Tarren y Gesail
667m (2189ft)
The Cadair Idris Area, Snowdonia, Gwynedd, Wales
The summit of Tarren y Gesail is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 10.5ml (17km) |
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| Ascent: | 3,328ft (1,014m) |
| Time: | 7.25hrs |
| Grade: |  (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Abergynolwyn - Nant Gwernol - Nant Gwernol Station - Drum House - Nant Moelfre - Moelfre - Tarrenhendre - Pant Gwyn (Tarrenhendre) - Mynydd Rhyd-galed - Foel y Geifr - Tarren y Gesail - Bryn-Eglwys Quarry - Abergynolwyn
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Tarren y Gesail
Mark Davidson walked up Tarren y Gesail on June 30th, 2009 [from/via/route] Walk gw148 Tarrenhendre & Tarren y Gesail from Abergynolwyn [with] Alone [weather] Started of OK but a storm rolled in with thunder & lightning when if was on Tarrenhendre - all bit scary really
Donovan Suddell climbed Tarren y Gesail on October 9th, 2021 [from/via/route] Abergynolwyn [with] On my own [weather] Cloudy
Chris Hughes bagged Tarren y Gesail on September 19th, 2020 [from/via/route] Abergynolwyn [weather] Dry, very windy
Christina Lander hiked Tarren y Gesail on May 12th, 2015 [from/via/route] Abergynolwyn - Nant Gwernol railway station - Tarrenhendre - Foel y Geifr - Tarren y Gesail - Bryn-Eglwys Quarry - Abergynolwyn [with] Dick & Suzanne [weather] Dry, sunny but quite windy
Paul Booth and Trevor Williams have both walked, climbed & bagged Tarren y Gesail.
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Mynydd Rhyd-galed (left) and Foel y Geifr with The Dovey Estuary beyond from Tarren y Gesail
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