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| Name: | Craig Wen |
| Hill number: | 3347 |
| Height: | 548m / 1798ft |
| Parent (Ma): | 2013 Creigiau Gleision |
| RHB Section: | 30B: Snowdonia |
| Nuttall/Wainwright area: | The Carneddau |
| County/UA: | Conwy |
| Catchment: | Conwy |
| Class: | Dodd (500-599m), Dewey (Tu,5,Dew) |
| Grid ref: | SH 72906 60283 |
| Summit feature: | large rock |
| Drop: | 50m |
| Col: | 498m SH728604  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 115 (1:25k) OL17E |
| Survey: | Abney level |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 226 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
| A rather boggy walk! | emily | 27/01/2024 |
| From Crimbiau with D.Dave. A walk of about 4 miles, 3 hours in miserable drizzle and mist and windy at the summit. Back to parking behind Joe Browns. | bolton | 22/07/2023 |
| Good path from Crimpiau. With bolton. | Dangerous Dave | 22/07/2023 |
| https://strava.app.link/ObhMNj1PMAb | John | 19/06/2023 |
| Creigiau Gleision Horseshoe. Cefn Cyfarwydd, Creigiau Gleision North Top, Creigiau Gleision, Craiglwyn, Craig Wen and Crimpiau. | alunrees40 | 08/04/2023 |
| The Creigiau Gleision horseshoe from the car park at Llyn Crafnant. | Alan Caine | 27/08/2022 |
| A big day from parking West of Moel Eilio at 73166 66302, first a long stretch of Two and half hours to reach Craig Wen via the path beside Llyn Cowlyd reservoir retracing my steps back to the dam, onto Cefn Cyfarwydd and returning to the dam finally up to the 482 point on the Moel Eilio ridge, the ridge at this time of year was deep heather and really awfull so much so after reaching the summit of Moel Eilio I descended by dropping of the west side to avoid it and reach the track around Afon Porth Llwyd back to the car. Just over Seventeen miles in Eight hours twenty. | WAYNE ROWLETT | 21/08/2022 |
| Parked to SW in layby for 1 car just N of Bron Heulog. Craiglwyn and Craig Wen. | PGCE | 22/07/2022 |
| From Crimpiau followed path roughly NW. Visited both summits. Headed across to footbridge at the head of Cowlyd valley to meet my Gold DofE team and return to Capel Curig. | richard69 | 13/07/2022 |
| Crimpiau > Craig Wen from GR: SH 72056 58242 | ronaldo333 | 18/06/2022 |
| Parked at the end of the road that goes past Llyn Crafnant at SH 740 602. Followed the track to Llanberis to its summit (after which a new path has been laid). Then took the mountaineers path over the super peak of Crimpau, down to the col and then up to the summit of Craig Wen for a leisurely lunch in the sun. A round trip of 6.7km with 520m ascent, taking 2h 40m with stops. | silveracorn_alan | 17/04/2022 |
| 5/7 (Creigiau Gleision North Top/Creigiau Gleision/Craiglwyn/Moel Ddefoid/Craig Wen/Crimpiau/Moel y Dyniewyd) | Fergalh | 18/03/2022 |
| From Llyn Crafnant parking. Walk took in summitts of Crimpiau, Craig Wen, Craig Lwyn, Creigiau Gleision, Creigiau Gleision North Top, descending on zig zag foret paths. | JK | 10/10/2021 |
| Circuit from Llyn Crafnant - a short detour from the main path which skirts round to the W. | milimana | 19/06/2021 |
| Started car park in Capel Curig at the back of Joe Brown's shop. Walk took in summitts of Crimpiau, Craig Wen, Craig Lwyn, Creigiau Gleision, Creigiau Gleision North Top. Descent to Llyn Cowlyd reservoir and return to start via Maen Trichwmwd. | lindslow | 26/05/2021 |
