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Route outline for walk cw172:

Bwlch y Ddeufaen Car Park  -  Cae Coch  -  Tal y Fan  -  Foel Lwyd  -  Bwlch y Ddeufaen  -  Foel Dduarth  -  Foel-ganol  -  Yr Orsedd  -  Pen Bryn-du  -  Bwlch y Ddeufaen Car Park

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Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

1 Welsh Mountain

0 Wainwrights

1 Welsh Nuttall

2 Welsh Deweys

0 Wainwright Outlying Fells

1 Welsh Marilyn

0 Bridgets

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Tal y Fan at 610m (2002ft). Tal y Fan is classified as a Welsh Mountain (Hewitt) (135th highest in Wales, 315th highest in England & Wales)

Tal y Fan is also known as a Welsh Nuttall (187th highest in Wales, 437th highest in England & Wales) and a Welsh Marilyn (54th highest in Wales, 751st highest in the UK).

Tal y Fan means 'End Peak' in Welsh. The summit of Tal y Fan is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point on the S side of the wall.

Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Foel Lwyd at 603m (1979ft). Foel Lwyd is also known as a Welsh Dewey (11th highest in Wales, 19th in England & Wales) Foel Lwyd means 'Rocky Bare Hill' in Welsh. The summit of Foel Lwyd is marked by a cairn.

You will also reach the summit of Yr Orsedd at 559m (1835ft). Yr Orsedd is also known as a Welsh Dewey (70th highest in Wales, 125th in England & Wales) Yr Orsedd means 'Rossett' in Welsh.

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