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| Name: | Tarrenhendre |
| Hill number: | 2151 |
| Height: | 634m / 2080ft |
| 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 68284 04156 |
| Summit feature: | cairn on peat hag |
| Drop: | 203m |
| Col: | 431m SH703046  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 135 (1:25k) OL23W |
| Comments: | B&L gives GR of cairn SH683039 |
| Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 439 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
| Sarah's 23rd re-Nuttall. Lovely route From Abergynolwyn. | Rob Rees | 01/04/2024 |
| Nuttall walk 10.4 with a little diversion to see the waterfall. With R+R. | Dan Baddeley | 27/01/2024 |
| Parked up in the little village of Abergynolwyn, made our way up through the woods past the Nant Gwernol station onto the road, just before the wooden hut, we took a right up a stoney track and continued up the grassy hill to the top. | Buckleymon | 07/09/2023 |
| Day three of Dragons Back Race | emily | 06/09/2023 |
| /7638551482 | ravioli7938 | 07/05/2023 |
| Revisit, from NE, turns out there's a buried trig block up here. Drove up from Abergynolwyn, parked at nature reserve although could have easily got to end of road. Good path, boggy in places, shortcut on way down was bad and boggy. | RHW | 25/02/2023 |
| /7528676997 | ravioli7938 | 06/11/2022 |
| 4/5 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 |
| https://www.strava.com/activities/7632871049 | Sleepwa1ker | 12/08/2022 |
| A splendid tour of the four Deweys (and other peaks) attached to Tarrenhendre. Parked in the car park (£4) at Dolgoch falls. Visited Mynedd Tan-y-Coed, Tarrenhendre, Mynydd Rhyd-galed, Foel y Geif, Mynydd Rhydd-galed (East Top), Tarren Cwm-ffernol, and Pen Trum-gwr. Altogether a 23.5km hike with 1240m ascent taking 7h 30 min. | silverwolf_alan | 05/08/2022 |
| 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 |
| Did this one last, 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 | 28/02/2022 |
| 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 |
| Took roads authority's advice and left car in Abergynolwyn. Followed pleasant blue route by river through woodland to quarries and forestry zigzags to 680048. Steep paths to ridge and summit. Followed paths round towards Tarren y Gesail. | lordtonult | 21/09/2021 |
| From Aberglynolwyn, up through slate quarries, then non-existent path and struggle through thick brash to gain open hillside but fine once on high ground. Not much difference in height between cairn and high point | 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, as per Nuttals route | IanHHill | 10/10/2020 |
| Walked up early evening and camped at the top of the steep gully after the forestry. Climbed up to Tarrenhendre the following morning. Stunning sunset and hills all to myself. | morgs4mountains | 17/09/2020 |
| Tough day out bagging the 2 Marilyns taking longer than I thought. Difficult traverse through forest. Interesting road leading up to start point at 680058. | NormanW | 14/03/2020 |
| 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 |
| From Tarren y Gesail via ridge path. Stunning sunset and quick escape flirts to track then boggy path through woods and interesting zigzag through quarry workings in the dark, glad of track judging back the cavernous holes. 4/4 Marilyn | N.Morters | 18/01/2020 |
| 1/4. 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. Followed Gill route over TG as far as TH, then descended to foot of tump and down the map marked RoW. It hardly exists at the top, then at top of forest it is blocked by strew, diversion via new track. Lower down it is locally muddy and overgrown. | Topographer57 | 26/08/2019 |
| Found OS Buried Block about 200m from high point. | Dusty | 30/07/2019 |
| 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 |
| Dragon's Back Recce | dc96 | 22/03/2019 |
| Repeat | chalky1953 | 07/09/2018 |
| 2/2 Marilyn day. Ascent of the Tarrens from Abergynolwyn. A lovely sunny start, clouded over and ended wet. Some tough sections, grazed leg on brambles! 17km taking 5h20m. (S) | silveracorn_alan | 11/08/2018 |
| Wet and windy | roddyp | 08/05/2018 |
