Rhinog Fawr
720m (2363ft)
The Rhinogs Area, Snowdonia, Gwynedd, Wales
The summit of Rhinog Fawr is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 12mls (19km) |
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| Ascent: | 4,723ft (1,439m) |
| Time: | 9.25hrs |
| Grade: |  (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Maes-y-garnedd - Nantcol - Rhinog Fawr - Bwlch Drws-Ardudwy - Rhinog Fach - Llyn Hywel - Y Llethr - Crib-y-rhiw - Diffwys - Diffwys (West Top) - Llyn Bodlyn - Cil-cychwyn - Pont Cerrig - Afon Cwmnantcol - Cwm Nantcol - Maes-y-garnedd
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Rhinog Fawr
Melfyn Parry walked up Rhinog Fawr on May 17th, 2023 [from/via/route] Started walk from the car park at Maes y Garnedd at 08:45 & followed the route as described on GW159. Notes were generally very good. Path was not easy to follow down from Rhinog Fawr but eventually reached Bwlch Drws Ardudwy & struggled again to find the start of the path up Rhinog Fach, once found it was easy to follow to the summit although it was a hard slog. Once at the top navigation was straightforward to Llyn Hywel albeit quite slow progress due to the nature of the path. Another slog up to Llethr but easy path to follow. From Llethr the grassy path was much easier to make quicker progress & the next three tops (Crib y Rhiw, Diffwys & Diffwys West Top) were reached without difficulty. I decided to go down to Port Scethin & take the bridle path back but this was a mistake as the bridle path as shown on the OS didn't exist. It was hard going through reed beds, boggy land & clumps of heather & bilberry bushes to get back to the path leading back to the carpark, only seeing the bridle path for the final 400m or so. [with] On my own [weather] Sunny spells & quite warm at times especially on uphill sections when in lea of the breeze. On the tops the breeze was chilly. - Stunning views in all directions. Well worth the effort but the ascents are quite hard work, not for the faint hearted.
Mark Davidson climbed Rhinog Fawr on June 2nd, 2010 [from/via/route] Walk gw159 Rhinog Fawr, Rhinog Fach, Y Llethr & Diffwys from Cwm Nantcol [with] Alone [weather] Bright & sunny - perfect walking conditions
Callum Wilson bagged Rhinog Fawr on June 4th, 2022 [from/via/route] Cwm Nantcol car park & first part of route 159. [with] Dad [weather] Rained off & on all day, v.wet on the approach to Cambrian Way Footpath. - Extremely picturesque valley which we will surely return to. Intend to do route 159 but we lost time initially with difficult route finding. Paths very difficult to follow, Cambrian way is not well trodden at all. If we return & complete route 159 we will not include Rhinog Fawr again.
Andy Buxton hiked Rhinog Fawr on June 20th, 1968 [from/via/route] Roman Steps [with] BVGS [weather] Sunny/showers - Training for 14 Peaks (we reckoned that the 14 Peaks were good training for the Rhinogs!)
Christina Lander summited Rhinog Fawr on September 3rd, 2015 [from/via/route] Craigddu-isaf - Bwlch Drws-Ardudwy - Rhinog Fawr - Llyn Du - Craigddu-isaf [with] Dick [weather] Fine & dry, excellent visibility
Robert Taylor-Marriott conquered Rhinog Fawr on June 16th, 2011 [from/via/route] Route 29: Rhinog Fawr (RF). [with] Vince Wetton and Robert Taylor-Marriott. [weather] Sunny/cloudy.
Vince Wetton scaled Rhinog Fawr on June 16th, 2011 [weather] RTM
Kath Edwards walked up Rhinog Fawr on October 25th, 2011 [with] Meg and ted
Mike Harris, Donovan Suddell, Linda Mckeogh, Trevor Williams and Paul Booth have all walked, climbed & bagged Rhinog Fawr.
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Rhinog Fawr
Rhinog Fawr towers above Bwlch Drws-Ardudwy from the cairn on the North end of the Rhinog Fach ridge
Looking back up to Rhinog Fawr from the large cairn on Bwlch Drws-Ardudwy
The Rhinogs featuring (left to right): Rhinog Fawr, Rhinog Fach, Y Llethr, Diffwys and Moelfre (Rhinogs) (behind the house) from Llandanwg
Rhinog Fawr and Northern Snowdonia from the cairn on the north end of the Rhinog Fach ridge
Rhinog Fawr (centre left) and Rhinog Fach (centre right) and Llyn Hywel from Y Llethr
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