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Name: | Garnedd Fawr |
Hill number: | 3369 |
Height: | 569m / 1867ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2079 Foel Goch |
RHB Section: | 30D: Barmouth to Betws-y-Coed and Bala |
Nuttall/Wainwright area: | The Arenigs |
County/UA: | Conwy, Gwynedd |
Catchment: | Dee (Flint) |
Class: | Dodd (500-599m), Dewey (Tu,5,Dew) |
Grid ref: | SH 93790 42311 |
Summit feature: | ground 2m N of junction of three fences |
Drop: | 47m |
Col: | 522m SH942424 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 125 (1:25k) OL18E |
Survey: | obvious summit |
Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 118 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
10 miles 1500ft walk, start at Corwen Church carpark to Foel Goch, Orddu, Garnedd Fawr and Cerrig Y Gordref. | stephenbuda | 06/07/2023 |
From the farm at the end of the western little road in the valley. Anti clockwise circuit to tump tops. This the third top after first top at East I gently contoured round to. | vegibagger | 09/06/2022 |
from Foel Goch and on to Pen y bwlch Gwyn | Flatfield | 24/04/2022 |
An anticlockwise circuit of 4 Deweys and a revisit to Foel Goch from the parking area by the gate at SH 962 394. Visited 11 summits in total: Pen Coed-y-bedo, Bryn Bras, Orddu, Pen y Cerrig-serth, Foel Goch, Garnedd Fawr, Cerrig y Gordref, Y Gesail, Pen y Bwlch Gwyn, Moel Emoel, and Garw Fynydd. A round trip of 20km with 930m ascent in 6h20m. | silveracorn_alan | 13/04/2022 |
A round of 5 hills from good parking on the B5401 at Pont Mynachddwr. Starting with Cerrig y Gordref and finishing on Garw Fynydd. | Alan Caine | 09/04/2022 |
From Nant-y-cyrtiau for a round of Garnedd Fawr, Pen y Bwlch Gwyn and Moel Emoel. | rhalstead | 22/01/2022 |
1/4 - easy walk in in fine weather from Nant y cyrtiau | wychwood | 25/11/2021 |
Lane to Pentre-tai-yn-y-cwm - Orddu - Foel Goch - Garnedd Fawr - Pen y Bwlch Gwyn - Moel Emoel - Garw Fynydd - lane. | Mark Jackson | 28/10/2021 |
Good parking on B4501 opposite Nant-gau. Via Hendre-bach to first top then to two other Dodds before descending to Llaithgwm. | NormanW | 01/07/2021 |
From roadside parking at 96247 39485 south of Pandy as suggested on the Nuttall route. Eight mile in just over Five hours for the horseshoe taking in Orddu, the Nuttall Foel Goch, Garnedd Fawr, Pen y Bwlch Gwyn and Moel Emoel. | WAYNE ROWLETT | 18/04/2021 |
Parked at start of ROW at 965404. Pen Coed-y-Bedo, Garw Fynydd, Moel Emoel, Pen y Bwlch Gwyn, Garnedd Fawr, Foel Goch, Orddu, Bryn Bras. | PGCE | 15/12/2020 |
Bryn Bras > Orddu > Foel Goch > Garnedd Fawr > Pen y Bwlch Gwyn > Moel Emoel from GR: SH 96045 39807 | ronaldo333 | 08/08/2020 |
Bryn Bras > Orddu > Foel Goch > Garnedd Fawr > Pen y Bwlch Gwyn > Moel Emoel from GR: SH 96045 39807 | Hippster | 08/08/2020 |
Pen y Cerrig-Serth, Orddu, Foel Goch, Garnedd Fawr & Cerrig y Gordref running with Rufus. Started in Llangwm and went across the ridge east to west. Excellent crisp morning with snow above 550m. Fantastic views of y Berwyn, Arenig, Cader Idris and all of the 3000ft peaks. | jacobrichmond | 19/01/2020 |
https://www.strava.com/activities/4195072454 | Sleepwa1ker | 31/08/2019 |
From Foel Goch - NW descent via Bwlch y Greigwen. Clear views despite the heat - solo and didn't meet a soul on a bank holiday ! | JohnIvor | 26/08/2019 |
From Llangwm | Gwastadros | 23/08/2019 |
Bryn Bras, Orddu, Foel Goch, Garnedd Fawr, Pen y Bwlch Gwyn, Moel Emoel and Garw Fynydd from SH 961 396. Fairly wet for most of the walk after starting out OK and a couple of the higher hills were in cloud. Few paths but only moderately rough going. 12.45km in 3hr15m. | Herbert Anchovy | 28/07/2019 |
From Bala Campsite | Slash3 | 08/07/2019 |
from foel goch and then to pen y bwlch gwyn new barb wire fences | underhill | 16/06/2019 |
Revisit. 3 P20s, 2 P30s plus Foel Goch from 1mi W of Llangwm village. The boundary stones along the ridge all have old benchmarks. | RHW | 16/12/2018 |
Pen Y Cerrig-Serth, Orddu, Bryn Bras, Foel Goch, Garw Fynydd, Moel Emoel, Pen Y Bwlch Gwyn, Garnedd Fawr and Pen Bwlch Y Greigwen. From Llangwm. | Alunrees33 | 15/05/2018 |
