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.
Walk gw187 Y Garn (Glyders) and The Glyders 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: | | (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.
Walk gw102 The Welsh 3000's (The Glyders) from Llanberis
5 of the 15 Welsh 3000's
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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.
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Glyder Fawr
Angela Moroney walked up during 2011 - 2017 3PEAKS
Alan Pritchard climbed on October 5th, 2014 [with] A group [weather] Good - Walked the 15 peaks in 24 hours challenge - enjoyed. 😎🚶♂️
Hugh Strickland bagged 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 hiked 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 summited 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 conquered during 1990 [with] usually alone but occasionally with others too.
Mark Price scaled on September 16th, 2017 [from/via/route] deVal's kitchen [with] Shaun Dunnall, Marek kulak [weather] Low cloud with some showers
Robert Shaw walked up 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 climbed 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 bagged on July 30th, 2015 [weather] Sunny - Wales 3000 14 peaks over 3000ft in 24hrs peak 8
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Glyder Fawr
Tryfan (left), Glyder Fawr, Y Garn (Glyders) (right) and Llyn Ogwen from near Glan Dena
Pen yr Ole Wen, Llyn Clyd, Llyn Ogwen, Llyn Idwal, Tryfan, Glyder Fach, Glyder Fawr, Crib Goch and Garnedd Ugain from Y Garn (Glyders)
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