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Name:Rhinog Fawr
Hill number:2060
Height:720m / 2362ft
Section:30D: Barmouth to Betws-y-Coed and Bala
Classification:Ma,Hu,Tu,Sim,Hew,N,BL,Bg,Cm,T100
Drop:366m
Col:354m  SH665281  

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Entry no.Date recordedGrid Ref.Feature / Observations / SurveyRecorded byStatusSubpointLatest review
2258713/03/2018SH 65700 29012  F: Rock 8m W of cairn
O: Rock by trig point 25m to W is 1m lower; rock 5m S of cairn is 10cm lower; rocks under cairn are all much lower
S: Abney level
K&AD
Summit
GJ
-819101/01/1980SH 65673 29010  F: trig point
O: cairn 35m E at SH 65709 29018 is probably lower
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2GJ
-819221/02/2010SH 65676 29014  F: trig point
O: cairn 35m E at SH 65709 29018 is probably lower
RHW
Subpoint
2GJ
-819317/07/2013SH 65675 29012  F: trig point
O: cairn 35m E at SH 65709 29018 is probably lower
DF
Subpoint
2GJ
-819417/07/2013SH 65709 29018  F: cairnDF
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1



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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 648 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
3/3 (Craig Stwlan/Craig Llyn Du (Rhinog Fawr North Top)/Rhinog Fawr)Fergalh15/09/2023
Day two of Dragons Back Raceemily05/09/2023
Rhinogydd south to north: with Hannah, James, Housechild & Vicky.Grinner20/08/2023
Dragons back recceemily06/08/2023
12.3 miles 2559ft walk, start at Graig Ddu Isaf forest carpark to Rhinog Fawr and Moel Morwynion.stephenbuda07/07/2023
Parked up at Maes Y garnedd, paid the fee at the farm. Headed upto the shoulder and a straight forward ascent upto the top, great views today.Buckleymon20/06/2023
Cambrian Way Day 17Rob Rees23/05/2023
From Graigdda- Isaf. To Bwlch, then Cumbria way route. Followed with Rhinog Fach.jef27/03/2023
Rhinog FawrJHes27/11/2022
2/3 from Dolgellau by bike. Exceptional weather. Walk out in dark since started at midday. Lacerated by Blackberries.davechaffey18/10/2022
From Nantcol - parking £3, pay at the farm. Handrailed walls up western side of rocks onto shoulder, then path NE to summit. Descended via small cairned path initialled to E then S coming out at the top of the pass - Bwlch Drws Ardudwy, before returning to Nantcol. Descent route sounds like Dan Trig's adventure ascent route below. Very windy. With Gillian. Previous ascent memories of Rhinog knee deep heather relived.richard6917/10/2022
From Cwrt Forest car park.Chris Peart01/10/2022
Started walk from Parc Isaf campsite where we were staying and joined Nuttall walk 9.1 at the south. Completed the walk as per 9.1 then returned to campsite. Long tough walk with R took, 11.5 hours in total.Dan Baddeley27/08/2022
Mynnyd Egryn South Top, Mynydd Egryn, Craig y Grut, Diffwys West Top, Diffwys, Crib-y-rhiw, Y Llethr, Rhinog Fach, Rhinog Fawrkeithouk25/08/2022
From Cwm Nantcolsolitaryfellwanderer13/08/2022
Very hot. From car park walked up forest path. Very pretty and leads neatly onto hill. Path over to the Loch needs more attention as to where you step. After the Loch - pick your scramble path up! Do-able but needs full attention. Lovely top but negotiating down safely was a challenge. Gmac called it a day (hallelujah - I was shattered!)elizyanne10/07/2022
with K 1st Welsh walk after French alpsFabioski05/07/2022
From Cwm Nantcol. Best to access from Llanbedr, which avoids the multiple gates on the road from Dyffryn Ardudwy. There are 3 parking places, (currently £3); 200m W of Cil-cychwyn, 200m N of Pont Cerrig, and at Maes-y-garnedd. I used the first, then car best placed for descent. Went via Bwlch Drws-Ardudwy, figuring to go up and down Rhinog Fawr the same way would make route finding easier. Followed the Cambrian Way path, on OS Maps, but not Hill Bagging maps. A small path is there, leading eventually to the summit. Quite hard to follow back to Bwlch.Minto31/05/2022
Started from the end of the minor road leading to Nantcol where a £3 fee is payable to the farmer. A Eleven mile route taking in Rhinog Fawr, Rhinog Fach, Y Llethr, Crib y rhiw, Diffwys and its west top, the first four miles is very tough taking us about four hours but once over Y Llethr it becomes easier with grass slopes and finishing in Eight hours total.WAYNE ROWLETT14/05/2022
From Graigddu-isaf, up to Llyn ddu, very dry after a sunny spell.Flatfield30/04/2022
