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| Name: | Ffridd Fach |
| Hill number: | 14378 |
| Height: | 457m / 1499ft |
| Parent (Ma): | 19413 Foel Cedig |
| County/UA: | Powys |
| Topographical area: | WN10 Aran-idris |
| SMC/RHB section: | 30E: Bala to Welshpool |
| Nuttall/Wainwright area: | The Berwyns |
| Catchment: | Severn |
| Class: | Tump (400-499m) (Tu,4) |
| Grid ref: | SJ 02566 22516 |
| Summit feature: | cairn |
| Drop: | 32m |
| Col: | 425m SJ026226  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 125 (1:25k) 239 |
| Survey: | obvious summit |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 22 users) | By | Date of Ascent |
| Parked at RSPB car park by dam, through hotel grounds and followed path through woods alongside river up to small reservoir, bluebells all over the place today.Then on to top. From summit descended WSW to farm track on other side of river and back to car park | Rob50 | 27/05/2023 |
| Parked at SJ 05903 23490 and followed marktrengrove's route up Carnedd Das Eithin before continuing across to Ffordd Gefn (tricky bit getting through the narrow strip of woodland in the valley bottom), Ffridd Fach and Croes y Forwyn. Back through the forest paths and road. 8 miles - 3 1/2 hours. | clivevilla | 03/10/2018 |
| From Moel y Belan. Descended to the road again, then taking the lane north to Ty-llwyd. Then onwards up Cwm Cynon past a small lake to the summit on the northern end of the ridge. Onwards to Croes y Forwyn. With AC. | Man of Kernow1 | 23/02/2018 |
| 3/5 (Ffordd Gefn (Bryn Gwyn)/Cyrniau y Llyn/Ffrid Fach/Croes y Frowen/Carnedd Das Eithin) | Fergalh | 13/01/2018 |
| From carpark on B4391 at Penybontfawr at SJ 08825 24544. Did a round of hills. Up from Cwm Hirnant. Then to Ffordd Gefn. | Alan Moore | 06/01/2016 |
| Circuit from Lake Vyrnwy over Croes y Forwen then Ffridd Fach returning by the valley of Afon y Dolau Gwynion (difficult to follow the path in summer veg). Little frequented but someone had been to these tops v recently - must be a bagger? | summitsup | 13/07/2014 |
| from Ty brith, Hirnant as a loop up cyrniau then along ffordd gefn, fridd fach & croes y forwyn.open moor a little boggy but wonderful open space. summit has a number of knolls with jagged rocks. a splendid place. view to Aran nice also c.idris & plynlimon. | stig_nest | 08/08/2013 |
| SJ0257022517 | Anton | 14/10/2012 |
| Parked at the Vyrnwy dam. Up a good track to Croes y Forwyn and on to Ffridd Fach. Couldn't find marked footbridge and had a cold river crossing, getting back to the car in the dark. Cold day with some snow patches and low cloud. With Gillian | richard69 | 24/12/2010 |
| shapely little summit, nice view. f/p from SE, park on forest track 031225 | RHW | 01/04/2006 |
| Dusty | 11/03/2024 | |
| TREBORK | 06/06/2023 | |
| tomcr88 | 27/09/2020 | |
| Steve Q | 29/08/2020 | |
| beckybags | 12/12/2018 | |
| A Peckish | 12/12/2018 | |
| TK | 09/03/2018 | |
| Alex C | 23/02/2018 | |
| MM | 26/04/2015 | |
| JohnStoneham | 13/11/2013 | |
| stevent0809 | 26/05/2013 | |
| andrew.allum | 01/01/2000 |