Aran Fawddwy
905m (2970ft)
The Arans Area, Snowdonia, Gwynedd, Wales
The summit of Aran Fawddwy is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.
Aran Fawddwy is the highest point in Wales south of Snowdon.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 10.5ml (17km) |
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| Ascent: | 3,273ft (998m) |
| Time: | 7 hrs |
| Grade: |  (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Llanuwchllyn - Pont y Pandy - Garth Fawr - Moel Ddu - Moel Ffenigl - Aran Benllyn - Erw y Ddafad-ddu - Aran Fawddwy - Llanuwchllyn
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 12ml (19km) |
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| Ascent: | 4,050ft (1,234m) |
| Time: | 8½ hrs |
| Grade: |  (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Cwm Cywarch - Afon Cywarch - Waun Camddwr - Camddwr - Gwaun y Llwyni - Aran Fawddwy - Erw y Ddafad-ddu - Aran Benllyn - Aran Fawddwy (South Top) - Drws Bach - Drysgol (Aran Fawddwy) - Gwaun Lydan - Pumryd Fawr - Waun Goch - Pen yr Allt Uchaf - Allt Uchaf - Ty'n-y-ddol - Cwm Cywarch
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Aran Fawddwy
Hazel Gilbert walked up Aran Fawddwy on April 13th, 2002 [with] Lawrence [weather] Sunny
Angela Moroney climbed Aran Fawddwy during 2017 [with] 3PEAKS
Mark Hanley bagged Aran Fawddwy on July 21st, 2018 [from/via/route] Cwm Cywarch [with] alone [weather] cloudy
Bleddyn Rhys hiked Aran Fawddwy on July 9th, 2011 [from/via/route] Ar hyd y ridge o Llanuwchllyn [with] Gyda Siw a Carads a Kev a Ceri a Lleucu ac hefyd Dafydd [weather] Braf iawn - dim glaw. Ddim rhy boeth - diwrnod perffaith! - Mynd yn ol 'ryn ffordd - unarddeg milltir i'r Eagles erbyn diwedd. Diwrnod bendigedig!
Mark Davidson summited Aran Fawddwy on September 17th, 2009 [with] Alone [weather] Bit grey really but the tops were clear
Mike Hind conquered Aran Fawddwy on March 21st, 2016 [from/via/route] Car park near Blaencywarch Farm, via Glasgwm, in Cwm Cywarch. [with] Alone [weather] Overcast with low cloud - Missed almost all the views due to low cloud. There was still some snow in the hollows near the summit. The circuit via Glasgwm & down Cwm Cywarch took five hours in total.
Christina Lander scaled Aran Fawddwy on September 11th, 2015 [from/via/route] Cwm Cywarch - Aran Fawddwy - Erw y Ddafad-ddu - Aran Fawddwy - Dwrs Bach - Drosgl - Cwm Cywarch [with] Dick [weather] Sunny day, very windy on the tops
Trevor Williams walked up Aran Fawddwy on February 19th, 2015 [weather] wet
Robert Taylor-Marriott climbed Aran Fawddwy on April 11th, 2014 [from/via/route] Route 56: Waun Camddwr. Gwaun Llwyni. Gwaun Lydon. Moel y Cerrig Duon. Aran Fawddwy. [with] Vince Wetton, Adam & Robert Taylor-Marriott. [weather] Sunny.
Andrew Joss bagged Aran Fawddwy on September 2nd, 2014 [from/via/route] Dinas Mawddwy car park [with] Barbara, Mick, Pippa and Benson [weather] Very Sunny - Fantastic views
Stephen Lewis hiked Aran Fawddwy during July, 2012 [from/via/route] Bala weekend. [with] Alone. [weather] Sun & cloud. - Stayed at Bala Backpackers hostel, very good.
Vince Wetton summited Aran Fawddwy on April 11th, 2014 [from/via/route] GW185 less 2 Northenmost peaks [with] RTM+ ADAM [weather] Lovely sunny day
Alberto Lopes conquered Aran Fawddwy on March 26th, 2012 [from/via/route] gw185 from Cwm Cywarch [with] Rachel [weather] Sunny
Robert Logan scaled Aran Fawddwy on October 27th, 2012 [from/via/route] LLanuwchllyn, Aran Benllyn [with] Judith Logan [weather] Cold, Icy NNW wind. Good visibility.
Kath Edwards walked up Aran Fawddwy on April 16th, 2011 [from/via/route] Via Erw y Ddafad-ddu & Aran Fawddwy
Stephanie Doyle, Donovan Suddell, Louis Smith, Linda Mckeogh, Paul Booth, Richard Penney, Stephen Millington and Ben Wells have all walked, climbed & bagged Aran Fawddwy.
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Aran Fawddwy
Lechwedd Du summit cairn with the Aran Fawddwy ridge (Aran Fawddwy, Erw y Ddafad-ddu & Aran Benllyn) in the background
The unmarked grassy summit of Drysgol (Aran Fawddwy) with Drws Bach (centre left) and the upper lopes of Aran Fawddwy (right) in the distance
Creiglyn Dyfi from Erw y Ddafad-ddu with Gwaun Lydan (middle left) and Drysgol (Aran Fawddwy) (middle right) beyond
Hafoty'r Hengwm (in the bottom of the valley), Gwaun y Llwyni (midground) and Aran Fawddwy (background) from Waun Goch
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