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Name: | Tarren y Gesail |
Hill number: | 2148 |
Height: | 667m / 2188ft |
RHB Section: | 30F: Dolgellau to Machynlleth |
Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Cadair Idris |
County/UA: | Gwynedd |
Catchment: | Dysynni |
Class: | Marilyn, Hump, Simm, Hewitt, Nuttall, Buxton & Lewis, Bridge, Clem (Ma,Hu,Tu,Sim,Hew,N,BL,Bg,Cm) |
Grid ref: | SH 71053 05894 |
Summit feature: | no feature |
Drop: | 463m |
Col: | 204m SH738093 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 124 (1:25k) OL23W |
Observations: | summit is 50m E of trig point |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 413 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
Nuttall walk 10.4 with a little diversion to see the waterfall. With R+R. HALFWAY THROUGH THE NUTTALL LIST! | Dan Baddeley | 27/01/2024 |
neilmcoward | 25/11/2023 | |
Following on from Tarrenhendre, we followed an easy path, one point to note before you ascend this mountain, there is a nice path that has been cut away across the hillside that makes it alot easier to get to the top. | Buckleymon | 07/09/2023 |
Day three of Dragons Back Race | emily | 06/09/2023 |
ThomasSmith_07 | 13/05/2023 | |
JDMCGARRIGLE | 06/05/2023 | |
geoffreycurnock | 25/02/2023 | |
With Rufus from Corris Uchaf. Parked at forest track entrance on A487 and walked up to the 4th switchback and gate into pasture as others have described. Walked to top left of pasture then followed ridge line to summit of Mynydd Braich-Goch. Simple navigation along ridge to summit of Tarren y Gesail before descending steep grass on left of fence directly N. Hopped a fence and an easy 100m to highest forest track on right. Forest tracks back to the road. Lovely first visit to the Tarren hills, frozen ground and amazing sunset over the Dyfi forest. | jacobrichmond | 09/12/2022 |
spallen | 20/10/2022 | |
5/5 from Twywn to Kings YH. Arrived late since started at midday. | davechaffey | 14/10/2022 |
Anticlockwise circular route of The Tarrens from Abergynolwyn. Easy going until the valley path from the Pont Llaeron on the return from Tarren y Gesail. The path was overgrown and clearly hadn't been maintained for a number of years. | oldbagger27 | 10/10/2022 |
Ben Rinnes | 20/09/2022 | |
haylesb | 16/09/2022 | |
Did this one first, but would probably go the other way round as the path down from Tarren Hendre is very steep and I would have preferred to have climbed it. Nav would also be easier the other way. | andrewroberts | 28/08/2022 |
https://www.strava.com/activities/7632871049 | Sleepwa1ker | 12/08/2022 |
ACorner | 25/07/2022 | |
From Dolgoch waterfall walks that eventually led up through west side woodland and up onto open hillside for a long day over satellites of Tarrenhedre and Tarren y Gesail back down into Aberglynolwen three miles back along the main road to Dolgoch car park. | vegibagger | 15/06/2022 |
ketzster | 11/04/2022 | |
Nirobi99 | 10/04/2022 | |
GuyF | 04/04/2022 | |
rickeeling | 03/04/2022 | |
An interesting anti-clockwise circuit from Abergynolwen station car park. L:ess than 100 yards along station link path took small path under tunnel straight up to forest track, right to hairpin then straight up again on small, steep bujt clear forest path to a second forest track, right a short way to exit onto open hill via gate. Open followed fence/path all the way to GR 717051 where path enters wood and down to bwlch. Up path along fence to top of Tarren y Gasail, down SW to join paths and track and then drop down to Gwernal station and station link path to start. A good route missing all the route complications. | dickscroop | 23/11/2021 |
From Foel y Geifr to bwlch and dreaded steep ascent to summit. However new zigzag path takes sting out of climb. Returned to Abergynolwyn by way of more zigzagging tracks through forestry. | lordtonult | 21/09/2021 |
decibel | 17/09/2021 | |
smb20 | 01/07/2021 | |
Route from the Centre for Alternative Technology. | MollyT13 | 19/06/2021 |
Along ridge from Tarren Hendre and climbed from SE where new looking zigzag machine cut track has appeared?? Trig falling apart. High point marked on map as 50m from trig but all looked the same to me. 
Descended SW to enter forestry then main track to valley. Tea at Aberglynolwyn railway station recommended. | richardrosser | 19/06/2021 |
Tarrenhendre and Tarren y Gesail as a clockwise circuit from Pennal. A tough day starting at sea level - 23km and 1120m height gain. | AndrewP | 13/04/2021 |
from Abergynolwyn, via Tarrenhendre, as per Nuttals. | IanHHill | 10/10/2020 |
Walked over very early having camped close to Tarrenhendre. The cloud was just lifting which provided a great atmosphere. I particularly liked Foel y Geifr that I walked over on route to Tarren y Gesail. | morgs4mountains | 17/09/2020 |
taff | 13/09/2020 | |
Mark65Evans | 04/09/2020 | |
Elwyn_Summers | 09/08/2020 | |
Charli Wisbey | 09/08/2020 | |
Martyn1 | 19/03/2020 | |
After Tarrenhendre. Took much longer than anticipated. Difficulty finding a path through the forest. Also bagged one Dodd and a Tump. | NormanW | 14/03/2020 |
Glenysj21 | 10/03/2020 | |
First of five tops following Nuttalls nine mile route from Abergynolwyn, Summiting Tarrrenhendre, Mynydd Rhyd-Galed, Foel y Giefr, Braich-Goch and Tarren y Gesail. A three mile extension is needed to reach Mynydd Braich-Goch. | WAYNE ROWLETT | 01/03/2020 |
Took car up road then track higher up towards disused quarry. Track then as others Gill etc... through forest where there is considerable felling operations at present. Up steep grassy slope to summit. 3/4 Marilyn, onto Tarrenhendre | N.Morters | 18/01/2020 |
4/4. As Nuttall book. Tarrenhendre, Mynydd Rhyd-Galed, Foel y Geifr and Tarren y Gesail. Showers but a dry finish. Lovely waterfalls at start and enjoyable ridge. No time to divert to East Top on ridge as wild wind there. | nickywood1 | 26/09/2019 |
https://www.strava.com/activities/2731923245 | Graham22b | 20/09/2019 |
Abergynolwyn > Nant Gwernol > Tarren Fach > Tarrenhendre > Foel y Geifr > Tarren y Gesail > Pont Llaeron > Bryn Eglwys Quarry > Abergynolwyn. | Winterfloodian | 18/09/2019 |
Round of Tarren y Gesail and Tarren Hendre from end of public road up from Abergynolwyn. Road is steep and narrow, then after two gates it is no better than a typical estate track. Followed Gill route over TG as far as TH. | Topographer57 | 26/08/2019 |
acleafe | 06/08/2019 | |
TREBORK | 07/07/2019 | |
tomd4 | 08/05/2019 | |
nigelcmason | 02/05/2019 | |
Barry Smith | 30/04/2019 | |
Philshills | 23/04/2019 | |
Dovey Junction - Penmaendovey - Braich Ddu - Ffridd Esgairweddan - Tarrenhendre - Mynydd Rhyd-galed - Mynydd Rhyd-galed E Top - Foel y Geifr - Tarren y Gesail - Machynlleth - Gallt y Gog - Machynlleth | Mark Jackson | 15/04/2019 |