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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 12mls (19km) |
| Ascent: | 4,050ft (1,234m) |
| Time: | 8½hrs |
| Grade: |  |
Route outline for walk gw185:
Cwm Cywarch - Afon Cywarch - Waun Camddwr - Camddwr - Gwaun y Llwyni - Aran Fawddwy - Erw y Ddafad-ddu - Aran Benllyn - Aran Fawddwy (South Top) - Drws Bach - Drysgol (Aran Fawddwy) - Gwaun Lydan - Pumryd Fawr - Waun Goch - Pen yr Allt Uchaf - Allt Uchaf - Ty'n-y-ddol - Cwm Cywarch
Points of Interest/Notes on this walk:
Aran Fawddwy is the highest point in Wales south of Snowdon.
Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:
 5 Welsh Mountains |
 0 Wainwrights |
 7 Welsh Nuttalls |
 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 Aran Fawddwy at 905m (2970ft). Aran Fawddwy is classified as a Welsh Mountain (Hewitt) (16th highest in Wales, 23rd highest in England & Wales)
Aran Fawddwy is also known as a Welsh Nuttall (17th highest in Wales, 26th highest in England & Wales) and a Welsh Marilyn (7th highest in Wales, 228th highest in the UK).
The summit of Aran Fawddwy is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.
Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Aran Benllyn at 885m (2905ft). Aran Benllyn is classified as a Welsh Mountain (Hewitt) (20th highest in Wales, 32nd highest in England & Wales)
Aran Benllyn is also known as a Welsh Nuttall (22nd highest in Wales, 37th highest in England & Wales).
You will also reach the summit of Erw y Ddafad-ddu at 872m (2861ft). Erw y Ddafad-ddu is classified as a Welsh Mountain (Hewitt) (22nd highest in Wales, 37th highest in England & Wales)
Erw y Ddafad-ddu is also known as a Welsh Nuttall (24th highest in Wales, 42nd highest in England & Wales).
Along the way you will also bag:
- Gwaun y Llwyni at 685m (2247ft). Gwaun y Llwyni is classified as a Welsh Mountain (Hewitt) (76th Wales, 189th Eng & Wal) and a Welsh Nuttall (100th highest in Wales, 247th highest in England & Wales).
- Gwaun Lydan at 632m (2074ft). Gwaun Lydan is known as a Welsh Nuttall (153rd highest in Wales, 366th highest in England & Wales).
- Pen yr Allt Uchaf at 630m (2067ft). Pen yr Allt Uchaf is classified as a Welsh Mountain (Hewitt) (124th Wales, 293rd Eng & Wal) and a Welsh Nuttall (157th highest in Wales, 372nd highest in England & Wales).
- Waun Camddwr at 621m (2040ft). Waun Camddwr is known as a Welsh Nuttall (170th highest in Wales, 399th highest in England & Wales).
You can find this walk and other nearby walks on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps:
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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk gw185 Gwaun y Llwyni, Aran Fawddwy, Erw y Ddafad-ddu, Aran Benllyn and Pen yr Allt Uchaf from Cwm Cywarch
In no particular order . . .
Following Nant-y-moch at the start of the walk up Pen Pumlumon Fawr (Plynlimon)
Waterfalls on the unnamed stream up to the bwlch between Glasgwm and Gwaun y Llwyni
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