Route outline for walk gw147:
Llyn Ogwen - Ogwen Cottage - 'Tin Pan Alley' - Llyn Glyd - Y Garn (Glyderau) - Llyn y Cwm - Twll Du (Devil's Kitchen) - Llyn Idwal - Ogwen Cottage - Pont Pen-y-benglog - Llyn Ogwen
Points of Interest/Notes on this walk:
Try and find time to have a look underneath Pont Pen-y-benglog (near Ogwen Cottage at the western end of Llyn Ogwen) where the remains of the original stone arched bridge built by Thomas Telford can be seen. Access the river bank is via a stile on NW side of the bridge.
Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:
![]() 1 Welsh Mountain |
![]() 0 Wainwrights |
![]() 1 Welsh Nuttall |
![]() 0 Welsh Deweys |
![]() 0 Wainwright Outlying Fells |
![]() 1 Welsh Marilyn |
![]() 0 Bridgets |
Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:
The highest point of this walk is Y Garn (Glyderau) at 947m (3108ft). Y Garn (Glyderau) is classified as a Welsh Mountain (Hewitt) (10th highest in Wales, 13th highest in England & Wales) Y Garn (Glyderau) is also known as a Welsh Nuttall (11th highest in Wales, 15th highest in England & Wales) and a Welsh Marilyn (4th highest in Wales, 167th highest in the UK). Y Garn (Glyderau) means 'The Cairn' in Welsh and is pronounced 'ur gan (g-lid-der-rye)'. The summit of Y Garn (Glyderau) is marked by a large cairn.
This walk 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) |
Some Photos and Pictures from Walk gw147 Y Garn (The Glyderau) from Ogwen Cottage, Llyn Ogwen
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Y Garn (Glyderau) (far left), Foel-goch (Glyderau) and Carnedd y Filliast from Llyn Idwal

Pen yr Ole Wen and Llyn Idwal from the top of The Devil's Kitchen (Twll Du)

Y Garn (Glyderau), Elidir Fawr (centre) and Foel-goch from near Y Foel Goch

Y Garn (Glyderau) (far left), Foel-goch (Glyderau), Carnedd y Filliast, Ogwen Cottage, Nant Ffrancon and the shoulder of Pen yr Ole Wen (right) from Llyn Idwal
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