| Hill-bagging walk | haydnw | 25/04/2021 |
| As part of the Creigiau Gleision horseshoe from Llyn Crafnant. Cefn Cyfarwydd, Creigiau Gleision North top, Creigiau Gleision, Craiglwyn, Craig Wen and Crimpiau. Lovely conditions though a tad boggy in places! | WelshMountainGoat38 | 24/03/2021 |
| From Llyn Crafnant. Cefn Cyfarwydd, Creigiau Gleision North Top, Creigiau Gleision, Craiglwyn, Craig Wen and Crimpiau. | angelfon37 | 16/11/2020 |
| From Llyn Crafnant on a circular of the Gleision tops | derrymark | 27/09/2020 |
| 5 summits from Crafnant with Rufus. Parked in NRW car park and followed yellow footpath to end of the llyn. ROW from Blaen y Nant to E of Crimpiau then path to summit just beyond wall. Rough tracks leading over Craig Wen, Craiglwyn and both tops of Creigiau Gleision. Rough track E to fence then over stile by huge blanket bog to follow track S along old fence posts into forest. Simple forest paths and tracks back to Llyn Crafnant. Boggier and rockier than I expected but a cool perspective of Ogwen. | jacobrichmond | 24/08/2020 |
| Nuttall walk 1.4(ish). One of a few detours. | Dan Baddeley | 08/08/2020 |
| Y Pincin, Crimpiau and Craig Wen from Capel Curig. Very wet underfoot, and mix of sunshine, showers and hail. Fine series of rocky tops. | RobertP | 15/03/2020 |
| Cefn Cyfarwydd, Creigiau Gleision north top, Cregiau Gleision, Craiglwyn, Craig Wen and Crimpiau. Parked at Llyn Crafnant. Lovely cold, crisp winter's day. | alunrees0504 | 18/01/2020 |
| Tumps and Nuttalls from Capel Curig. Y Pincin then along the Nant y Geualt to Crimpiau and along the ridge line to take in Craig Wen, Craiglwyn and Creigiau Gleision. | knarf | 26/03/2019 |
| Solo | Aimless Rambler | 02/11/2018 |
| OS bolt on the slightly lower S top. | chalky1953 | 01/09/2018 |
| A lovely round of Y Pincin, Crimpiau, Craig Wen, Clogwyn Mannod NW Top, Clogwyn Pryfed and Clogwyn Mannod. Just over 8 miles in just over 4 hours as the second half was mainly pathless. | clivevilla | 30/08/2018 |
| park behind joe browns on 3 day back pack of carneddau on to craigua gleison | underhill | 12/05/2018 |
| From Capel Curig: Pen Llithrig y Wrach, Creigiau Gleision North Top,Creigiau Gleision, Craiglwyn, Craig Wen, Crimpiau. Really hard walk,on Good Friday: 12 miles over rough terrain and faint paths. Took 9+ hours. | Lazylizzie | 30/03/2018 |
| Free car park in Capel Curig - From Crimpiau, down well-used path to col & then straightforward ascent on a fairly decent path to foot of large summit rock. From S. side, a bit of a scramble; from E. side, a stroll up through heather. Descended back to col & then followed path which contours across W. slopes of Crimpiau to Llyn Coryn - Path continues S. & then SE to join RoW. (S) | gerrybowes | 24/11/2017 |
| Me Ceri and Alf from CC. | jrj | 19/11/2017 |
| Climbed with Peter Thirkettle | psburgess | 13/11/2017 |
| Climbed with Paul Burgess | P.Thirkettle | 13/11/2017 |
| Cefn Cyfarwydd, Creigiau Gleision north top, Creigiau Gleison, Craiglwyn, Craig Wen and Crimpiau. From Llyn Crafnant. | Alunrees33 | 09/07/2017 |
