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Glyder Fach
990m (3249ft)

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

Glyder Fach means 'Small Heap or Small Pile of Stones' in Welsh and is pronounced 'g-lid-der vach'.


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6th highest in Wales,
6th in England & Wales

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6th highest in Wales,
6th in England & Wales

Walk Glyder Fach walking UK Mountains in The Glyders (or Glyderau) Snowdonia National Park Conwy, Wales

Glyder Fach Summit

Photo: Colin White

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Walk gw115 Glyder Fach, Castell y Gwynt and Glyder Fawr from Ogwen Cottage, Llyn Ogwen

A very steep ascent and descent

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Vital Statistics:

Length: 5.5ml (9km)
Ascent:2,854ft (870m)
Time:5 hrs
Grade:Walk Grade 6 Icon (Moderate)
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Walk gw187 Y Garn (Glyderau), Glyder Fawr, Castell y Gwynt and Glyder Fach from Ogwen Cottage, Llyn Ogwen

A strenuous walk to dramatic views

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Vital Statistics:

Length: 7ml (11km)
Ascent:3,308ft (1,008m)
Time:6 hrs
Grade:Walk Grade 6 Icon (Moderate)
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Walk gw102 The Welsh 3000's (Glyderau) from Llanberis

5 of the 15 Welsh 3000's

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Vital Statistics:

Length: 12.5ml (18.5km)
Ascent:5,327ft (1,624m)
Time:9½ hrs
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Other walkers who hiked, climbed, bagged and summited Glyder Fach Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Glyder Fach

Hazel Gilbert walked up Glyder Fach on April 15th, 2009 [with] Lawrence [weather] Sunny

Daniel Moran climbed Glyder Fach on March 5th, 2021 [from/via/route] Lake below [with] Solo [weather] Sun & snow on the ground - Devils kitchen

Adrian Haywood bagged Glyder Fach on April 9th, 2022 [from/via/route] Devil's Kitchen [with] Mike, Celia and Darryl [weather] mixed

Stephanie Doyle hiked Glyder Fach on August 6th, 2022 [from/via/route] Devil's Kitchen [with] Solo [weather] Nice

Donovan Suddell summited Glyder Fach on July 13th, 2022 [from/via/route] llyn Ogwen & Tryfan North Ridge [with] Wife [weather] Lots of sunny intervals

Andrew Cotter conquered Glyder Fach on April 4th, 2015 [weather] Sunny

Melfyn Parry scaled Glyder Fach on September 1st, 2019 [from/via/route] Oggy 4, Y Garn, Glyder Fawr, Glyder Fach & Tryfan. Start point SH655602, car park after brew shack at Ogwen Lake. Ascent of Y Garn, steep path with upper slopes of scree. Descent to Llyn y Cwn for a short coffee break before making ascent of Glyder Fawr. This path was mainly scree, quite steep with poor visibility. Summit in low cloud, difficult to make out path, use of Satmap confirmed needed to be further to the right, spotted cairn which confirmed correct path, were able to follow line of cairns to toward Glyder Fach. Weather cleared briefly to show views down over Llyn Cwm Ffynnon to Pen y Gwryd Hotel. Circumnavigated Castell y Gwynt to Glyder Fach before descending Brisly scree path to Bwlch Tryfan. Stopped for lunch before ascending Tryfan south ridge. Weather was much better here & Tryfan was clear & quite busy. Descent via western gulley was tough on the knees & thighs & we were subjected to heavy showers for last half mile to car park. [with] PRC [weather] Poor most of the time occasional sunny spells but cold.

