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| Name: | Gau Graig |
| Hill number: | 2143 |
| Height: | 683.7m / 2243ft |
| Parent (Ma): | 2137 Cadair Idris - Penygadair |
| RHB Section: | 30F: Dolgellau to Machynlleth |
| Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Cadair Idris |
| County/UA: | Gwynedd |
| Catchment: | Dysynni, Catchment Boundaries, Mawddach |
| Class: | Nuttall, Subsimm, Buxton & Lewis (N,sSim,BL) |
| Grid ref: | SH 74377 14027 |
| Summit feature: | outcrop 100m SW of cairn |
| Drop: | 25.4m |
| Col: | 658.3m SH 7391 1377  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 124 (1:25k) OL23W |
| Observations: | outcrop is 0.69m higher than pointed rock by cairn (SH 74444 14104) and 0.18m higher than rock 70m NE at SH 74421 14079 |
| Survey: | Leica NA730/Trimble GeoXH 6000 Survey of Gau Graig.pdf |
| Comments: | Simm deleted May 2015 |
| Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 474 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
| First one of the day coming up from the Mach loop car park, saw a few F15 Strike Eagles fly by. Quite a steep route up but easy to follow. | Buckleymon | 29/09/2023 |
| Day three of Dragons Back Race | emily | 06/09/2023 |
| Me, Adam & Peggy, 10 mile loop | davecnash | 03/09/2023 |
| Cadair Idris round | KatyT | 16/08/2023 |
| with K & J | Fabioski | 15/08/2023 |
| Accompanied by Westdenewalker. From car park at junction of A487/B4405 SH 7321 1155 via the Minffordd path, Craig Cwm Amarch, Cyfrwy, Cadair Idris (Penygadair) & Mynydd moel. Followed Cambrian way down to lay-by on A487. SH 7531 1357 | Kwalkway | 02/06/2023 |
| From car park at junction of A487/B4405 SH 7321 1155 via the Minffordd path, Craig Cwm Amarch, Cyfrwy, Cadair Idris (Penygadair) & Mynydd moel. Followed Cambrian way down to lay-by on A487. SH 7531 1357 | Westdenewalker | 31/05/2023 |
| Visiting the Mach loop with Corrina, Joe and Tom. Parked in layby and walked up ridge continuing up to summit. | fnem | 12/04/2023 |
| Completed at the end of a round of the Cadair Idris horseshoe. The descent back to the road isn't much fun... | Richard | 07/04/2023 |
| Cambrian Way Stage 15 | Rob Rees | 07/03/2023 |
| Fabulous sunny day, blue skies, light (but cold) S wind. | NorfolkPT21 | 13/02/2023 |
| From Dolgellau, via Ty'n-y-Bryn and the byway from Bwlch Coch. Gusts of 50mph plus and cloud cover down to below 500m for much of the walk, this was a very hard walk. The forecast for clearing weather did not materialise and I abandoned any hopes of continuing on to Mynydd Moel. Having said all that, it's a really good route, just pick a clear day! | thesweetcheat | 11/11/2022 |
| From Kings YH. Up onto ridge via Pony Path, then west to Craig-las before returning east and along to Cyfrwy, Cadair Idris, Mynydd Moel and Gau Graig. Descent by NE ridge to road, then back to Kings via footpaths through farm/woodland. An excellent Nuttall day with fine views in all directions. | richard69 | 16/10/2022 |
| Foel Dinas, Maesglase - Maen Du, Maesglase, Craig Portas East Top, Craig Portas, Cribin Fawr, Waun-oer, Mynydd Ceiswyn, Gau Graig, Mynydd Gwerngraig, Mynydd Moel, Cadair Idris | keithouk | 23/08/2022 |
| First day on Snowdonia way with Dave and Lola. | Tintenty | 16/08/2022 |
| Fantastic circular of Cadair Idris with Spoons, Clowes, Mini Spoons and Marzie | RichieRambler | 30/04/2022 |
| Started at the pay and display car park for the Minffordd trail where toilet facilities are available, and used the Nuttall Route taking in the summits of Craig Cwm Amarch, Cyfrwy, Cadair Idris, Mynydd Moel and Gau Graig. Ten and half mile with 3400ft of ascent no time recorded as I was with a group we took around seven hours. | WAYNE ROWLETT | 23/04/2022 |
| Extended Minffordd path route - Craig Lwyd, Craig Cwm Amarch, Penygadair, Mynydd Moel, Mynydd Gwerngraig, Gau Graig and back again. | Barns150 | 23/10/2021 |
| Cadair Idris 8 summits from Minffordd on beautiful day. Craig Lwyd, Craig Cwm Amarch, Mynydd Pencoed, Cyfrwy, Penygadair, Mynydd Moel, Mynydd Gwerngraig, Gau Graig. | mavero10 | 05/09/2021 |
| Circular of Cadair Idris from the east. | sturuss | 28/08/2021 |
| Parked in large layby to ESE on A487. Path N, then alongside fence before branching right on summit plateau. Paths all the way. Good views. | PGCE | 14/08/2021 |