From Foel Goch with CM. 2nd Dewey. Headed to Pen y Bwlch Gwyn. | bolton | 17/01/2018 |
CJM | 17/01/2018 | |
3/10 (Y Gesail/Pen Bwlch y Greigwen/Garnedd Fawr/Foel Goch/Orddu/Pen Y Cerrig/-Serth/Bryn Bras/Garw Fynydd/Moel Emoel/Pen y Bwlch Gwyn) | Fergalh | 02/12/2017 |
9 mile walk from junction of minor roads south by Pandy farm, followed minor road then field footpath onto Pen Coed-Y-Bedo, then headed along grassy ridge to Bryn Bras, contoured round to Pen Y Cerrig-Serth then headed west onto Orddu and grassy trails onto Foel Goch, carried on along ridge to Garreg Fawr then across barbed wire fences onto Pen Y Bwlch Gwyn and up to conical Moel Emoel back down lane by Nant Cefn-Coch back to car, very showery and a lot of cloud on the bigger mountains surrounding, easy terrain under foot but quite wet. Drove to and bagged Craig Rhiwarth later on way home. | DanTrig | 19/08/2017 |
KeithByTheC | 31/12/2016 | |
En-route to Foel Goch. Only 47m drop! Felt a lot more than that. I must be losing my touch. | Wycombe Wanderer | 14/09/2016 |
Parked to side of gate at SH96254 39482 (Space for 3 or 4 cars) ROW up Cwm Da & then E. to Orddu Foel Goch (Revisit) Garnedd Fawr Pen y Bwlch Gwyn Moel Emoel Down ENE slopes to rusty old gate at 945407 Track & then road back to car. (S) | gerrybowes | 11/06/2016 |
a great hill | Aristotle Chip | 15/04/2016 |
Round of Orddu, Foel Goch, Garnedd Fawr, Pen y Bwlch Gwyn, Moel Emoel, Gawr Fynydd from SE. Bright day with good views | RobertP | 13/03/2016 |
A round of Orddu, Foel Goch (revisited), Garnedd Fawr, Pen y Bwlch Gwyn, Moel Emoel and Garw Fynydd. | summitsup | 14/02/2016 |
Rhos Dawel,Maes y Fedw,Garw Fynydd,Moel Emoel,Pen y Bwlch Gwyn,Garnedd Fawr,Foel Goch,Orddu,Pen y Cerrig-serth,Bryn Bras,Pen Coed-y-Bedo. | ijpowell | 30/04/2015 |
Llandderfel to Bala. | Smudge | 20/03/2015 |
With G. From SH 961 396 > Orddu via path by Nant Cwm-da > Foel Goch > Garnedd Fawr > Pen y Bwlch Gwyn. Returned descending E then track at SH 945 407 back to start. | RT1970 | 21/04/2014 |
Continuation of walk from Pen y Bwlch Gwyn. Descended to bwlch and crossed another barbed wire fence at a fence junction by a gate. The steeply up NE, over another barbed wire fence and up to summit. Cairn is on west side of fence and can be accessed by a nearby stile. | Man of Kernow1 | 23/11/2013 |
Nuttall route 6.4 | milimana | 14/07/2013 |
Parked easily at 956401. Did 7542 3376 3402 3369 7538 - a good walk. | destaylor | 20/06/2013 |
Parked at 963395, up the road then Nant Cwm-da to the coll, then onto Orddu then to Foel Goch-nice top, long but easy to Garnedd Fawr, down Foel Fach & Nant Cefn-coch 'very boggy', found track at 945407 back to road. sunny with a cold breeze, pleanty large snow fields. | apricorum | 03/04/2013 |
eyenose | 03/11/2012 | |
Climbed this before and after Pen Bwlch y Greigwen. | JohnStoneham | 13/11/2011 |
Steady walk down from Foel Goch very wet under foot following heavy rain.Part of 7.5 mile walk knocking off 5 tops. 
http://www.heavyhorses.co.uk/humps | heavyhorses | 23/06/2011 |
as a loop based on llangwm, picked up green lane up to hewitt, old cairn on top. | stig_nest | 26/03/2011 |
With Tony | Stuart Hyde | 13/03/2010 |
Added to the Nuttalls' Foel Goch route. Pleasant winter walk over grassy rounded hills. | David Gradwell | 28/02/2010 |
Start~ 963395. Parked at Crynerth, took nuttall route to top of nant cwm-da then headed east to Orddu. Then did a round of Foel Goch, Garnedd Fawr, Pen y Bwlch Gwyn and Moel Emoel. With Wombourne & Ron. | steve hudson | 02/04/2008 |
Pete describes the route perfectly. There are some good stone boundary markers surviving between the two peaks. | Father Ted | 06/08/2007 |
Again a small variation, easy continuation of the loop from Foel Goch. Iniitally NW on a visible track to the fence then follow it round to the top. Summit marked by joining of three fences and a small cairn | Rhayader_wander | 02/01/2007 |
Monday-after working w/e on JG pre-exp w/e.With Lesley - a swampy walk around the 4 Deweys- not really enough time as had to rush to make it back Sheffield with minutes to spare in time for John Hegley show at Crucible. | Chris Pearson | 13/11/2000 |
with Foel Goch (qv log for details) | pwheeler | 13/02/1999 |