6.8 mile out-and-back walk from small car park east of Graigddu-isaf. We followed very well waymarked tracks through forest to Bwlch Drws-Ardudwy. From here it's an adventure! We headed to the cairn in the pass then followed the hard to find route of the Cambrian Way. This heads from the cairn towards the end of a big stone wall which you may have to crawl under. It then heads across heathery terraces south-east of the mountain. After a while of following this there is a small cairn marking the route up the summit. The very small path continues until you get further up and pick up a good track to the summit. Steep but not too scrambly. Great views from the top in all directions. Descended the same way heading back to the car park. 520m ascent. Afterwards we drove to and bagged Moel Oernant, Gallt Y Daren and Moel Y Feidiog. No one about.DanTrig26/04/2022
with HFabioski13/09/2021
Via the grade 2 south buttress scramblesturuss29/08/2021
From car park at SH684302. To Bwlch Tyddiad, then Llyn Du, then to summit of Rhinog Fawr via West ridge. Descent to East to the north of Bwlch Drws-Ardudwy.welshe28/08/2021
With JackW & RobN. CW loop of the Rhinogs. From farmer's CP in Cwm Nantcol at SH634262.masmith02/08/2021
With MS and JW. Via Foel Ddu, Rhinog Fawr, Rhinog Fach, Y Llethr, Diffwys. Clear weather, great views, long day.robertgn02/08/2021
Top no. 13... On a hot long day finally Riyadh was my journey all along the rough and exhausting Rhinogs ridge from before the northerly Marilyn all the way down collecting all the tops & culminating in Rhinog Mawrvegibagger16/07/2021
DBR recce.MGT6711/07/2021
4/3 Both Rhinogs and Moelfre after sleeping at Cwm Bychan in van. Lowering cloud and windy at first, sunny and still later. Beautiful route and area. Time includes 30min cycle from Cwm Bychan to Pentre Gwynfryn. Rounsfell19/06/2021
SOTAmike.hartley27/09/2020
Afternoon ascent of Rhinog Fawr with my son from Cwm Bychan via Roman Steps and Llyn Du, with descent into Bwlch Drws-Ardudwy, followed with an ascent past Llyn Cwmhosan to wild camp on the shore of Llyn Hywel beneath Rhinog Fach. Sunny day, but with strong winds. Great views all the way north to Snowdon and the Gylders. 7.5Km with 820m ascent.VirtualMountain18/09/2020
From Nantcol then Rhinog Fach, Y Llethr and Moelfre.NormanW10/09/2020
From the east, to Llyn Du first. Drizzle earlier, cloud lifted briefly. Errors missing the path down led to very awkward terrain.Marksalop05/08/2020
Round of Rhinogs following Moalfre, Y Llethr and Rhinog Fach. 3/3 MarilynN.Morters21/07/2020
#668 From Cwm Bychan via the Roman Steps and Llyn Du in atrocious weather!tim74729/01/2020
followed the path in the book the path is fairly obvious. when you get to the shoulder find a path and follow it till you see off to the right a gate in the wall. follow it to the summit. the descent off looks easy and obvious but with rocks wet it can be a bit dificultAristotle Chip29/12/2019
With CMC up Roman stepsgreenways28/09/2019
Round of Moelfre, Y Llethr, Rhinog Fach and Rhinog Fawr from the west. Encountered some horrible ground descending the crags into Cwm Nantcol, should have descended from further west.Topographer5710/09/2019
2 day hike with a wild campscott turner16/08/2019
Part of 2 day trip with wild camp. Started from Cwm Bychan up the Roman Steps. Steep rocky terrain to summit, no obvious paths. Good views of the sea and mountains. Descended into cwm to South and continued on towards Llyn Hywel. With dad. 8km.PiranhaFish02/08/2019
From car park to east, through forest to Bwlch Drws Ardudwy. North from there up through rocks, heather and scrub, very occasional tracks.iangalbraith23/07/2019
Contrasting day, climbed up in total fog, visibility 10m at most. Summited at 8:50, sat having a snack, fog cleared of 30 mins before the day became overcast.DanMaisieBex14/07/2019
With RobLynfa Penygarn09/07/2019
P and K tricky route finding, easier ascent than expectedsenrab10/05/2019
Approach from east to Bwlch Drws-Ardudny (initially on good forest tracks - some signage). Visited Rhinog Fawr then Rhinog Fach. Very impressive hills with a character of their own. Good summit views, but mist prevented clear distant views - could just make out the sea.ger27/02/2019
Parked at cwm bychan. Ascent via roman steps, Llyn Du to summit of Rhinog Fawr. Descended north west, over stone wall to heather pleateu. Headed north, over wall and down to gloyw Lyn and back to car. Some cloud on top, but occasionally broke to views of Snowdon to the north.noxibis05/01/2019
doneoutlawcatcher10/10/2018
Climbed from Graigddu-Isaf via Pistyll Gwyn, Roman steps, Bwlch Tyddiad and Llyn Du. Return by similar route but more direct path taken from Llyn Du towards Pistyll Gwyn. Cracking day. Hot, sunny though slightly hazy. With school group (year 8) and instructor John. Excellent mountain. Very rugged and rocky but nowhere difficult, unless you twist your ankle! Highest point appears to be a large cairn east of the trig point.jamessteel10004/07/2018
With JW, from car park, in cloud at summitrobertgn01/06/2018
Scrambling up the rock fall from Bwlch ArdudwyS4m49808/10/2017