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Name:Craig y Gamell
Hill number:14418
Height:424m / 1391ft
Parent (Ma):2145  Maesglase
RHB Section:30F: Dolgellau to Machynlleth
Nuttall/Wainwright area:Cadair Idris
County/UA:Gwynedd
Catchment:Dovey
Class:Tump (400-499m)
(Tu,4)
Grid ref:SH 85043 13266
Summit feature:no feature: ground S of fence corner
Drop:36m
Col:388m  SH849136  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 124 125
(1:25k) OL23E
Observations:ground 35m SW at SH 85022 13241 on E side of fence may be as high
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 23 users)ByDate of Ascent
Diversion off Foel Dre walk -qv Foel Dinas log for route.pwheeler29/04/2023
Craig y Gamell > Foel Dinas from GR: SH 85859 14304 via the quarriesronaldo33321/08/2022
Parked in large layby 100m S. of RoW at SH 8567 1430 - Up RoW through forest, past quarry ruins & up a grassy ramp to deep quarry - Turned left along path & then steeply up to col & an ATV track - Followed ATV track to within 60m of summit; visited the 2 tops, both of which lie on S. side of barbed wire fence. Continued to Foel Dinas. (S)gerrybowes23/11/2021
moss and heather mound. From roadside parking to EDenise 20/10/2020
From Minllyn good track up to old slate workings. Left through quarry and left up shoulder to summit. High point just over the BWF (S side)RichardM20/10/2020
Footpath from NE: up through forest, then straight up to Foel Dinas. On to Craig y Gamell and down through quarry.PGCE13/08/2020
last hill of a 5 tump outing and 6.5 hours out open moorland from foel dinas, back tracked to col and descended west into valley eventually picking up path and track following river ti c class roadjohnowen28/07/2020
1/6 (Craig y Gamell/Foel Dinas/Pen y Ffridd Cownwy/Foel Dugoed/Foel Y Groes/Moel y Cerrig Duon)Fergalh27/01/2018
From Dinas Mawddwy car park at SH 85846 14997. Took main street up to A470, crossing it to climb steeply through forest on RoW to impressive Minllyn Quarry. Exited quarry by a steep grassy gully and then over moor (no path) to unmarked summit near fence. Walk continued to Foel Dinas. Solo walk.Man of Kernow129/09/2015
Minllyn to Aberangell. Interesting quarry en route. Agree with Anton that HP is S of fence.Smudge29/03/2014
SH8502013240Anton01/04/2013
from E, good f/p (parking) then straight up RHW18/06/2011
Kendall11/06/2023
BaggerGutt09/12/2022
A Peckish08/05/2022
beckybags08/05/2022
Rob5016/04/2021
TK21/05/2017
MM23/06/2015
Colin Crawford22/10/2014
Alex C19/10/2013
chalky195330/10/2012
andrew.allum01/01/2000