Y Garn (Glyders)
947m (3108ft)
The Glyders (or Glyderau) Area, Snowdonia, Gwynedd, Wales
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Y Garn (Glyders) is on Ordnance Survey Maps:
| OS Explorer Map OL17 | |
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| OS Landranger Map 115 | |
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Y Garn (Glyders) is on Peak Bagging Map & Hill Tick List:
Walk gw147 Y Garn (The Glyders) from Ogwen Cottage, Llyn Ogwen
A short but strenuous walk to dramatic views
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 5ml (8km) | |
| Ascent: | 2,198ft (670m) | |
| Time: | 4 hrs | |
| Grade: |  | (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
- Llyn Ogwen, Ogwen Cottage, Llyn Idwal, Y Garn (Glyders), 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 gw194 Y Garn (Glyders) and Elidir Fawr from Nant Peris
High level walk with superb mountain views
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 9.75ml (15.5km) | |
| Ascent: | 4,369ft (1,332m) | |
| Time: | 8 hrs | |
| Grade: |  | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
- Nant Peris, Gwastadnant, Afon Las, Llyn y Cwm, Y Garn (Glyders), Bwlch y Cywion, Foel-goch, Bwlch y Brecan, Mynydd Perfedd, Carnedd y Filiast (Glyders), Mynydd Perfedd, Bwlch y Marchlyn, Elidir Fawr, Afon Dudodyn, Nant Peris.
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 Y Garn (Glyders)
Andy Buxton walked up on June 22nd, 1968 [from/via/route] 14 Peaks (but done before and since) [with] BVGS
Angela Moroney climbed during 2011 - 2017 3PEAKS
Tony Deegan bagged on March 25th, 2019 [with] Terry, Richie, Si & Ian [weather] great weather
Alan Pritchard hiked on October 5th, 2014 [with] A group [weather] Good - Walked the 15 peaks in 24 hours challenge - enjoyed... 😎🚶♂️
Hugh Strickland summited 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
Mark Price conquered on August 13th, 2018 [from/via/route] idwal cottage via Devils Kitchen [with] Kat and Robert [weather] Shower early on clearing to sun at the summit with only a light breeze
Bleddyn Rhys scaled 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 on March 20th, 2018 [from/via/route] Marchlyn Mawr reservoir road [with] Solo [weather] Sunny, some snow
David Wand climbed on July 30th, 2015 [weather] Hot and sunny - Wales 3000 14 peaks over 3000ft peak 10
Iain Jones bagged on November 8th, 2014 [from/via/route] Ogwen Cottage [with] Chris Curtis - 24 May 2015 - run from Gwern Gof Isaf campsite with Graeme High
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Y Garn (Glyders)
Alan and Nikki on Y Garn (Glyders) in the snow with Pen yr Ole Wen (left) and Tryfan above Llyn Idwal (right) in the background
Y Garn (Glyders) (far left), Foel-goch (Glyders), Carnedd y Filliast, Ogwen Cottage, Nant Ffrancon and the shoulder of Pen yr Ole Wen (right) from Llyn Idwal
*Y Garn (Glyders) (far left), Elidir Fawr, Foel-goch, Mynydd Perfedd and Carnedd y Filiast (Glyders) from Tryfan
My two nephews, Paul and Nick, on Pen yr Ole Wen in the Carneddau mountains in winter. Prominent in the background is the Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) and Y Garn (Glyders) - standing proud in Alpine conditions.
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