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Name: | Gallt yr Ogof |
Hill number: | 1995 |
Height: | 763m / 2503ft |
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 68529 58569 |
Summit feature: | rock 4m from cairn |
Drop: | 43m |
Col: | 720m SH682584 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 115 (1:25k) OL17E OL17W |
Observations: | rocky ground 8m NW at SH 68525 58575 & large rock 14m N at SH 68525 58585 are of equal height |
Survey: | Abney level |
Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 548 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
2/3 (Craig Eigau/Galt yr Ogof/Y Foel Goch) Did as part of a double from Capel Currig very wet underfoot especially the final descent near Capel Currig | Fergalh | 31/03/2024 |
Capel Curig, cefn capel, gallt yr ogof, y foel goch, tryfan. Circle back on ogwen track. | Yr Eryr Aur | 30/03/2024 |
https://drive.google.com/file/d/19a-vdcOo_UcTc3KuXb0gJcHbNeWLX0Wv/view?usp=drive_link | John | 11/03/2024 |
Poppyhillwalker | 06/03/2024 | |
JDMCGARRIGLE | 30/10/2023 | |
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. With hindsight should not have just gone straight up the side. | 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 |
clibed over the ridge from y garn to capel curig, foul weather most of the day. great fun | davert123 | 05/11/2022 |
danpquinn | 05/09/2022 | |
From Capel Curig via the track to Gwern Gof Isaf and then up the rough spur of Braich y Ddeugwm to Y Foel Goch. | 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 |
Skarletk | 20/03/2022 | |
From Idwal Cottage to Capel Curig with Nick and Kev | sebastiencale | 05/12/2021 |
Very cloudy/foggy. Climbed at night! | jthomson6nr9 | 16/10/2021 |
andrew brown | 08/08/2021 | |
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 very hot day solo | colinfielding | 19/07/2021 |
DFRYER | 16/07/2021 | |
gomezhdm | 04/07/2021 | |
geoffreycurnock | 11/06/2021 | |
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 and Y Foel Goch. | southern_rambler | 22/05/2021 |
greenandblue | 24/04/2021 | |
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 |
rickeeling | 08/12/2020 | |
davidb783 | 28/09/2020 | |
ThomasSmith_07 | 19/09/2020 | |
Matt Smith | 27/08/2020 | |
Mark65Evans | 27/08/2020 | |
Climbed with Peter Thirkettle | psburgess | 14/08/2020 |
See Kamoot entry for full details/gpx download: 
https://www.komoot.com/tour/249459644 | outlawcatcher | 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 |
haylesb | 29/12/2019 | |
andy.painter | 07/12/2019 | |
Miflij | 11/10/2019 | |
alexoviner | 25/09/2019 | |
Llanberis - Capel Curig Glyders Traverse. Perfect weather! | twg27 | 18/09/2019 |
JHes | 20/08/2019 | |
Malcvolm | 27/05/2019 | |
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 |
ramblyandy | 04/05/2019 | |
From Idwal Cottage on a circuit of Tryfan-sketchy path from Gwern Gof Isaf then followed fence line to ridge | Mark Sims | 21/04/2019 |
georgecaren | 03/04/2019 | |
Traverse of the Glyders | Claireb | 31/03/2019 |