Foel Gron
629m (2064ft)
The Snowdon Area, Snowdonia, Gwynedd, Wales
Foel Gron means 'Round Bare Hill' in Welsh and is pronounced 'foil gron'.
The summit of Foel Gron is unmarked, just grass beside a fence.
Cefn-Du, Moel Eilio (Llanberis), Foel Gron, Foel Goch and Moel Cynghorion from Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa)
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 11ml (17.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 4,175ft (1,273m) |
| Time: | 8 hrs |
| Grade: |  (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Snowdon Mountain Railway Llanberis Station - Cader Ellyll - Llanberis Path - Halfway Station - Llechog (Llanberis Path) - Clogwyn Station - Llyn Du'r Arrdu - Bwlch Cwm Brwynog - Moel Cynghorion - Bwlch Maesgwm - Foel Goch (Snowdon) - Foel Gron - Moel Eilio (Llanberis) - Llanberis.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 13.25ml (21km) |
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| Ascent: | 5,651ft (1,723m) |
| Time: | 10½ hrs |
| Grade: |  (Very Hard) |
Route Summary:
Snowdon Mountain Railway Llanberis Station - Cader Ellyll - Llanberis Path - Halfway Station - Llechog (Llanberis Path) - Clogwyn Station - Garnedd Ugain (Crib y Ddysgl) - Bwlch Glas - Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) - Clogwyn Du'r Arddu Path - Snowdon Ranger Path - Moel Cynghorion - Bwlch Maesgwm - Foel Goch (Snowdon) - Foel Gron - Moel Eilio (Llanberis) - Llanberis.
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Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Foel Gron
Donovan Suddell walked up Foel Gron on August 4th, 2023 [from/via/route] Tyn Yr Onnen Farm [with] Solo [weather] summit in cloud - Early morning walk
Melfyn Parry climbed it on September 6th, 2020 [from/via/route] Circumnavigation of Moel Eilio. Start point 573609, Padarn Country Park. Walked through woods alongside caravan park, round back of Siemens & up through the old quarry. Ascent of Moel Eilio & then on to Foel Gron & Foel Goch before descending to path to cross Snowdon railway line & then down to station. Visited the waterfall on Afon Arddu before returning to carpark. [with] PRC [weather] Heavy showers but not too much wind. Brighter later.
Sion Britton bagged it on April 3rd, 2021 [from/via/route] Llwybr Llechi wrth Waunfawr. [with] Rhiannon [weather] Braf.
Andy Buxton hiked Foel Gron during August, 1967 [with] Dad
Christina Lander summited on May 15th, 2019 [from/via/route] Llanberis - Moel Eilio - Foel Gron - Foel Goch - Moel Cynghorion - Llanberis [with] Dick & Meg [weather] Beautiful, warm, sunny day
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Foel Gron
Moel Eilio (left), Foel Gron, Moel Cynghorion and Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) from Moel Yr Ogof
On Y Clegyr above Llyn Padarn (Llanberis) with Crib Goch, Garnedd Ugain (Crib y Ddysgl), Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa), Moel Cynghorion, Foel Goch (Snowdon), Foel Gron and Moel Eilio (Llanberis) in the background
Mynydd Mawr (Llyn Cwellyn), Y Garn (Moel Hebog), The Nantlle Ridge and Mynydd Drws-y-coed from Trum y Ddysgl - with The Snowdon Massif (Moel Eilio (Llanberis), Foel Gron, Moel Cynghorion, Garnedd Ugain (Crib y Ddysgl), Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa), Y Lliwedd and Yr Aran) forming the backdrop
Mynydd Tal-y-mignedd and Mynydd Drws-y-coed (left) with Moel Eilio (in shadow), Foel Gron, Moel Cynghorion and Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) from the cairn on the summit of Moel Yr Ogof
Cairn on Foel Rudd (Mynydd Mawr) with Moel Eilio, Foel Gron and Foel Goch (Snowdon) in the background
Moel Eilio, Foel Gron and Foel Goch (Snowdon) tower above Llyn Celwyn from Foel Rudd (Mynydd Mawr)
Moel Eilio, Foel Gron and Foel Goch (Snowdon) in the distance with Mynydd Mawr (Llyn Cwellyn) (left), Cwm Planwydd and Foel Rudd (Mynydd Mawr) (right) from Craig y Bera
Mynydd Mawr (Llyn Cwellyn) (left), Llyn Cwellyn, Moel Eilio (Llanberis) (right) and Foel Gron (far right) from the Rhyd Ddu path
Llyn Nantlle Uchaf, Dyffryn Nantlle, Mynydd Mawr, Rhyd Ddu, Llyn y Dywarchen, The Snowdon Massif (Moel Eilio (Llanberis), Foel Gron, Moel Cynghorion, Garnedd Ugain (Crib y Ddysgl), Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa), Y Lliwedd and Yr Aran from Y Garn (Moel Hebog)
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