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Name:Crimpiau
Hill number:7508
Height:473.2m / 1552ft
Parent (Ma):2013  Creigiau Gleision
RHB Section:30B: Snowdonia
Nuttall/Wainwright area:The Carneddau
County/UA:Conwy
Catchment:Conwy
Class:Tump (400-499m)
(Tu,4)
Grid ref:SH 73301 59567
Summit feature:rock on craggy mound
Drop:86.9m
Col:386.3m  SH 7314 5977  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 115
(1:25k) OL17E
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 220 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
Day 1 of the SMF course. Intro to mountain nav.Honcho4120/11/2023
https://www.strava.com/activities/9742583327Sleepwa1ker25/08/2023
Parked at the rear of Joe Browns in Capel Curig. Took the path east from the roundabout before heading NE up a distinct track to the summit. Drizzle, mist etc with D.Dave.bolton22/07/2023
From free car park behind Joe Browns shop. Good track all the way. With bolton.Dangerous Dave22/07/2023
Quick walk up with mountain skills course to learn about route finding when there's no path on the map.Jael Break21/06/2023
https://strava.app.link/ObhMNj1PMAbJohn19/06/2023
Creigiau Gleision Horseshoe. Cefn Cyfarwydd, Creigiau Gleision North Top, Creigiau Gleision, Craiglwyn, Craig Wen and Crimpiau.alunrees4008/04/2023
With M, from Capel Curig. Wild day and both feeling ill. Gale force wind at top, could hardly get onto summit rocks without being blown over. Abandoned attempt to continue to Creigiau Gleision and returned the same way.douglas_easton22/10/2022
The Creigiau Gleision horseshoe from the car park at Llyn Crafnant.Alan Caine27/08/2022
Easy track from Capel Curig to col overlooking Crafnant valley. Then headed W up well defined path to rocky summit. Excellent views all round. On to Craig Wen.richard6913/07/2022
Found I hadn't logged this whilst searching out other hills to climb. One of the best views for the least work in this part of Snowdoniagreboicus21/06/2022
Crimpiauronaldo33318/06/2022
Parked at the end of the road that goes past Llyn Crafnant at SH 740 602. Followed the track to Llanberis to its summit (after which a new path has been laid). Then took the mountaineers path over the super peak of Crimpau, down to the col and then up to the summit of Craig Wen for a leisurely lunch in the sun. A round trip of 6.7km with 520m ascent, taking 2h 40m with stops.silveracorn_alan17/04/2022
5/7 (Y Pincin/Clogwyn Mannod NW Top/Clogwyn Pryfed/Clogwyn Mannod/Crimpiau/Bryn-Pig/Craig Y Dinas)Fergalh17/03/2022
From Llyn Crafnant parking. Walk took in summitts of Crimpiau, Craig Wen, Craig Lwyn, Creigiau Gleision, Creigiau Gleision North Top, descending on zig zag foret paths.JK10/10/2021
With Tom as part of an ML training course practising micro-navigation. Circular route from Plas y Brenin via woodland to south of Capel Curig and path to the east of Nant y Geuallt. Sunny & clear.millionmts11/09/2021
With Sue, on a minor diversion from a walk between Capel and Crafnant.Phreerunner25/08/2021
Circuit from Llyn Crafnant - last of the day and a fine viewpoint.milimana19/06/2021
Started car park in Capel Curig at the back of Joe Brown's shop. Walk took in summitts of Crimpiau, Craig Wen, Craig Lwyn, Creigiau Gleision, Creigiau Gleision North Top. Descent to Llyn Cowlyd reservoir and return to start via Maen Trichwmwd.lindslow26/05/2021
Hewitt-bagging walkhaydnw25/04/2021
As part of the Creigiau Gleision horseshoe from Llyn Crafnant. Cefn Cyfarwydd, Creigiau Gleision North top, Creigiau Gleision, Craiglwyn, Craig Wen and Crimpiau. Lovely conditions though a tad boggy in places!WelshMountainGoat3824/03/2021
From Llyn Crafnant. Cefn Cyfarwydd, Creigiau Gleision North Top, Creigiau Gleision, Craiglwyn, Craig Wen and Crimpiau.angelfon3716/11/2020
From Llyn Crafnant on a circular of the Gleision topsderrymark27/09/2020
5 summits from Crafnant with Rufus. Parked in NRW car park and followed yellow footpath to end of the llyn. ROW from Blaen y Nant to E of Crimpiau then path to summit just beyond wall. Rough tracks leading over Craig Wen, Craiglwyn and both tops of Creigiau Gleision. Rough track E to fence then over stile by huge blanket bog to follow track S along old fence posts into forest. Simple forest paths and tracks back to Llyn Crafnant. Boggier and rockier than I expected but a cool perspective of Ogwen.jacobrichmond24/08/2020
From Llyn Crafnant, aborted attempt at Cregiau Gleision loop, with Garethderrymark09/07/2020
