson summited Foel Grach on August 6th, 2002 [with] Alone [weather] Warm with high cloud but a bit hazy - Route directions for this walk are excellent

Christina Lander conquered Foel Grach on May 18th, 2016 [from/via/route] Llyn Eigiau - Pen Llithrig y Wrach - Pen Helgi Du - Carnedd Llywelyn - Foel Grach - Llyn Eigiau [with] Dick [weather] Cloudy on the tops

Gerald Murphy scaled Foel Grach on July 24th, 2014 [from/via/route] Bethesda riverside car park, Gerlan, Gernydd, Gwaun-y-gwiail, cwm pen-llafar, Foel Fechan, Foel Ganol, Yr Elen, Carnedd Llywelyn, Foel Grach, Carnedd Gwenllian 9formerly Carnedd Uchaf, Foel Fras, Yr Aryg, Bera Bach, Drosgl, Gyrn Wigau, Gallt y Mawn, Gwernydd, Gerlan, Bethesda riverside car park. [with] alone [weather] Sunny, occasional high cloud, quite windy higher up, reasonable visibility but some heat haze. - This walk includes 5 of the Welsh 3000s. It would not be an easy or safe walk in poor visibility or during/following a spell of wet weather. Where the ground is not boulder it can be very boggy. In some places it is featureless – eg atop Carnedd Llywelyn – and, in fog, even with a compass it would be hard to find your way from some places to your desired path. Much of the walk is basically pathless unless you can spot previously trodden paths across marshy ground..

Robert Taylor-Marriott walked up Foel Grach on July 20th, 2010 [from/via/route] Route 12: Foel Grach. Garnedd Uchaf. Foel Fras. (CGC)) Completed 20.07.10 [with] Vince Wetton & Robert Taylor-Marriott. [weather] Sunny.

Iain Jones climbed Foel Grach on March 15th, 2014 [from/via/route] Bethesda [with] Graeme High

Vince Wetton bagged Foel Grach on April 28th, 2010 [with] RTM

Kate Colbrook, Louis Smith, Hugh Strickland, Linda Mckeogh, Craig Lewis, Paul Booth, Paul Donoghue, Trevor Williams, Steve Lockett, Stephen Hobdell, Stephen Millington and Anthony Matthews have all walked, climbed & bagged Foel Grach.

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

Me (right) and my mate Kevin and Cally on Foel Grach

Me (right) and my mate Kevin and Cally on Foel Grach

Photo: Gareth Pierce (2)

*Carnedd Gwenllian (Carnedd Uchaf), Foel Grach, Carnedd Llewelyn, Carnedd Dafydd, Yr Elen, Foel-goch, Elidir Fawr, Mynydd Perfedd and Carnedd y Filiast from Drosgl

*Carnedd Gwenllian (Carnedd Uchaf), Foel Grach, Carnedd Llewelyn, Carnedd Dafydd, Yr Elen, Foel-goch, Elidir Fawr, Mynydd Perfedd and Carnedd y Filiast from Drosgl

Photo: Alun Lawrence (13)


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