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| Name: | Gyrn |
| Hill number: | 3349 |
| Height: | 541.3m / 1776ft |
| Parent (Ma): | 1965 Carnedd Llewelyn |
| RHB Section: | 30B: Snowdonia |
| Nuttall/Wainwright area: | The Carneddau |
| County/UA: | Gwynedd |
| Catchment: | Ogwen |
| Class: | Dodd (500-599m), Dewey (Tu,5,Dew) |
| Grid ref: | SH 64742 68795 |
| Summit feature: | stone shelter |
| Drop: | 45.1m |
| Col: | 496.2m SH 6487 6907  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 115 (1:25k) OL17W |
| Survey: | obvious summit/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 203 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
| From Braichmelyn. Gyrn Wigau, Moel Wnion and Gyrn. 12.27km with 649m ascent in 1hr54m08s. | alunrees1983 | 05/09/2023 |
| On way to summit of Moel Wnion with Twiggy the wonder dog. Ascent from Rachub. | desperate dan | 29/07/2023 |
| https://strava.app.link/J3Dh2D2Zhzb | John | 24/04/2023 |
| Round of nutalls from Falls carpark. Complex sheep fold | cjo | 23/04/2023 |
| North Western Carneddau. Gyrn Wigau, Bera Bach, Carnedd Gwenllian, Bera Mawr, Drosgl, Moel Wnion and Gyrn. | alunrees40 | 09/04/2023 |
| called at Gyrn as an extra at the end of a long day of Nuttall bagging around N end of Carneddau, a nice top , well worth the visit, then headed downward , contouring around Moel Wnionto reach N Wales path and track to Abergwyngregyn, reached in darkness. | richardrosser | 08/02/2023 |
| Moel Faban & Gyrn from Rachub with Rufus. Parked not far from the pub and walked up the high street to the open hill. Up and over Moel Faban (most dog poo I've ever seen on a hill) and onwards to Gyrn. Returned around N side of Moel Faban to village. | jacobrichmond | 23/01/2023 |
| Ascent from Rachub | gmoseley88 | 27/06/2022 |
| Bob & Duke. | DukeNukem | 27/04/2022 |
| Added to the two Nuttalls glorious day. | colinfielding | 20/07/2021 |
| 15.5 miles 2541ft walk. Start at Dinas Farm campsite, Penisarallt,North Wales Path to Moel Wnion,Gyrn and Moel Faban then back to Penisarallt. | stephenbuda | 14/06/2021 |
| A beautiful circular walk from Bryn Llys accommodation. Noel Faban, Gyrn, Moel Wnion, Drosgl, Bera Mawr, Bera Fach, Gyrn Wigan. Very quiet. Good views into higher tops. With B and R. | jenx | 11/05/2021 |
| Parked near Rachub recreation ground then headed East to curve around Llefn where you then climb up the right hand side of Gyrn to the summit, a path can clearly be seen over to Moel Wnion, returned the same way Two and half hours for the five miles. | WAYNE ROWLETT | 08/05/2021 |
| From Bethseda for a round of Moel Faban, Moel Wnion and Gyrn. | rhalstead | 25/04/2021 |
| From Abergwyngregyn. Moel Wnion, Gyrn, Gyrn Wigau, Drosgl, Bera Mawr, Bera Bach and Llwytmor. Horrendously warm and hazy day!! | WelshMountainGoat38 | 31/03/2021 |
| From Rachub, parking by the football ground. Walked through the village up the high street and right to a gate onto access land. Then took a steep quarry incline up to a level area, picking my way south through the dwarf gorse to the fine summit of Moel Faban. Then continued NE down into the deep cleft at the bwlch, up over Llefn and on to the summit of Gyrn. Then north for the pull up onto Moel Wnion. Returned to Rachub SW along the north flank of the ridge. Solo. | Man of Kernow1 | 27/03/2021 |
| 4/5 Deweys. From the car park near Abergwyngregyn at SH 662 770. A lengthy mountain walk, combining 5 Deweys with a high level traverse of the Carnedds visiting Foel-ganol, Yr Orsedd, Foel Lwyd, Carnedd y Ddelw, Drum, Foel-fras, Garnedd Uchaf, Foel Grach , Carnedd Llewelyn, and Gyrn and Moel Wnion on the way down. A stunning day: warm and sunny with wispy mist over the highest peaks. 32km with 1800m ascent in 9.5h. (S) | silveracorn_alan | 21/09/2020 |
| Parked at SH 63109 69146. It was a beautiful sunny day so I lay down on the neat sheep cropped grass and woke up 3 hrs later, thank goodness I wasn't in a hurry! | DC11main | 20/09/2020 |
| full day on carnedds then moel wnion and gyrn | underhill | 18/09/2020 |
