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Name: | Y Foel Goch |
Hill number: | 1988 |
Height: | 805m / 2641ft |
Parent (Ma): | 1967 Glyder Fawr |
RHB Section: | 30B: Snowdonia |
Nuttall/Wainwright area: | The Glyders |
County/UA: | Conwy |
Catchment: | Conwy |
Class: | Simm, Hewitt, Nuttall, Buxton & Lewis, Bridge (Tu,Sim,Hew,N,BL,Bg) |
Grid ref: | SH 67784 58219 |
Summit feature: | cairn |
Drop: | 63m |
Col: | 742m SH672582 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 115 (1:25k) OL17W |
Observations: | rocks 50m S at SH 67775 58170 and rock 120m SW at SH 67715 58120 are as high as cairn |
Survey: | Abney level |
Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 590 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
https://drive.google.com/file/d/19a-vdcOo_UcTc3KuXb0gJcHbNeWLX0Wv/view?usp=drive_link | John | 11/03/2024 |
Capel Curig to Gallt yr Ogof and Foel Goch and back to Llyn Gwynant campsite. | rhif7 | 11/08/2023 |
Evening wander along the ridge above Llynnau Mymbyr. | Jael Break | 20/06/2023 |
Done with mum, dad and Ellie | Emeraldshrewsbury | 26/05/2023 |
Done with Charlotte, Emerald and Ellie. | simonshrewsbury | 26/05/2023 |
Y Foel Goch and Gallt Yr Ogof. | alunrees40 | 02/04/2023 |
Started at the Capel Curig car park behind Joe Browns and made me way up from there. Conditions really nice today with about a foot of snow on the ground. | Buckleymon | 12/12/2022 |
clibed over the ridge from y garn to capel curig, foul weather most of the day. great fun | davert123 | 05/11/2022 |
From Capel Curig via the track to Gwern Gof Isaf and then the rough spur of Braich y Ddeugwm. | Wheelsy | 02/09/2022 |
From campsite below Tryfan took bridleway to Capel Curig, then followed Glyder ridge over Gallt yr Ogof and Y Foel Goch to miners track, then down to Bwlch Tryfan and Llyn Bochlwyd to meet Gold DofE team and back to campsite. Windy and in/out of cloud on the ridge. | richard69 | 14/07/2022 |
From layby on A5. Tryfan North face, Tryfan far South peak, Y Foel Goch and Gallt Yr Ogof. returned via the slate trail from Capel Curig. | alunrees39 | 04/06/2022 |
From Idwal Cottage to Capel Curig with Nick and Kev | sebastiencale | 05/12/2021 |
With Vicki | munkyennui | 03/08/2021 |
Parked Gorn gof uchaf, up Tryfan North ridge, on to Glyder Fach, via Castell y Gwent to Glyder Fawr. Retrace steps to contour around Glyder Fach and on to y Foel Goch and Gallt yr Ogof, descending via spur to Gorn gif Uchaf. | andrew.morel | 02/08/2021 |
From Capel Curig carpark solo | colinfielding | 19/07/2021 |
From Capel Curig, up ridge to Gallt yr Ogof and Y Foel Goch, then down old pony track to Pen yr Gywrd. With B and R. | jenx | 24/05/2021 |
Climbed as part of circular route ascending Tryfan from north, returning via Gallt yr Ogof. | southern_rambler | 22/05/2021 |
Y Foel Goch and Gallt Yr Ogof. Started from on the car parks n the A5, went for a bimble around Cwm Idwal first, took Y Gribin ridge onto Glyder Fach before continuing on over the two Eastern Glyders to Capek, returning via the slate trail. | WelshMountainGoat38 | 03/04/2021 |
See Kamoot entry for full details/gpx download: 
https://www.komoot.com/tour/249459644 | outlawcatcher | 14/08/2020 |
Climbed with Peter Thirkettle | psburgess | 14/08/2020 |
From car park on the A5. Up to Bwlch Tryfan, up the miner's track to Y Foel Goch and on to Gallt Yr Ogof. Beautiful crisp winter's day with amazing views in every direction! | alunrees0504 | 19/01/2020 |
