Pen yr Ole Wen

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Name:	Pen yr Ole Wen
Hill number:	1969
Height:	978m / 3209ft
Parent (Ma):	1965 Carnedd Llewelyn
RHB Section:	30B: Snowdonia
Nuttall/Wainwright area:	The Carneddau
County/UA:	Conwy, Gwynedd
Catchment:	Ogwen
Class:	Simm, Furth, Hewitt, Nuttall, High Hills of Britain, Buxton & Lewis, Bridge, Trail 100 (Tu,Sim,F,Hew,N,HHB,BL,Bg,T100)
Grid ref:	SH 65599 61946
Summit feature:	ground 5m N of cairn
Drop:	45m
Col:	933m SH654622
OS map sheet(s):	(1:50k) 115 (1:25k) OL17W
Survey:	Abney level
Comments:	Added to Trail 100 list Jan 2020
GPS data:	show GPS entries for this hill

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Logged Descriptions (logged by 1157 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)	By	Date of Ascent
with Y & L	Fabioski	30/03/2024
Cambrian Way Stage 21.	Rob Rees	08/03/2024
First tump of 3 on a 10 hour and 10 mile walk, a steep climb up a cliff with nice views of Anglesey and the sea, at the top of the cliff a little walk to the summit. With Dad and Ptol.	speedyclimber	31/10/2023
From Ogwen CP. Took direct route on path which involves quite a bit of climbing which was slow going, but nice on a cool sunny morning. Great views across Snowdonia and Anglesey. With Tol and Felix	RoguePulsar	31/10/2023
	AllorNothing1981	28/10/2023
Ascent from Bethesda with Twiggy having done Carnedd Dafydd first. Sunny, but cool with some snow on ground. Not too busy.	desperate dan	15/10/2023
	rachelcawley	15/10/2023
Straight up from Ogwen Cottage on A5, plenty of scrambling involved, decent weather and great views of the whole Glyder range.	Stuzinho	23/09/2023
Four furths with Richard Moore, Jason Fulton and Karen Webber, on OMC trip to Snowdonia. Parked on A5 at trees in Glen Dena. Headed up Pen yr Ole Wen (978m) first, then Carnedd Dafydd (1044m), followed by an outing to Yr Elen (962m) finishes on Carnedd Llewelyn (1064m). Descended via Llugwy Reservoir and walked back along the A5, 7:10hrs all in.	chillyman8	21/09/2023
Day one of Dragons Back Race	emily	04/09/2023
	tomjaldridge123	02/09/2023
	ChrisShaw1993	20/08/2023
	hyphenated	15/08/2023
	daveydubs81	02/08/2023
	SunnyAdventures2	14/06/2023
	Craig67	16/05/2023
https://strava.app.link/dh4H4p2SIzb	John	07/05/2023
	JDMCGARRIGLE	22/04/2023
With Ben on a 3-day backpack over the Welsh 3000ft peaks from Llanfairfechan to Pen-y-pass	alistairpooler	16/04/2023
Cwm Llafar horseshoe. Foel Meirch, Carnedd Dafydd, Pen Yr Ole Wen, Carnedd Dafydd, Carnedd Llewelyn and Yr Elen.	alunrees40	07/04/2023
	Yr Eryr Aur	07/04/2023
Solo loop from Ogwen Cottage - PYOW, Carnedd Dafydd, Carnedd Llewellyn	Iam_JoshEdwards	03/04/2023
	David84	31/03/2023
	paulh79	06/01/2023
	willc9999	01/01/2023
	DJClarke	18/10/2022
	Crawford Lindsay	03/10/2022
	wintergreen	03/10/2022
	andydgreen1	02/10/2022
with K* taking in Carnedd Dafydd & Carnedd Llewelyn	Fabioski	30/08/2022
Pen Yr Ole Wen, Carnedd Dafydd, Carnedd Llewelyn, Foel Grach, Garnedd Uchaf, Foel-fras, Drum, Carnedd y Ddelw, Foel Lwyd, Tal y Fan, Mynydd y Dref	keithouk	29/08/2022
	ThickIce	18/08/2022
	anguscow	30/06/2022
	Skarletk	20/06/2022
	FloraFreeman	05/06/2022
Pen Yr Ole Wen, Carnedd Daffyd, Yr Elen, Carnedd Llewellyn, Pen Yr Helgi Du, Clogwyn Llech Lefn, Pen Llithrig Y Wrach	Barns150	02/06/2022
Cwm Llafar Horseshoe. Crib Lem, Carnedd Dafydd, Pen Yr Ole Wen, Carnedd Llewelyn and Yr Elen.	alunrees39	28/05/2022
Yr Ole Wen, Pen Yr Ole wen, Carnedd Daffyd, Carnedd Llewelyn, Yr Elen, Foel Grach, Carnedd Gwenllian	AvidSockWearer	15/05/2022
Yr Ole Wen, Pen Yr Ole wen, Carnedd Daffyd, Carnedd Llewelyn, Yr Elen, Foel Grach, Carnedd Gwenllian - with ASW	meltdiceburg	15/05/2022
	Higgsyconnell	27/04/2022
	andydgreen1	16/04/2022
	David S	24/03/2022
Carneddau Traverse from South to North. Starting in Ogwen Valley. Pen Yr Ole Wen, Carnedd Dafydd, Carnedd Llewelyn, Foel Grach, Carnedd Gwenllian, Foel Fras and Drum. Finished in Abergwyngregin	alunrees39	20/03/2022
	Nirobi99	22/01/2022
	roope	11/01/2022
Carneddau ridge with M	Fabioski	11/01/2022
	ThomasSmith_07	18/12/2021
	Mark65Evans	16/09/2021
	Limbs	15/09/2021
UTS 50k: Moel Siabod, Clogwyn Bwlch-y-maen, Carnedd y Cribau, Glyder Fawr, Y Garn, Pen yr Ole Wen, Carnedd Dafydd, Carnedd Llewelyn, Pen yr Helgi Du, Mynydd Deulyn. Totally savage race but incredible. 19th woman.	Fionalevey	11/09/2021