Walk gw145 Pen y Boncyn Trefeilw and Foel Cedig from Hirnant Pass

Vital Statistics:

Length:	10½mls (17km)
Ascent:	2,081ft (634m)
Time:	6hrs
Grade:

Route outline for walk gw145:

Hirnant Pass  -  Pen y Cerrig  -  Pen y Boncyn Trefeilw  -  Stac Rhos  -  Cefn Gwyntog  -  Foel Cedig  -  Cyrniau Nod  -  Y Groes Fagl  -  Pennllyn Forest  -  Ystrad-y-groes  -  Hirnant Pass

Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

2 Welsh Mountains

0 Wainwrights

5 Welsh Nuttalls

0 Welsh Deweys

0 Wainwright Outlying Fells

1 Welsh Marilyn

1 Bridget

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Foel Cedig at 668m (2192ft). Foel Cedig is classified as a Welsh Mountain (Hewitt) (90th highest in Wales, 219th highest in England & Wales)

Foel Cedig is also known as a Welsh Nuttall (120th highest in Wales, 291st highest in England & Wales) and a Welsh Marilyn (42nd highest in Wales, 656th highest in the UK).

Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Cyrniau Nod at 666m (2185ft). Cyrniau Nod is known as a Welsh Bridget.

You will also reach the summit of Y Groes Fagl at 659m (2163ft). Y Groes Fagl is also known as a Welsh Nuttall (131st highest in Wales, 312th highest in England & Wales).

Along the way you will also bag and tick-off:

• Pen y Boncyn Trefeilw at 646m (2120ft). Pen y Boncyn Trefeilw is classified as a Welsh Mountain (Hewitt) (107th Wales, 259th Eng & Wal) and a Welsh Nuttall (144th highest in Wales, 340th highest in England & Wales).

• Stac Rhos at 630m (2067ft). Stac Rhos is known as a Welsh Nuttall (158th highest in Wales, 373rd highest in England & Wales).

• Cefn Gwyntog at 614m (2015ft). Cefn Gwyntog is known as a Welsh Nuttall (179th highest in Wales, 422nd highest in England & Wales).

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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk gw145 Pen y Boncyn Trefeilw and Foel Cedig from Hirnant Pass

In no particular order . . .

Another sheepfold on Pen y Boncyn Trefeilw

Photo: Mark Kissipie (264)

Fire brooms on Pen y Boncyn Trefeilw

Photo: Mark Kissipie (263)

Nant Nadroedd Bach on Hirnant Pass

Photo: Mark Kissipie (251)

Heading down to Hirnant Pass from Ystrad-y-groes

Photo: Mark Kissipie (272)

Hirnant Pass

Photo: Mark Kissipie (273)

Foel Goch (Berwyns) from Ystrad-y-groes

Photo: Mark Kissipie (271)

Cairn and post on the summit of Cyrniau Nod

Photo: Mark Kissipie (268)

Boundary Stone east of Stac Rhos and north of Cefn Gwyntog

Photo: Mark Kissipie (266)

One of two cairns on the summit of Pen y Boncyn Trefeilw

Photo: Mark Kissipie (262)

Foel Goch (Berwyns) summit cairn

Photo: Mark Kissipie (253)

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