Glyders Hike | jmistry86 | 03/01/2020 |
Llanberis - Capel Curig Glyders Traverse. Perfect weather! | twg27 | 18/09/2019 |
Up from Nant Peris then the full length of the Glyders to Capel Curig and back on the bus - a great day out. | atreides7887 | 04/05/2019 |
On way to Glyder Fach | Mark Sims | 21/04/2019 |
Traverse of the Glyders | Claireb | 31/03/2019 |
Nuttall bagging | noxibis | 25/03/2019 |
started at joe browns and walked along the coach road to the east of Tryfan. went up to the miners path before taking in y foel goch before off to Ogof. However the path off was horrid in places near the end | Aristotle Chip | 19/01/2019 |
Y Foel Goch and Gallt yr Ogof from Gwern Gof | Alan Caine | 07/10/2018 |
Parked in lay-by on A5. Heather path up to ladder style, left our backpacks and scrambled up to Tryfan. Back down to style, along the miner's path and Y Foel Goch, Gallt Yr Ogof. Down to Gof Isaf farm and back to Gwent Gof Uchaf along track. Accompanied by Mark. Cloud free day, no wind, perfect day. | tsharp | 12/09/2018 |
Walked as part of a linear walk from Pen y pass to Capel Curig. Bus to Pen y Pass then walked up to Glyder Fawr, Castell y Gwynt, Glyder Fach, Y Foel Goch and Galt Yr Ogof. Terrible mist and wind with no viability of the main Glyders, but the cloud cleared to reveal a beautiful day and spectacular views on Y Foel Goch and Galt Yr Ogof. | Lazylizzie | 04/09/2018 |
From car park behind Joe Browns in Capel Curig | derrymark | 22/06/2018 |
As per Nuttall's 2.3. Blue skies all day. | milimana | 07/06/2018 |
A sunny afternoon ascent with son from Capel Curig over Cefn y Capel (460m) to Gallt yr Ogof (763m), then on to Y Foel Goch (805m) before descending to Llyn Caseg-fraith where we camped for the night. 7km, 657m ascent. 
 
The following morning broke camp and ascended Glyder Fach (994m), and then Glyder Fawr (1001m), by-passing Castell y Gwynt. Still sunny, though cold in the wind. Descended to Pen-y-Pass via path removed from current O.S. maps, but waymarked by faded red paint. 6.25km, 300m ascent. | VirtualMountain | 19/05/2018 |
From Pen-Y-Gwryd Hotel. | stephenbuda | 12/05/2018 |
Y Foel Goch and Gallt yr Ogof. | tomd4 | 04/05/2018 |
from idwal yha, tryfan north ridge, y foel coch, gallt yr ogaf, back to glyders fach and fawr then bak to ogwen via devils kitchen | underhill | 30/04/2018 |
Circular Tryfan, Y Foel Goch and Gallt Yr Ogof | Dan Baddeley | 08/04/2018 |
With CUHWC duffers: Peter Llowarch Hut - Gallt yr Ogof - Y Foel Goch - Glyder Fach - Cwm Tryfan - Y Pincin - hut. | Mark Jackson | 17/03/2018 |
Solo. Warmest February day since records began. Circuit from Capel Curig. | Aimless Rambler | 25/02/2018 |
From Gallt yr Ogof. Returned in the bleak blizzard and descended by Nuttall's route 2.3. | Eddie | 09/01/2018 |
Continuation of walk from Gallt yr Ogof | jrj | 06/09/2017 |
Gallt Yr Ogof, Y Foel Goch and Y Pincin. Dreadfully wet and miserable | Alunrees33 | 04/07/2017 |
Tryfan North ridge, Y Foel Goch and Gallt Yr Ogof. | crax73 | 19/06/2017 |
Walked as part of a linear walk from Pen y pass to Capel Curig. | dave-harris | 27/05/2017 |
Nuttall Walk WN 2.3 Tryfan & the Eastern Tops from Gwern Gof Uchaf. Tryfan, Y Foel Goch and Gallt yr Ogof. 9.5km with 860m ascent in 6h20m. (S) | silveracorn_alan | 13/05/2017 |
Capel Curig->^->Glyderau | brogly | 24/08/2016 |
With Kelly Roger and Martin | my-list | 19/06/2016 |
grate walk with 
 
roger kelly and martin | Darren-443 | 18/06/2016 |
Out with wine friends | Mavern | 29/05/2016 |