| Parked in Abergwyngregyn. Path above Aber falls to Llwytmor, Bera Bach, Drosgl, Gyrn Wigau, Gyrn, Moel Wnion. | PGCE | 16/08/2020 |
| Gyrn > Moel Wnion [S7321] from GR: SH 62996 69135 | ronaldo333 | 19/07/2020 |
| Gyrn > Moel Wnion [S7321] from GR: SH 62996 69135 | Hippster | 19/07/2020 |
| From Abergwyngregyn. Moel Wnion, Gyrn, Gyrn Wigau, Drosgl, Bera Bach and Bera Mawr. November weather in July!! | alunrees37 | 06/07/2020 |
| From Aber Falls car park: Bera Mawr, Bera Bach, Drosgl, Gyrn Wigau, Gyrn, Moel Wnion. Day started clear but soon went down hill with sleet, cloud and winds up to 56 miles per hour. | Lazylizzie | 14/03/2020 |
| Moel Wnion, Gyrn, Gyrn Wigau, Drosgl, Bera Bach, Bera Mawr, Garnedd uchaf, Foel Fras and Llwytmor. Glorious weather and great start to the year. Parked at Aber Falls. | alunrees0504 | 01/01/2020 |
| Climbed with Peter Thirkettle | psburgess | 24/11/2019 |
| Climbed with Paul Burgess | P.Thirkettle | 24/11/2019 |
| From Rachub on way yo Moel Wnion . Good top. | Mark Sims | 22/08/2019 |
| 2nd top of 9 on a 22.5km route from the Aber Falls upper car park with Adrian, climbing Moel Wnion then easy grassy track S, Ssw to the top, covered in a group of recumbent mountain men. Adrian and I stepped in an out of their legs to visit the protruding areas of natural rock and also inside the shelter before heading off to Moel Faban via Llefn... | Dazingdale | 06/04/2019 |
| During lovely xmas visit to the hut. | Joolz500 | 23/12/2018 |
| From bus stop near pub in Rachub, via Moel Faban | derrymark | 12/12/2018 |
| With Claire Preston and Rob Rodrigues. From Bethesda via Faban and onto Moel Wnion. Sunny, warm. Parked in carpark behind Church. | Nancy Blackett | 10/06/2018 |
| With Luna. Nia preggers. | Rob-Nia | 23/03/2018 |
| Mini Kong from Rachub. | Geoff Briggs | 04/02/2018 |
| Parked at Rachup close to the school. A wet but easy solo walk from the gate at 626679. Headed to Moel Wnion. | bolton | 25/01/2018 |
| From Gerlan. Moel Faban, Gyrn, Moel Wnion, Drosgl and Gyrn Wigau. | Alunrees33 | 07/07/2017 |
| Parked near Cilfodan then walked up minor road to Tan-y-foel then onto open hillside to Moel Faban, Gym and Moel Wnion with it's broken trig then return by a lower route on a cool sunny afternoon. | Dugswell2 | 26/01/2017 |
| As Moel Wnion. | jrj | 05/12/2016 |
| Rachub to Abergwyngregyn. | Smudge | 27/11/2016 |
| Great walk On Llewellyn Second of Eight (Moel Wnion/Gyrn/Gyrn Wigau/Drosgl/Bera Bach/Bera Mawr/Llwytmor/Moel Faban) | Fergalh | 15/10/2016 |
| From Bryn Hall en route to Moel Wnion. | Chris Peart | 28/09/2016 |
| From Bont Newydd near Abergwyngregyn (SH 66485 71904) - Moel Wnion - Gyrn - Moel Faban - Gyrn Wigau. From start back towards Abergwyngregyn then took public footpath at SH 65770 72460. Direct ascent of Moel Wnion via Ffridd Ddu. Boggy in parts between Moel Faban and sheepfold at SH 64391 67104. Return to start via flank of Moel Wnion then North Wales Path to Aber Falls. | david230201 | 18/09/2016 |
| 13 of 14. Pen y Cydgoed, Foel-ganol, Yr Orsedd, Carnedd y Ddelw, Drum, Foel-fras (repeat visit), Llwytmor, Carnedd Uchaf (repeat visit), Bera Mawr, Bera Bach, Drosgl, Gyrn Wigau, Gyrn and Moel Wnion. Start / finish at the carpack at the end of the Aber Falls road. With Jon Collingwood. | BobHancock | 24/07/2016 |
| Solo. From Moel Wnion and then on to Gyrn Wigai. | Aimless Rambler | 21/06/2016 |
| From Aber falls CP. Up road and on track all way to summit of Drum, then onto Foel-Fras, out to Llwytmor, back to Carnedd Uchaf & Foel Grach. Then over Yr Aryg to Drosgyl,Gyrn Wigau, Gyrn & Moel Winion before descent down past Aber Falls. Great views & sunshine all day | mart0797 | 02/06/2016 |
| 541m | The Grouse | 26/11/2015 |
| Finished a shift marshalling for race on Foel Fras and visited this en route to a wildcamp on Moel Wnion. Looks very inviting but it felt a bit dominated by Wnion when atop. | Jake994 | 13/06/2015 |
| With Moel Wnion | Colin Crawford | 10/03/2015 |
| With Keelie, Katie, Cheryl, Cabe, Marg, Pete, Karen, Clare and the boys on a very windy day. | simon and co | 18/10/2014 |
| From SH629691 - taking in Moel Wnion, Gyrn and Moel Faban. | summitsup | 15/06/2014 |