Y Pincin, Crimpiau and Craig Wen from Capel Curig. Very wet underfoot, and mix of sunshine, showers and hail. Fine series of rocky tops.RobertP15/03/2020
Cefn Cyfarwydd, Creigiau Gleision north top, Cregiau Gleision, Craiglwyn, Craig Wen and Crimpiau. Parked at Llyn Crafnant. Lovely cold, crisp winter's day.alunrees050418/01/2020
#2 of 2020minus273degrees12/01/2020
A very nice little hill. Walked up from the Siabod cafe with Lindsey. Followed the Nant Y Geuallt valley up to the pass; ate lunch overlooking Llyn Crafnant then up to Crimpiau summit. Returned the same route. Dry but low cloud so views obscured.Skip16/11/2019
Micronav day on MLTByronHaywood17/09/2019
Circular walk from Capel CurigArbie28/04/2019
Y Pincin & ACW loop over Crimpiau. P behind Joe Brown's shop. The crazy Crimpiau ridge looks superp when viewed travelling E on the A4086. Can see shop from top of Y Pincin.ger26/03/2019
Tumps and Nuttalls from Capel Curig. Y Pincin then along the Nant y Geualt to Crimpiau and along the ridge line to take in Craig Wen, Craiglwyn and Creigiau Gleision.knarf26/03/2019
Wet squelch up from Capel curig...No views from summitsteven ruffles21/01/2019
SoloAimless Rambler02/11/2018
A lovely round of Y Pincin, Crimpiau, Craig Wen, Clogwyn Mannod NW Top, Clogwyn Pryfed and Clogwyn Mannod. Just over 8 miles in just over 4 hours as the second half was mainly pathless.clivevilla30/08/2018
From the car park behind Joe Brown's. Mostly off the path on the ascent passing Llyn y Coryn on the way up & going over most of the lumps & bumps. Took the normal ascent path & bridleway back.DanMaisieBex15/07/2018
park behind joe browns on 3 day back pack of carneddauunderhill12/05/2018
From Capel Curig: Pen Llithrig y Wrach, Creigiau Gleision North Top,Creigiau Gleision, Craiglwyn, Craig Wen, Crimpiau. Really hard walk,on Good Friday: 12 miles over rough terrain and faint paths. Took 9+ hours.Lazylizzie30/03/2018
A favourite short walk of mine. Last walk of the year did not disappoint. Wet and wild, slippery underfoot and very quiet. Nice stop at the top until the heavens opened! good views to the north and west. Walked up from capel curig, a climb up the left hand side to reach the boglands, across from there to to skim along the Crimpiau back down the northern side towards crafnant before veering around the east and following the hardstanding path down.char4chocs29/12/2017
Free car park in Capel Curig - RoW up the secluded Nant y Geuallt valley to high point - Good path up NE ridge to craggy summit outcrop. Continued to Craig Wen (S)gerrybowes24/11/2017
Cefn Cyfarwydd, Creigiau Gleision north top, Creigiau Gleison, Craiglwyn, Craig Wen and Crimpiau. From Llyn Crafnant.Alunrees3309/07/2017
12 mile walk from Capel Curig starting in sunshine, followed road then up boggy path to water channel, followed water channel to foot of Y Braich ridge and climbed to Pen Yr Helgi Du, the weather was still good by this time but the Glyders went into cloud, descended and steeply ascended onto Pen Llithrig Y Wrach, descended to end of reservoir and ascended pathless slopes onto Creigiau Gleison, by this time the weather had took a turn for the worst, we nearly went into cloud. Followed rough path onto Craiglwyn, then climbed up Craig Wen and Crimpiau, by this time every hill we had done earlier went into cloud, descended to Capel Curig. Great but strenuous walk, if we had started an hour later all the walk would have probably been in cloud!DanTrig09/04/2017
Continuation of walk from Y Pincin. Followed the route to Llyn Crafnant, diverting west on the path to the summit. Continued on to Llyn Carfanant for tea, returning to Capel Curig by much the same route as outwards. NW Office walk.Man of Kernow131/03/2017
Day1 of Mountain Leader Training at Plas-y-Brenin. Party of 6 with 1 instructor. Day focused on micro navigation. Clear blue skies & excellent visibility.higlett26/11/2016
From Capel Curig up and out past Llyn Cowly Rsvr then return over Creigiau Gleision ridge, Craig Wen and Crimpiau before dropping back to Capel Curig.SS31/07/2016
Having given up on trying to get to sleep decided to drive up from Shrewsbury to enable an early start. From Llyn Crafnant (the road up here is quite an experience in the dark). A good path runs almost all the way to summit. A fine hill.stig_nest01/07/2016
Bill's birthday weekendmartin-r18/10/2015
A fine hill on a sunny morning. 1st AscentIWC15/10/2015
Nice hill, with path all the way from Blaen y Nant. Last here on Capel Curig path in April 1985. No view - mist.arranc09/08/2015