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

Mark Smith climbed Glyder Fach on July 9th, 2021 [with] Alstom group [weather] thick cloud

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

Angela Moroney hiked Glyder Fach during 2011 - 2017 3PEAKS

Alan Pritchard summited Glyder Fach on October 5th, 2014 [with] A group [weather] Good - Walked the 15 peaks in 24 hours challenge - enjoyed. Glyders were like being on Mars, ha.. 😎🚶â€â™‚ï¸

Hugh Strickland conquered Glyder Fach on September 1st, 2018 [from/via/route] 20 miles (just under 10 hours, 8500 feet) Capel Curig to Y Garn, down to Ogwen upPen Yr Ole Wen & back along Carneddau including Pen Llithrig y Wrach

Bleddyn Rhys scaled Glyder Fach on October 24th, 2010 [from/via/route] Dyffryn Ogwen - cerdded lawr y lon o Ogwen Cottage, fynnu ar y ridge ac yn ol i'r Dwyrain ar hyd y copaon. [with] Gyda Kev [weather] Braf a chymylog. Golygfeudd gwych! - Diwrnod hir a da. Ymweld a goreuon Cymru.

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

Robert Shaw climbed Glyder Fach on March 9th, 2013 [from/via/route] Straight up from Llyn Ogwen & via Tryfan. [with] Steve Capron. [weather] Misty & cold. - Was a tough climb straight up, enjoyed the walk across the top.

David Wand bagged Glyder Fach on July 30th, 2015 [weather] Sunny & hot - Wales 3000 14 peaks in 24hrs peak 9

Chris Newham hiked Glyder Fach on November 7th, 2015 [from/via/route] gw115 [with] Craig [weather] Heavy rain all day

David Noble summited Glyder Fach on June 6th, 2015 [from/via/route] Capel Curig [with] Snakehips, Dom and Rob [weather] Windy & rain at time - Summited again via Tryfan & Bristly Ridge Scramble with Dom, Luke, Nathan & Deb on 10th October 2015

Paul Redman conquered Glyder Fach on July 6th, 2014 [from/via/route] Tryfan to Devils Kitchen [with] Solo [weather] windy

Rachael Tyler scaled Glyder Fach on August 15th, 2015 [from/via/route] Ogwen [with] Ashley [weather] Sunny / cloudy - Walked from Ogwen past Tryfan then up to Glyder Fach & along to Glyder Fawr. Descended via Devil's Kitchen. Fab day x

Iain Jones walked up Glyder Fach on June 1st, 2013 [from/via/route] Cneifion Arête from Cwm Idwal then Dolmen Ridge. Descent via Bristly Ridge. [with] Graeme High & Ralph Simpson - 08 November 2014 - walked from Ogwen Cottage with Chris Curtis; 24 May 2015 - run from Gwern Gof Isaf campsite with Graeme High

John Drysdale climbed Glyder Fach on June 4th, 2015 [from/via/route] Miners Track to col then Tryfan & back [with] Solo [weather] Sunny

Christina Lander bagged Glyder Fach 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

Geoff Titterton hiked Glyder Fach on October 9th, 2010 [with] Justine [weather] Fine

Ian Woodford has summited Glyder Fach [from/via/route] Pen y pass [with] Matt, Ivan, Rich [weather] Cold - Crossed the road at pen y pass

Leon Harvey has conquered Glyder Fach [from/via/route] Y Gribin & the Glyder trio [with] Solo [weather] Lovely - Summit not that easy to reach (last 10m or so)

Simon Neilson-Clark scaled Glyder Fach on June 17th, 2014 [from/via/route] Tryfan [with] Mrs H [weather] White out - Followed a group who were lost but really odd rock formations A ledge going out horizontal as in the photographs you see in magazines or the photo here

Robert Taylor-Marriott walked up Glyder Fach on February 28th, 2010 [from/via/route] Route 7: Glyder Fach via Wetton Gully (GFWG) Completed 28.02.10 [with] Vince Wetton & Robert Taylor-Marriott [weather] Sunny & Snow. - Several accents over many years

Marilyn Wadkin climbed Glyder Fach on June 21st, 2014 [from/via/route] Ogwen Valley, Y Gribin [with] Rob [weather] Clear skies & sunshine. - We had already bagged Glyder Fawr then went on to bag Y Garn.

