Walk gw196 Foel Goch and Foel y Geifr from Hirnant Pass

This 4¾ mile, Grade 4 (Moderate), easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk, complete with GPS Waypoints, starts at Hirnant Pass & will take about 3½ hrs to complete.

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Vital Statistics:

Length:4¾mls (7.5km)
Ascent:1,628ft (496m)
Time:3½hrs
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Route outline for walk gw196:

Hirnant Pass  -  Foel Goch (Berwyns)  -  Trum y Gwrgedd  -  Trum y Gwragedd  -  Foel y Geifr (Berwyns)  -  Pen y Cerrig  -  Hirnant Pass

Points of Interest/Notes on this walk:

Trum y Gwragedd is spelt incorrectly on OS map OL23 as Trum y Gwrgedd

Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

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2
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Wainwrights
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3
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Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Foel y Geifr (Berwyns) at 626m (2055ft). Foel y Geifr (Berwyns) is classified as a Welsh Mountain (Hewitt) (119th highest in Wales, 283rd highest in England & Wales)

Foel y Geifr (Berwyns) is also known as a Welsh Nuttall (164th highest in Wales, 385th highest in England & Wales). The summit of Foel y Geifr (Berwyns) is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.

Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Foel Goch (Berwyns) at 612m (2010ft). Foel Goch (Berwyns) is classified as a Welsh Mountain (Hewitt) (130th highest in Wales, 307th highest in England & Wales)

Foel Goch (Berwyns) is also known as a Welsh Nuttall (182nd highest in Wales, 427th highest in England & Wales). Foel Goch (Berwyns) means 'Red Bare Hill' in Welsh and is pronounced 'foil gokh'.

You will also reach the summit of Trum y Gwrgedd at 612m (2009ft). Trum y Gwrgedd is also known as a Welsh Nuttall (183rd highest in Wales, 429th highest in England & Wales).


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1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (orange/yellow covers):

OS Explorer OL23 Cadair Idris & Bala Lake/Llyn Tegid


1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (pink/magenta covers):

OS Landranger 125 Bala & Lake Vyrnwy, Berwyn



Some Photos and Pictures from Walk gw196 Foel Goch and Foel y Geifr from Hirnant Pass

In no particular order . . .

Foel y Ddinas from Hirnant Pass

Foel y Ddinas from Hirnant Pass

Photo: Mark Kissipie (274)

Aberhirnant Forest Parking Area on Hirnant Pass

Aberhirnant Forest Parking Area on Hirnant Pass

Photo: Mark Kissipie (250)

Trig Point on the summit of Foel y Geifr (Berwyns)

Trig Point on the summit of Foel y Geifr (Berwyns)

Photo: Mark Kissipie (255)

Foel Goch (Berwyns) summit cairn

Foel Goch (Berwyns) summit cairn

Photo: Mark Kissipie (253)

Foel y Ddinas from Hirnant Pass

Foel y Ddinas from Hirnant Pass

Photo: Mark Kissipie (252)

The unmarked grassy summit of Trum y Gwrgedd

The unmarked grassy summit of Trum y Gwrgedd

Photo: Mark Kissipie (254)

Hirnant Pass

Hirnant Pass

Photo: Mark Kissipie (273)

Gwaun y Llwyni from the head of Cwm Cywarch

Gwaun y Llwyni from the head of Cwm Cywarch

Photo: Mark Kissipie (275)

Trum y Gwrgedd and Foel Goch (Berwyns) from Pen y Cerrig Duon

Trum y Gwrgedd and Foel Goch (Berwyns) from Pen y Cerrig Duon

Photo: Mark Kissipie (256)

Nant Nadroedd Bach on Hirnant Pass

Nant Nadroedd Bach on Hirnant Pass

Photo: Mark Kissipie (251)


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