Pen Llithrig y Wrach
799m (2622ft)

The Carneddau, Snowdonia, Conwy, Wales

Pen Llithrig y Wrach means 'Slippery Hill of the Witch' in Welsh and is pronounced 'Pen Thlith-rig ee racht'.

The summit of Pen Llithrig y Wrach is marked by a cairn.

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You can find Pen Llithrig y Wrach & all the walks that climb it on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps: (click/TAP to select)

1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (the ones with orange/yellow covers):

1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (the ones with pink/magenta covers):

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Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Pen Llithrig y Wrach

Melfyn Parry walked up on January 12th, 2020 [from/via/route] Ascent of tarmac highway to leat. Along leat to ascend Y Braich to Pen yr Helgi Ddu and on to Pen Llithrig y Wrach returning down it's south ridge. Cross footbridge at south of LLyn Cowlyd followed the leat back to tarmac highway & returned to car park. [with] PRC [weather] Windy on Y Braich with hail showers.

Andy Buxton climbed during August, 1964 [from/via/route] Dad - Took wrong turn: intended to Pen Llithrig, Pen Helgi & Carrneddau. Ended up doing Craig Eigiau & Pen y Castell as well. Very late back to Llanfairfechan.

Angela Moroney bagged during 2017 - 2017 3PEAKS

Hugh Strickland hiked 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 summited on April 9th, 2018 [from/via/route] fynnu o'r A5 dilyn y llwybr amlwg ar y grib i Pen yr Helgi Ddu, lawr ir bwlch ar y dde ac i fynu i Pen Llithrig y Wrach. lawr heibio ceg y llyn ac yn ol ir lon drwy'r gors! [with] Gyda Caradog! [weather] Eithaf braf gyda cymylau ond sych a dim llawer o wynt mond ar y top Da iawn am fis Ebrill cynar. - Ddim yn hir iawn, a hawdd ei gyrraedd or ffordd gyda'r route yma. 3 awr in total Dod adra yn fwy anodd, mynd oddi ar y llwybr a ffeindio'n hynnain mewn cors wlub!

Mark Davidson conquered on June 26th, 2003 [with] Alone [weather] Sunny & very hot - long tiring walk in such conditions - Ran out of water towards the end

Christina Lander scaled 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] Bright with sunny spells to begin, but then cloudy on Carnedd Llywelyn, & by the end we had very wet feet

Robert Taylor-Marriott walked up on April 27th, 2011 [from/via/route] Route 27: Pen yr Helgi Du & Pen Llithrig y Wrach (PYHD) completed 27.04.11 [with] Vince Wetton & Robert Taylor-Marriott. [weather] Fair

Darren Wilson climbed on August 4th, 2012 [from/via/route] Pen Llithrig y Wrach & Cregiau Glesion Llyn Eigiau, Pen Llithrig y Wrach, Cregiau Glesion, Llyn Cowld Reservoir [with] Archie, Gordon & waddecar [weather] sunny

Mike Short bagged on August 27th, 2013 [from/via/route] Capel Curig via Llyn Cowlyd [with] David and his son Dan Mountford [weather] White out at upper levels. Otherwise dry with sunny periods - Because of poor visibility (low cloud) we could not see anything of the advertised 'best views in Snowdonia'. Had to satisfy ourselves with photo of small summit cairn. Did intend to walk onto Pen yr Helgi Du but visibility was so bad decided safer to return down the way we came.

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