| 12 mile walk from Capel Curig starting in sunshine, followed road then up boggy path to water channel, followed water channel to foot of Y Braich ridge and climbed to Pen Yr Helgi Du, the weather was still good by this time but the Glyders went into cloud, descended and steeply ascended onto Pen Llithrig Y Wrach, descended to end of reservoir and ascended pathless slopes onto Creigiau Gleison, by this time the weather had took a turn for the worst, we nearly went into cloud. Followed rough path onto Craiglwyn, then climbed up Craig Wen and Crimpiau, by this time every hill we had done earlier went into cloud, descended to Capel Curig. Great but strenuous walk, if we had started an hour later all the walk would have probably been in cloud! | DanTrig | 09/04/2017 |
| From Capel Curig up and out past Llyn Cowly Rsvr then return over Creigiau Gleision ridge, Craig Wen and Crimpiau before dropping back to Capel Curig. | SS | 31/07/2016 |
| From Crimpiau. Pretty soggy under foot but auperb hill/s. The Glesion group reminds me of the Glaramara range in the lakes.. | stig_nest | 01/07/2016 |
| Part of the MynyddCC 60th anniversary challenge, from Blaen-y-Nant over Crimpiau and Cragwen and back to B-y-N and beer. | PepandJen | 20/06/2015 |
| Solo walk on CUHWC Vacation Trip to Cwm Dyli. Nr Capel - Craig Wen - Creigiau Gleision ridge - dam - Pen Llithrig y Wrach - back. The Creigiau Gleision Nuttalls are fantastic. Weather deteriorated on Pen Llithrig. | AGWilliamson | 13/03/2015 |
| Start ~ car park Capel Curig. Took the RoW towards Llyn Grafnant and turned at the high point to ascend Crimpiau. From the summit we walked the ridge up to Craig Wen, Craiglwyn, Creigiau Gleisien and CG North Top. With Wombourne. | steve hudson | 30/07/2014 |
| Parked at rear of Joe Browns shop in Capel Curig. Followed good track towards Llyn Crafnant to its high point then path leads up Crimpiau then on to Craig Wen. Continued to the Nuttalls of Craiglwyn, Craigiau Gleision and CG north top. Returned to CG then took direct route to A5 about half mile north of Capel crossing the leat by the bridge then a good path to the road. Warm and dry but very windy. Excellent views towards Snowdon and the Glyders. With SH. | wombourne | 30/07/2014 |
| Heavy going underfoot due to the heather from Pen Llithrig-y-wrach. | JohnStoneham | 15/07/2014 |
| From Capel Curig via Crimpiau and onto Creigiau Gleision and around Llyn Cowlyn. With Hamish (spaniel) and Phil. Sunny spells but windy on top. | Saggers | 08/06/2014 |
| Up from the farmhouse at the end of the track past the reservoir. Limited parking to be had beyond the forestry commission car park. | Richard | 18/05/2014 |
| Llyn Crafnant parked at the end of the road through the gate to Crimpiau to Craig Wen to Craiglwyn to Creigiau Gleision and CG North Top. Descended through forest to Hendre. heavy rain from Creigiau Gleision on. | axe.stephen | 23/04/2014 |
| With Ben, Lau, Bev and Cabe on a five bagger. | simon and co | 16/04/2014 |
| Parked at crafnant. Cefn Cyfarwydd, Creigiau Gleision North Top, Creigiau Gleision, Craiglwyn, Craig Wen, Crimpiau and mynydd Deulyn | AlunRees31 | 04/04/2014 |
| Cefn Cyfarwydd, Creigiau Gleision North Top, Creigiau Gleision, Craiglwyn, Craig Wen, Crimpiau | keithouk | 02/03/2014 |
| CUHWC trip to Caseg Fraith. Solo walk up Creigiau Gleision, NE Top, Craiglwyn, Craig Wen. Strong winds & hail - rough crossing from SW end of Llyn Cowlyd but good path on ridge. Illustrated account: http://tinyurl.com/oqock7j | Mark Jackson | 02/11/2013 |
| Followed path to summit first over Crimpau from col of ROW to east of Crimpau. | PeteF | 20/03/2013 |