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Name: | Foel Fawr |
Hill number: | 3384 |
Height: | 528m / 1732ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2068 Manod Mawr |
RHB Section: | 30D: Barmouth to Betws-y-Coed and Bala |
Nuttall/Wainwright area: | The Arenigs |
County/UA: | Gwynedd |
Catchment: | Glaslyn |
Class: | Dodd (500-599m), Dewey (Tu,5,Dew) |
Grid ref: | SH 72877 39290 |
Summit feature: | no feature |
Drop: | 42m |
Col: | 486m SH733394 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 124 (1:25k) OL18W |
Observations: | cairn 315m NW at SH 72626 39481 is 1.1m lower |
Survey: | Trimble GeoXH 6000 |
Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 77 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
With Rufus from minor road to W. Parked on moor edge near spot height 315m on 50k map, close to intersection of ROW heading E to summit. Follow tracks along rough E bearing ROW, plantation has been felled so didn't bother using stile and walked S of fence instead. Passed Llyn Craig y Tan on it's left and visited the cairn and original summit before the new high point. In my opinion by sight alone the old spot height does look higher!! Returned by similar route. | jacobrichmond | 07/11/2022 |
Parked at SH70984 39713. Followed bridleway and forest fence to sheepfold at SH72221 39324 the up the easy slope. | Moorponder | 09/10/2022 |
Left the car on the bend of a minor road to the west of the summit near to the site of a Roman Ampthitheatre using various trods and tracks heading east to Foel fawr and then onto Graig Wen. Nine and half mile in Five and half hours returning first over Foel Cynfal then Y Garn's north and south tops and finally Moel y Croesau returning to the start via ROW's. | WAYNE ROWLETT | 05/06/2022 |
1/8 (Foel Fawr/Craig Wen/Foel Cynfal/Pen Y Foel Ddu/Y Garn South Top/Y Garn/Moel y Croseau/Moel y Geifir) | Fergalh | 05/06/2022 |
Foel Cynfal > Graig Wen > Foel Fawr (Mynydd Maentwrog) > Foel Fawr (Mynydd Maentwrog) Gillham summit from GR: SH 70956 39703 | ronaldo333 | 22/05/2022 |
Foel Cynfal > Graig Wen > Foel Fawr (Mynydd Maentwrog) > Foel Fawr (Mynydd Maentwrog) Gillham summit from GR: SH 70956 39703 | Hippster | 22/05/2022 |
Foel Fawr, Graig Wen and Tomen y Mur 
 
Parked in a layby on A470 
 
***Snowdonia National Park parking area at Tomen y Mur no longer exists*** | Gwastadros | 18/05/2022 |
From west easy park 70953964 ATV tracks north of Llyn Craig y tan visit 2 Foel Fawr ring contours then accros very wet ground via point 499 to edge of planatation then Graig Wen from north return via forest track starts SH 7332 3990 and path all way to start 8ks 2hrs 20 mins | underhill | 01/12/2021 |
Parked at the Roman Fort car park for a circuit of Foel Fawr, Graig Wen and Moel y Croesau. Could have parked at the old quarry I think. | PGCE | 14/08/2021 |
An early morning hike up Graig Wen and Foel Fawr from the car park for the Roman Camp visitors. 9.1km with 370m ascent in 2 hours. (S) | silveracorn_alan | 20/09/2020 |
From Graig Wen. Boggy in many places made it unpleasant. Great views when cloud cleared. Descended SW to the house at Tir-y-mynydd. With PM. | CJM | 02/04/2019 |
From Graig Wen. Boggy in many places made it unpleasant. Great views when cloud cleared. Descended SW to the house at Tir-y-mynydd. With CM. | bolton | 02/04/2019 |
https://www.strava.com/activities/4464151172 | Sleepwa1ker | 10/11/2018 |
From parking at 709389 round of Pen Llyn Hiraethlyn, Moel y Croesau, Graig Wen and Foel Fawr. Good track most of the way to Pen Llyn Hiraethlyn then largely pathless. About 7 miles/3 hours. | clivevilla | 23/07/2018 |
parked at Tomen-y-mur car park, up lane past mast then path through plantation. Left track at 725 399 just past tin hut and up to Foel Fawr, then across to Graig Wen. Returned by track entering forest at 733 399. | dgresty | 10/01/2018 |