Wyn Griffiths bagged Glyder Fach on June 21st, 2014 [from/via/route] From Vaynol Arms [with] Chris & Andy [weather] Perfect - Briliant day

Stephen Eddy hiked Glyder Fach on May 16th, 2014 [from/via/route] Ogwen cottage [with] Tony Harris, Mike Woodhouse [weather] Sunny - Returned via devils kitchen

Gerald Murphy summited Glyder Fach on May 16th, 2014 [from/via/route] ogwen cottage,llyn bochlwyd, bwlch tryfan, bristly ridge, glyder fach,glyder fawr, llyn cwn, llyn idwal, ogwen cottage [with] initially alone but teamed up with a walker(Clive) from Brentwood, Essex at the foot of Glyder Fach. [weather] initially sunny but patchy cloud as I gained the top of Bristly Ridge. The cloud disappeared after lunch near castell y Gwynt. - The usually muddy stretch from Ogwen Cottage up to LLyn Bochlwyd has been sorted. Bags of large stones had been dropped when I last walked that path on 13 April & the stones are now in place to provide a dry walk. the scree descent from Glyder Fawr to Llyn Cwn is as nasty as everyone says but the stretch past Devils Kitchen down to LLyn Idwal isn't much better for most of the way.

Stephen Lewis conquered Glyder Fach on November 22nd, 2013 [from/via/route] gw115, car park near Ogwen Cottage [with] Alone [weather] Cold, cloud, sun, ice & snow on high ground

Graham Williams scaled Glyder Fach on January 17th, 2014 [from/via/route] Ogwen Cottage [with] The Travelling Raspberries (Chris Barnes, Nick White, Russ Jones, Dave Jones, Luke White.) [weather] Wet, Snow & Ice on Summit

Tracey Parnell walked up Glyder Fach on January 25th, 2014 [from/via/route] Ogwen [with] Paul Cane, Carly Morson [weather] Snow, strong wind, hail, rain - Blown off my feet on the summit, pelted with hailstones that felt as big as golf balls.

Michael Smith climbed Glyder Fach during October, 2013 [from/via/route] Capel Curig [with] WKMW [weather] Fair - Very boggy

Tracey Parnell bagged Glyder Fach on June 15th, 2013 [from/via/route] Ogwen [with] Paul Cane, Sophie Parnell, Nikki Taylor [weather] Dry, warm

Carl Etheridge hiked Glyder Fach on April 4th, 2013 [from/via/route] ogwen go for a walk map [with] wife , son [weather] misty at first then clear

David Lane summited Glyder Fach on November 2nd, 1996 [from/via/route] The Ogwen Valley via Tryfan. We then went on to tick off Glyder Fawr & Glyder Fach before descending via the Devil's Kitchen [with] Kelly

Vince Wetton conquered Glyder Fach on March 1st, 2010 [with] RTM

Stephen Millington scaled Glyder Fach on September 17th, 2012 [from/via/route] Bristly Ridge Also done from Dolmen ridge

Jeremy Maguire walked up Glyder Fach on February 29th, 2012 [from/via/route] From Llyn Ogwen. [with] On my own. [weather] Sunny with cloud. - Cloud seemed to chase me back down.

Paul Miller climbed Glyder Fach on June 4th, 2012 [from/via/route] tryfan north ridge & bristly ridge [with] hannah and nile [weather] good

Stuart Mellor bagged Glyder Fach on October 21st, 2009 [from/via/route] Ogwen Cottage GW187 via Bristly Edge with assistance 3 lads. [with] Dominic my son aged 11. [weather] Bright extremely windy

Mark Davidson, Wendy Sockett, Darran Tunnah, Louis Smith, John Cuthbert, Anthony Jackson, Linda Mckeogh, Chris Reed, Craig Lewis, Edward Wells, Robert Maclean, Simon Duerden, Paul Booth, Trevor Williams, Paul Donoghue, Immacolata Pescatore, Steve Lockett, Stephen Hobdell, Wendy Sockett, Kath Edwards, Chris Bede, Paul Warren, Pete Howes and Steve Davenport have all walked, climbed & bagged Glyder Fach.

