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Aran Fawddwy
905m (2970ft)


The Arans Area, Snowdonia, Gwynedd, Wales

The summit of Aran Fawddwy is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.


Record Aran Fawddwy as Bagged, Climbed & Conquered

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Welsh Mountain
16th highest in Wales,
23rd in England & Wales

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Welsh Nuttall
17th highest in Wales,
26th in England & Wales

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Welsh Marilyn
7th highest in Wales,
228th highest in Great Britain

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Welsh Trig Point (Pillar)

Aran Fawddwy Summit

Aran Fawddwy Summit

Photo: Tony Statham


Not familiar with this top?

2 easy-to-follow, circular walk route PDFs that include Aran Fawddwy

Interactive Walk Planning Map for Aran Fawddwy (worth a look if you've never seen one of these superb, free-to-access, walk planing maps)

PDF Peak Bagging Map that includes Aran Fawddwy

Walk Reports from fellow hikers who have already climbed Aran Fawddwy

Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Aran Fawddwy



You can walk to the top of Aran Fawddwy by using either of these 2 easy‑to‑follow route maps:
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Walk gw146 Aran Fawddwy from Llanuwchllyn

Superb ridge walk

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Vital Statistics:

Length: 10.5ml (17km)
Ascent:3,273ft (998m)
Time:7 hrs
Grade:Walk Grade 7 Icon (Hard)
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Walk gw185 Gwaun y Llwyni, Aran Fawddwy, Erw y Ddafad-ddu, Aran Benllyn and Pen yr Allt Uchaf from Cwm Cywarch

Glorious views, gloriously quiet

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Vital Statistics:

Length: 12ml (19km)
Ascent:4,050ft (1,234m)
Time:8½ hrs
Grade:Walk Grade 8 Icon (Hard)

See Aran Fawddwy and the surrounding tops on our free-to-access 'Google Style' Peak Bagging Maps:

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The Arans of Snowdonia National Park
Less data - quicker to download

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The Whole of Snowdonia National Park
More data - might take a little longer to download


See Aran Fawddwy and the surrounding tops on our downloadable Peak Bagging Map in PDF format:

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The Arans 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.


You can find Aran Fawddwy & all the walks that climb it on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps:

Snowdonia National Park


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

OS Explorer OL23 Cadair Idris & Bala Lake/Llyn Tegid


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

OS Landranger 124 Dolgellau & Porthmadog


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Other walkers who hiked, climbed, bagged and summited Aran Fawddwy 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 it during 2017 [with] 3PEAKS

Mark Hanley bagged it 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 on September 17th, 2009 [with] Alone [weather] Bit grey really but the tops were clear

Mike Hind conquered it 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 it 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 it 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 it 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 on April 11th, 2014 [from/via/route] GW185 less 2 Northenmost peaks [with] RTM+ ADAM [weather] Lovely sunny day

Alberto Lopes conquered it on March 26th, 2012 [from/via/route] gw185 from Cwm Cywarch [with] Rachel [weather] Sunny

Robert Logan scaled it 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

On Aran Fawddwy

On Aran Fawddwy

Photo: Donovan Suddell (1)

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The propeller from a crashed Mosquito aircraft on Aran Fawddwy

The propeller from a crashed Mosquito aircraft on Aran Fawddwy

Photo: Paul Johnson (26)

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Ladder stile on Aran Fawddwy

Ladder stile on Aran Fawddwy

Photo: Donovan Suddell (3)

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Summit cairn on Erw y Ddafad-ddu with Aran Fawddwy beyond

Summit cairn on Erw y Ddafad-ddu with Aran Fawddwy beyond

Photo: Mark Kissipie (296)

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Approaching the summit of Aran Fawddwy

Approaching the summit of Aran Fawddwy

Photo: Donovan Suddell (2)

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Erw y Ddafad-ddu summit with Aran Fawddwy beyond

Erw y Ddafad-ddu summit with Aran Fawddwy beyond

Photo: Dewi Roberts (3)

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Aran Fawddwy from Drysgol (Aran Fawddwy)

Aran Fawddwy from Drysgol (Aran Fawddwy)

Photo: Dewi Roberts (6)

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Creiglyn Dyfi from Erw y Ddafad-ddu with Gwaun Lydan (middle left) and Drysgol (Aran Fawddwy) (middle right) beyond

Creiglyn Dyfi from Erw y Ddafad-ddu with Gwaun Lydan (middle left) and Drysgol (Aran Fawddwy) (middle right) beyond

Photo: Mark Kissipie (297)

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Glasgwm from Aran Fawddwy

Glasgwm from Aran Fawddwy

Photo: Dewi Roberts (4)

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Panorama featuring Aran Fawddwy,  Drws Bach, Drysgol, Gwaun Lydan, Waun Goch and Pen yr Allt Uchaf from the summit of Gwaun y Llwyni

Panorama featuring Aran Fawddwy, Drws Bach, Drysgol, Gwaun Lydan, Waun Goch and Pen yr Allt Uchaf from the summit of Gwaun y Llwyni

Photo: Mark Kissipie (291)

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