| With JackW & RobN. Linear walk with car drop. From the Minffordd Path CP. | masmith | 03/08/2021 |
| With MS and JW. From carpark, up path to Craig Cwm Amarch, Penygadair, Mynydd Moel, Gau Graig. Hot day with great views. | robertgn | 03/08/2021 |
| From Mindffordd CP (£6) to Cadair summit, then eastern Nuttalls, descending north to Dolgellau. | richardrosser | 18/06/2021 |
| Nuttall walk 10.1 but from lay-by higher up the Valley and including deleted tops. Foggy turning sunny, with R. | Dan Baddeley | 12/06/2021 |
| DB Cadair recce | milejunkie | 23/04/2021 |
| Ive come close to bagging this a couple of times and been thwarted, so I was pleased to finally get to the top of this one today on the way down from th Cader Idris range. | simocity | 12/09/2020 |
| Walking some Nuttalls with my Dad | Jake Simpson | 12/09/2020 |
| Clockwise circuit of Cadair Idris from Minffordd CP, including detour to Mynydd Pencoed and Gau Graig. Descended initially W, then S from Gau Graig. | welshyboyo | 19/07/2020 |
| Traverse of whole ridge from Craig-Y-llyn to Graig Gau. With R and B. | jenx | 16/03/2020 |
| final peak bagged for the day after the insta-meet. then the return journey down Cadair Idris to the pub! | Sockpan | 07/09/2019 |
| From lay-by on B4405 (SH 75278 13537). Fairly steep, grassy path then scramble up to the summit of Gau Craig. Boggy before loose rock path to the summit of Mynydd Moel. Clear, rocky path to Cadair Idris. Pony Path to SH691135 then good path and track to finish at Llanfihangel-y-pennant (SH 67196 08871). | david230201 | 02/09/2019 |
| As Per Nuttall Walk 11m total - Craig Cwm Armarch, Cyfrwy, Cadair Idris, Mynydd Moel, and Gau Craig. Lovely Sunny Day and Good views throughout. Visited by the outcrop and Cairn | Jephcote83 | 13/08/2019 |
| Craig Cwm Armarch, Cyfrwy, Cadair Idris, Mynydd Moel, and Gau Craig. Nuttall walk. DS | Fred Windsor | 08/07/2019 |
| 17.5 mile, 4571ft Cadair Idris walk. | stephenbuda | 19/06/2019 |
| Nuttalls route in reverse clouds came and went solo | colinfielding | 01/06/2019 |
| Walk from Dolgellau to Llyn Gwernan then up Pony Path to Penygadair, Mynydd Moel, Mynedd Gwerngraig and Gau Graig. | Arbie | 24/04/2019 |
| nuttalls route | Darren-443 | 06/04/2019 |
| Dragon's Back recce | dc96 | 22/03/2019 |
| Parked ty’n-y-bryn. Walk west along plateau north side of the cadair range to llyn y gadair. Up shingle to summit cadair idris. Decent east along ridge, summiting mynydd moel and down gau graig back to car. | noxibis | 07/10/2018 |
| From Minffordd via Craig Cwm Amarch, Cyfrwy, Penygadair and Mynydd Moel. | Winterfloodian | 18/05/2018 |
| Final summit of the walk | Liam Taylor | 14/05/2018 |
| DBR plus recces | haydnw | 24/05/2017 |
| Nuttall Walk WN 10.1 Cader Idris from Minfordd. Craig Cwmn Amarch, Cywfrwy, Cader Idris, Mynydd Moel and Gau Graig. 16.6km with 1160m ascent in just under 7 hours. (S) | silveracorn_alan | 11/05/2017 |
| Minfordd - Llyn Cau - Craig Cwm Amarch - Cyfrwy - Cadair Idris - Mynydd Moel - Gau Graig - NE ridge to path at bottom - road pass (Bwlch Llyn Bach) - return to Minfordd via Cwm Rhwyddfor. Time 6 hours. Leading Robin, Sam, Katherina (preparing for MLT). Fine day. Good visibility throughout though increasing cloud mid afternoon and spot of rain. An excellent route on a fine (but busy) mountain ... second time I have done this peak by the exact same route! | jamessteel100 | 19/04/2017 |
| Revisited this one following relocation of high point! Ascended from CP at top of pass on A487 (full of plane spotters!), following fenceline. Looks impossibly steep but there is a very good track all the way - a really enjoyable climb. | Crib Goch | 11/04/2017 |
| 4/4 As part of Cadair Idris Hile Picked of the 4 i missed previously (Cyfrwy/Mynydd Moel/Mynydd Gwerngraig/Gau Graig) | Fergalh | 21/01/2017 |
| from cad west | underhill | 29/10/2016 |
| With Claire | Aimless Rambler | 15/09/2016 |
| With G. Cwmrhwyddfor fm > Craig Lwyd via Minffordd Path > Craig Cwm Amarch > Cyfwry > Cadair Idris - Penygadair > Mynydd Moel > Mynydd Gwerngraig > Gau Graig > Cwmrhwyddfor via old road to NE of Gau Graig & alongside A487 via permitted & new access paths. | RT1970 | 12/08/2016 |