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Pen y Bwlch Gwyn
502m (1647ft)


Pen y Bwlch Gwyn is in The Arenigs Area, Gwynedd, Wales

*Pen y Bwlch Gwyn is actually just outside of The National Park Boundary

 


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Pen y Bwlch Gwyn Summit

Pen y Bwlch Gwyn Summit

Photo: Graham Lister


You can walk to the top of Pen y Bwlch Gwyn by using this route map:

Walk gw177 Foel Goch (Arenigs) and Moel Emoel from Cefn-ddwysarn

Good views of the Arenig Mountains

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Vital Statistics:

Length: 7.5ml (12km)
Ascent:1,963ft (598m)
Time:4.75hrs
Grade:Walk Grade 5 Icon (Moderate)

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Interactive Walking Maps

See Pen y Bwlch Gwyn and the surrounding tops on our unique, downloadable, PDF Peak Bagging Map:

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The Arenigs area of Snowdonia National Park

NB: Whether you print off a copy or download it to your phone, this PDF Peak Baggers' Map might prove incredibly useful when your are up there on the tops and you cannot get a phone signal.


See Pen y Bwlch Gwyn and the surrounding tops on our free-to-access 'Google Style' Peak Bagging Map:

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The Arenigs of Snowdonia National Park
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You can find Pen y Bwlch Gwyn & all the walks that climb it on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps:


1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (orange/yellow covers):

OS Explorer OL18 Harlech, Porthmadog & Bala/Y Bala


1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (pink/magenta covers):

OS Landranger 125 Bala & Lake Vyrnwy, Berwyn

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New Flash IconFellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, scaled, summited, hiked & bagged Pen y Bwlch Gwyn

Mark Davidson walked up Pen y Bwlch Gwyn on August 18th, 2008 [with] Mike [weather] Wet & rainy but cleared up later in the afternoon

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Photographs & Pictures of views from, on, or of, Pen y Bwlch Gwyn
Pen y Bwlch Gwyn from Garnedd Fawr

Pen y Bwlch Gwyn from Garnedd Fawr

Photo: Graham Lister (5)

The huge rock on the lower slopes of Pen y Bwlch Gwyn

The huge rock on the lower slopes of Pen y Bwlch Gwyn

Photo: Graham Lister (6)

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1 easy-to-follow, circular walk route PDFs that include Pen y Bwlch Gwyn

See Pen y Bwlch Gwyn and its nearby tops on our free-to-access 'Google Style' Interactive Peak Bagging Maps

Interactive Walk Planning Map for Pen y Bwlch Gwyn (worth a look if you've never seen one of these superb, free-to-access, walk planning maps)

Walk Reports from fellow hikers who have already climbed Pen y Bwlch Gwyn

Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Pen y Bwlch Gwyn


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