Parking area at 707389 (space for 7-8 cars) After ascent of Graig Wen headed W. to the 'alternative top' at 72877 39290 & then on to the cairned top (Possible summit relocation?) Descended SW & then W. to road by mast, making use of available sheep trods & ATV tracks. (S) | gerrybowes | 17/02/2017 |
Parked at the car park and walked up road past mast to follow track up through forest. Lot of cutting going on at the start of the forest. Followed the ride to SH 73431 39966 and then to top of Graig Wen. Crossed moor to Foel Fawr. Bit wet and boggy in places. Then down hill following sheep trods and vague quad bike tracks back to mast and car park. | MikeM | 05/10/2016 |
En route to Graig Wen. Thick mist. | Campbell Singer | 20/07/2016 |
From car park nr Llyn yr Orfrl, Foel Fawr, Graig Wen, Foel Cynfal, Moel y Croessau, Y Garn, Y Garn South Top, Pen Llyn Hiraethlyn, Pen Dolbelydr, Craig y Tan. An arduous dayvwith few paths. | ijpowell | 12/05/2016 |
With the mae party. | Smudge | 14/11/2015 |
With Michael Earnshaw's party | SteveG | 14/11/2015 |
And again. Wet - however good company | Martin R | 14/11/2015 |
Mini bus was driven to and parked at Tomen y Mur by Martin then the scenic route to Foel Fawr then onto Michael Earnshaw's final Welsh and English HuMP on Graig Wen in wet and windy condition but a gang of 12 got there. | Dugswell2 | 14/11/2015 |
10.45 with Mini bus was driven to and parked at Tomen y Mur by Martin Richardson then the scenic route to Foel Fawr then onto Michael Earnshaw's final Welsh and English HuMP on Graig Wen in wet and windy condition but a gang of 12 got there others | vegibagger | 14/11/2015 |
En route to Michael Earnshaw's last hump in party of 12 . From Roman amphitheatre. Wet. | Denise | 14/11/2015 |
Another one of the mae party | RichardM | 14/11/2015 |
From Roman Amphitheatre via the disused quarries on a decent path up to Craig Wen, then over some wet ground to Foel Fawr and back by another decent path. Rather large breach in the old dam between them. | SS | 29/11/2014 |
From Car Park Tomen y Mur-round of hills Mynydd Maentwrog,Graig Wen,Foel Cynfal and Moel y Croesau then down track and clear footpath back across to car park.For this hill went via forestry ride then back on self so probably took a bit longer than a direct ascent from road. | Rob50 | 18/11/2014 |
Visited both old and new (2020) grid ref | RobertP | 19/10/2014 |
Climbed after Moel y Croesau. | JohnStoneham | 03/05/2013 |
As per 3371. | destaylor | 04/11/2011 |
Easy round in evening sunshine with Graig Wen thrown in. hardest bit was the 9' height restriction on the road in - thought I might have to reduce tyre pressures on mobile home! | Martin R | 01/09/2011 |
Possible contender for higher summit (see below). Large cairn at current grid ref. for summit. | Man of Kernow1 | 02/10/2010 |
From Craig Wen returned to forest as rain and wind all day. Left sorest at GR 724399 and followed edge of forest to corner then headed S to a short grass/rock aret leading to summit.Returned to forest and back to car. SH. | wombourne | 09/08/2010 |
Start ~ 710398, From Graig Wen, Retraced route on forest track, then turn south along fire break to clear trees. S E climb to summit. With Wombourne, it rained heavily. | steve hudson | 09/08/2010 |
Walked up with Josh and Cabe. Quite a scruffy climb from Gellilydan but worth the effort for the views and cool walk through the forest Hafod Fawr. Onto Graig Wen next! | simon and co | 10/04/2010 |
with dad and josh | Cubags | 10/04/2010 |
From SH 708 389. | summitsup | 05/04/2009 |
Ffestiniog Dewey bagging, walk 3/3; Graig Wen and Foel Fawr from road to W 708389 (fine top & view, v wet col). | RHW | 27/12/1997 |
Sprog | 16/04/2022 | |
TREBORK | 18/03/2022 | |
softsquare | 17/07/2021 | |
tomcr88 | 24/07/2020 | |
beckybags | 19/07/2020 | |
A Peckish | 19/07/2020 | |
davefh | 15/07/2020 | |
chalky1953 | 05/09/2018 | |
Dusty | 11/05/2018 | |
AlanD | 10/03/2018 | |
Deedubr | 26/04/2017 |