| Parked by Bryn Eglwys quarry, on the grass verge. The farmer came past and advised that the normal baggers path is a quagmire, and gave permission to go up the forestry road contouring below Foel Pandy. This makes a dead easy and quick walk, despite apparent distance. Keep taking the right forks, always up hill, and then finally a long straight stretch which comes out high up on the SW ridge of Tarren y Gesail. Easy to the top, then a good path all the way to Tarrenhendre. At the summit, there's a line of posts leading down the NE ridge, and this leads to a good enough path through the trees onto the logging road. It might be possible to descend through the forest to the start, but it was sooo hot, I just pogged along the track, quite a long way but quick enough. | Gill | 21/04/2018 |
| From car park at Abergynolwyn. Solo. To Mynydd Rhyd-galed. Along path to summit of Tarrenhendre, first to ancient cairn and then to the cairn on peat hag at the highest point. Returned to NH696040 and followed right of way NNW to track and road to Abergynolwyn. Nice weather. | pwbellarby | 01/04/2018 |
| #639 As per Nordicstar, who forgot to mention the 'unsuitable for motor vehicles' sign and cones at the bottom of the hill and the three gates! However, Jen was spot on with her description, wet! | tim747 | 16/03/2018 |
| As Nuttall,s walk 10:4 The Tarren Hills. | dgresty | 25/07/2017 |
| 7/8 (Foel Pandy/Tarren y Gesail/Mynydd Braich-Goch/Foel y Geifir/Mynydd Rhyd-Galed East Top/Mynydd Rhyd Galed (Tarrenhendre East Top)/Tarrenhendre/Mynydd Tan-y-Coed) | Fergalh | 01/07/2017 |
| Nuttall Walk 10.4. | martin_hall | 31/05/2017 |
| DBR plus recces | haydnw | 24/05/2017 |
| With Val. From Dolgoch. Up past waterfalls then steep pull up onto track which was followed to south of summit. Path to summit, which is NNW of cairn. Weather fine and sunny. | mike.hoult | 02/05/2017 |
| With Mike | Val Deisler | 02/05/2017 |
| Nuttalls walk 10.4 from Abergynolwyn | Tony J | 22/10/2016 |
| From Abergynolwyn Village car park SH 678 069 Via Tarren y Gesail. | Westdenewalker | 10/10/2016 |
| Did the Nuttalls walk. Had no problem between the hills. A bit confused starting the walk in the forest but found the right track. Coming down of Tarren y Gesail did not go far enough down the hill in SE directions. Picked up a track part way down as it was on the edge of what is now the forest. Probably added a mile on doing this. | johnjennison | 16/08/2016 |
| With G. Mainly Nuttalls' Route from Abergynolwyn > Tarrenhendre via forest tracks and NW > Mynydd Rhyd-galed > Foel y Geifr > Tarren y Gesail > Abergynolwyn via path/track starting at SH 705 051 (eroded quagmire due to cows in places) | RT1970 | 13/08/2016 |
| From Dolgoch, opposite Ty Gwyn just before village, track over railway all the way to crest of mountain, the fence to summit. A slog, all uphill and steep, from practically sea level (valley floor) to 2080ft. Good sweatout! | Dewi Prysor | 08/08/2016 |
| With Cabe, Ollie and Ian | simon and co | 25/07/2016 |
| The day just got wetter. Probably a good walk. In finer conditions, though the path we took back down to the quarry area is likely never to be dry. | jenx | 26/06/2016 |
| Drove up minor road south from Abergynolwyn. One gate then parking at large turning area @240m. Followed track to new barn on hillside then through gap in trees to make direct ascent of SW slopes of Tarren y Gesail. From top followed the used path to bealach then along ridge w tops to increasingly cloud bound Tarrehendre. The main cairn clear, small cairn suggested on the hag has gone, went to the GR and all other possible tops. Back to bealach below and weaved through paths not all on 1:50k (use 1:25k) to get back to car. | nordicstar | 26/06/2016 |
| 11.5 mile circular walk from Abergynolwyn, walked up lane to end then then track to forest and final pull onto Tarren Y Gesail, followed path down and gained ridge at Foel y Geifr, then carried on to Mynydd Rhyd-Galed East Top and Mynydd Rhyd-Galed, then onto Tarrenhendre. bit too warm for us all. From summit followed poles along path back into the forest where the trees have taken over the path, followed forest lanes back to Abergynolwyn, good walk. Hamish and Huey the spaniels finished with a good swim in the river. | Saggers | 04/06/2016 |