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Tryfan from Glyder Fach

Tryfan from Glyder Fach

Photo: Colin White (5)

Glyder Fach from Glyder Fawr

Glyder Fach from Glyder Fawr

Photo: Geoff Smithson (56)

Deep Snow on The Glyderau

Deep Snow on The Glyderau

Photo: George White (18)

Temperature Inversion - Glyder Fach and Glyder Fach poking out of a sea of clouds from Carnedd Moel Siabod

Temperature Inversion - Glyder Fach and Glyder Fach poking out of a sea of clouds from Carnedd Moel Siabod

Photo: Mike Knipe (210)

On the cantilever stone on Glyder Fach last sunday

On the cantilever stone on Glyder Fach last sunday

Photo: Paul Tate (2)

360 degree view from Moel Penamnen summit featuring (from left to right): The Moelwyns - Moelwyn Bach, Craigysgafn & Moelwyn Mawr, Allt-fawr, Moel Druman & Ysgafell Wen, Moel Farlwyd (foreground above/left of blue lake), Yr Aran (pointed peak above Moel Farlwyd), Mount Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) & Y Lliwedd, The Glyderau - Glyder Fach, Glyder Fawr & Tryfan, Carnedd Moel Siabod, Y Ro Wen, Foel-fras (Moelwyns), Manod Mawr (above two light blue lakes) and The Arenigs - Arenig Fawr & Arenig Fach.

360 degree view from Moel Penamnen summit featuring (from left to right): The Moelwyns - Moelwyn Bach, Craigysgafn & Moelwyn Mawr, Allt-fawr, Moel Druman & Ysgafell Wen, Moel Farlwyd (foreground above/left of blue lake), Yr Aran (pointed peak above Moel Farlwyd), Mount Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) & Y Lliwedd, The Glyderau - Glyder Fach, Glyder Fawr & Tryfan, Carnedd Moel Siabod, Y Ro Wen, Foel-fras (Moelwyns), Manod Mawr (above two light blue lakes) and The Arenigs - Arenig Fawr & Arenig Fach.

Photo: Dafydd Morgan (43)

On the  Cantilever Stone, Glyder Fach

On the  Cantilever Stone, Glyder Fach

Photo: Damien Baker (1)

My best friend on top of the cantilever on Glyder Fach

My best friend on top of the cantilever on Glyder Fach

Photo: Andrew Spicer (1)

Castell y Gwynt from Glyder Fach

Castell y Gwynt from Glyder Fach

Photo: Geoff Smithson (64)

Glyder Fach, Tryfan and Glyder Fawr from Creigiau Gleision (North Top)

Glyder Fach, Tryfan and Glyder Fawr from Creigiau Gleision (North Top)

Photo: Mike Griffiths (3)

Mount Snowdon from Glyder Fach

Mount Snowdon from Glyder Fach

Photo: Alan Butterworth (1)

Me and my best mate Steve on Glyder Fach

Me and my best mate Steve on Glyder Fach

Photo: James Reavil (1)

On the famous cantilever stone on the summit of Glyder Fach

On the famous cantilever stone on the summit of Glyder Fach

Photo: Mike Smart (9)

Llyn Bochlywd from Glyder Fach

Llyn Bochlywd from Glyder Fach

Photo: Colin White (6)

Tryfan, Glyder Fach and Glyder Fawr from Foel-goch summit cairn

Tryfan, Glyder Fach and Glyder Fawr from Foel-goch summit cairn

Photo: Peter Scholes (11)

The famous cantilever stone on Glyder Fach

The famous cantilever stone on Glyder Fach

Photo: Don Williams (4)

Hubby and kids, YingLi and WingHoi, on the cantilever rock on Glyder Fach in the mist

Hubby and kids, YingLi and WingHoi, on the cantilever rock on Glyder Fach in the mist

Photo: Manfai LiisaTang (1)

On the cantilever stone on Glyder Fach last sunday

On the cantilever stone on Glyder Fach last sunday

Photo: Paul Tate (1)

Tryfan and Glyder Fach from Y Garn (Glyderau) summit

Tryfan and Glyder Fach from Y Garn (Glyderau) summit

Photo: Geoff Smithson (42)

The Cantilever Stone near summit of Glyder Fach

The Cantilever Stone near summit of Glyder Fach

Photo: Chris Clarke (2)


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