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Name: | Great Orme [Y Gogarth] |
Hill number: | 2052 |
Height: | 207.1m / 679ft |
RHB Section: | 30C: Llandudno to Wrexham |
County/UA: | Conwy |
Catchment: | Conwy, Catchment Boundaries |
Class: | Marilyn, Hump, Tump (200-299m), Clem (Ma,Hu,Tu,2,Cm) |
Grid ref: | SH 76753 83337 |
Summit feature: | rock 2m W of trig point |
Drop: | 201m |
Col: | 6m SH821785 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 115 (1:25k) OL17E |
Survey: | Trimble GeoXH 6000 |
Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 652 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
Long circuit from Deganwy. Glorious day - sunny, cool and windy. Not too busy on top. Twiggy and I got lost descending (not well signed) and had a steep finish. | desperate dan | 17/03/2024 |
From Llandudno with EA and AG | victimofmathema | 27/01/2024 |
Not my first log.. But notable as it 1 year since dad died and i was with my sister. Went back on track on west side of hill, which my sis thought was rather steep down the side... | mattcymru | 29/10/2023 |
From West Shore. Up to the summit and back along the coastal path. | alunrees1983 | 26/09/2023 |
Walked up from Llandudno, took the tram back down. Sunny with good views after a downpour. | chillyman8 | 18/09/2023 |
Up on a sunny breezy day. Walked from the Tram stop. Very busy | sconnolly01 | 25/07/2023 |
Drove up to summit car park. short walk 400m, from there! | Victor | 12/07/2023 |
Up from Llandudno via Happy Valley | MountainTerrier | 12/07/2023 |
Nice walk up from Ski area free parking which we got to by mistake. With Sal. Grey/damp. | davechaffey | 08/05/2023 |
With Mo. Free Parking on the Conwy bay seafront outside the toilets (50p). Climbed the coastal path after Gogarth. Country Park was closed, so around the perimeter to the top. Back down the road and the steep off road path. | gbeniston | 05/05/2023 |
My first proper ascent without using a vehicle. | WanderingSnowdonian | 24/04/2023 |
Bryn Euryn, Little Orme, Great Orme | keithouk | 08/01/2023 |
With Sian, a quick ascent from the summit carpark. very blustery. | Peterb | 24/11/2022 |
Up the coastal path by gogarth to cafe and then cut right up to the cable car station and the trig. | Lancylass | 24/10/2022 |
Short walk up from summit car park | SteveK | 06/09/2022 |
Parked just above mid station of tramway and walked up to top. Busy on a hot summer day. | PeterD | 12/08/2022 |
Great Orme [Great Ormes Head S1627] from GR: SH 76556 83320 | ronaldo333 | 06/08/2022 |
Great Orme [Great Ormes Head S1627] from GR: SH 76556 83320 | Hippster | 06/08/2022 |
Up and down by tram. | Peter_W_Mitchell | 22/06/2022 |
Up and down the cablecar. A bit cheaty but we have climbed this properly before. Great views of near Snowdonia as well as the North Wales Coast, Liverpool, Black Combe in the Lakes, the Isle of Man, Anglesey and what could have been the coast of Ireland far in the distance. | DanTrig | 14/06/2022 |
Lots of on-street parking along West Parade. 'Zig-zag path' to summit. | vuirich | 07/05/2022 |
Gorgeous sunny day climbing the Marilyn's of North Wales, parked in town walked up the tram tracks. | Stevooo | 27/02/2022 |
Short walk with family. | atreides7887 | 29/11/2021 |
Second visit whilst on North Wales Coast Path | nickywood1 | 02/11/2021 |
From the Summit CP to the Trig and Rock | Jephcote83 | 22/10/2021 |
With VAR | VIPete28 | 14/09/2021 |
On holiday in Llandudno, woke up early one morning and climbed up via a long route and made a long route back to base via another long route before the tourists. Saw lots of Afgan goats. Bright sunny morning. | Gareth1886 | 20/08/2021 |
With Del, Sid, & Peach while staying at YHA Conwy | climbingkershaw | 28/06/2021 |
Plenty of on street parking at West Shore, then fp and road to the end of the Orme and back over the top. Graylings and silver-studded blues in abundance among the profusion of yellow rock roses and pyramidal orchids - delightful. | milimana | 20/06/2021 |
From summit car park. With whole family and Nana! | RoguePulsar | 15/05/2021 |
Short walk from the car park windy at the top went with whole family and Nana. | speedyclimber | 15/05/2021 |
Wonder up from the beach with R after Fish + Chips. | Dan Baddeley | 01/05/2021 |
From top carpark £2.50 to park solo | colinfielding | 13/04/2021 |
from car park with Donna | underhill | 03/12/2020 |
Followed the tram route from the town but have gone up from the park and coast road. Descended to West beach. Look out for the goats. | Woolly Hattie | 05/11/2020 |
Walk up from town before breakfast | tomd4 | 26/09/2020 |
From top car park. | CJM | 03/09/2020 |
From car park after eating fish supper there, bought in Llandudno. Very hazy, limited visibility, arrived just after sunset. | Rounsfell | 11/08/2020 |
Drove up to the car park and wadered over to the summit on a breazy day. | 3 kinnears | 25/07/2020 |
Middle of summer but wet and windy on the top. | Claireb | 03/07/2020 |
Walking the North Wales coast path from Penrhyn Bay to West Shore. Made a diversion to bag the summit of both the Little Orme and the Great Orme before re-joining the path. Beautiful day with great views!! | alunrees37 | 30/05/2020 |
Orme with Bob | Tarkus | 01/02/2020 |
First non-lazy ascent. | ironwolf | 28/10/2019 |
Summited at 22:00h. Walked up with Eire from Llandudno after a few beers! | Dangerous Dave | 23/08/2019 |
With Liradie. Hot day | robynetzan | 23/07/2019 |
Utilised the Tram for this one then walked to the summit. Weather was overcast and breezy and temperature around 10c. | Symon1p | 06/07/2019 |
Parked at the nearby summit car park. | David Evans | 06/07/2019 |
Climbed from car park with Stella and Gage while visiting Wales. | lawdoglivinglife | 01/07/2019 |
Cheated by taking tram to top on a cold, wet and miserable day. | Ramblingpaul | 09/05/2019 |
Revisit and yes drove... fine views. Good to see the refresh of the summit cafe. | N.Morters | 13/04/2019 |