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Glyder Fawr
999m (3279ft)
The Glyders (or Glyderau) Area, Snowdonia, Conwy, Wales
Glyder Fawr is on Ordnance Survey Maps:
| OS Explorer Map OL17 | |
| 1:25,000 scale (Orange Covers) |
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| OS Landranger Map 115 | |
| 1:50,000 scale (Pink Covers) |
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Glyder Fawr is on Peak Bagging Map & Hill Tick List:
Walk gw115 Glyder Fach 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: |  | (Moderate) |
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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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 7ml (11km) | |
| Ascent: | 3,308ft (1,008m) | |
| Time: | 6 hrs | |
| Grade: | | (Moderate) |
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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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 11ml (17.5km) | |
| Ascent: | 5,327ft (1,624m) | |
| Time: | 9½ hrs | |
| Grade: |  | (Hard) |
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 Glyder Fawr
Alan Pritchard walked up on October 5th, 2014 [with] A group [weather] Good - Walked the 15 peaks in 24 hours challenge - enjoyed. 😎🚶♂️
Hugh Strickland climbed 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 and back along Carneddau including Pen Llithrig y Wrach
Bleddyn Rhys bagged 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 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
Anthony Jackson summited during 1990 [with] usually alone but occasionally with others too.
Mark Price conquered on September 16th, 2017 [from/via/route] deVal's kitchen [with] Shaun Dunnall, Marek kulak [weather] Low cloud with some showers
Robert Shaw scaled on March 9th, 2013 [from/via/route] Straight up from Llyn Ogwen and via Tryfan. [with] Steve Capron. [weather] Misty and cold. - Was a tough climb straight up, enjoyed the walk across the top.
Iain Jones walked up on November 8th, 2014 [from/via/route] Ogwen Cottage [with] Chris Curtis - 24 May 2015 - run from Gwern Gof Isaf campsite with Graeme High; 17 April 2017 - via Y Gribin and the Devil's Kitchen
David Wand climbed on July 30th, 2015 [weather] Sunny - Wales 3000 14 peaks over 3000ft in 24hrs peak 8
Chris Newham bagged on November 7th, 2015 [from/via/route] gw115 [with] Craig [weather] Heavy rain all day
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Glyder Fawr
Pen yr Ole Wen, Llyn Clyd, Llyn Ogwen, Llyn Idwal, Tryfan, Glyder Fach, Glyder Fawr, Crib Goch and Garnedd Ugain from Y Garn (Glyders)
Mount Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) & Y Lliwedd (left) and The Glyderau - Glyder Fach, Glyder Fawr & Tryfan (centre) and Carnedd Moel Siabod (right) with Moel Penamnen and Llyn Newydd & Llyn Bowydd (mid distance right) from the summit of Manod Mawr (North Top)
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