Carnedd y Filiast (Glyderau)
822m (2698ft)
The Glyders (or Glyderau), Snowdonia, Gwynedd, Wales
Carnedd y Filiast (Glyderau) means 'Cairn of the Greyhound' in Welsh and is pronounced 'kan-neth ee viliast'.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 10.75ml (17km) |
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| Ascent: | 4,699ft (1,432m) |
| Time: | 8½ hrs |
| Grade: |  (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Nant Peris - Gwastadnant - Afon Las - Llyn y Cwm - Y Garn (Glyderau) - Bwlch y Cywion - Foel-goch - Bwlch y Brecan - Mynydd Perfedd - Carnedd y Filiast (Glyderau) - Carnedd y Filiast (Glyderau) (North Top) - Carnedd y Filiast (Glyderau) - Mynydd Perfedd - Bwlch y Marchlyn - Elidir Fawr - Afon Dudodyn - Nant Peris
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Carnedd y Filiast (Glyderau)
Hazel Gilbert walked up Carnedd y Filiast (Glyderau) on May 13th, 2016 [with] Lawrence
Daniel Moran climbed Carnedd y Filiast (Glyderau) on March 5th, 2021 [from/via/route] Lake below [with] Wardy [weather] Decent weather - Small horse shoe
Donovan Suddell bagged Carnedd y Filiast (Glyderau) on September 4th, 2023 [from/via/route] Nant Peris [with] Solo [weather] Beautiful sunny blue-sky day giving fantastic views
Stephanie Doyle hiked Carnedd y Filiast (Glyderau) on March 19th, 2022 [with] Friend [weather] Windy
Melfyn Parry summited Carnedd y Filiast (Glyderau) on November 1st, 2018 [from/via/route] Marchlyn Mawr loop. Start point 596631, tarmac path up to Marchlyn Mawr dam, scrambling up east side of Elidir Fawr ridge, ascending to summit. Return to notch then descent to Bwlch y Marchlyn then climb to summit of Mynydd Perfedd & then over to Carnedd y Filiast stopping on route to see "Atlantic Slabs". Descent from summit to west side of Marchlyn dam before returning to start point. [with] DS & ChW [weather] Mainly sunny day
Sion Britton conquered Carnedd y Filiast (Glyderau) on August 25th, 2021 [from/via/route] O Deiniolen. [with] Gyda Sion Rich a Meical. [weather] Noswaith braf.
Adrian Haywood scaled Carnedd y Filiast (Glyderau) on April 18th, 2021 [from/via/route] From Nant Peris over Elidir Fawr [with] Friends [weather] Nice day!
Andy Buxton walked up Carnedd y Filiast (Glyderau) during August, 1965 [with] Dad
Angela Moroney climbed Carnedd y Filiast (Glyderau) during 2017 - 2017 3PEAKS
Christina Lander bagged Carnedd y Filiast (Glyderau) on September 27th, 2018 [from/via/route] Deiniolen - Carnedd y Filiast - Mynydd Perfedd - Elidyr Fawr - Elidyr Fach - Deiniolen [with] Dick & Meg [weather] A perfect sunny day - Beautiful views across Anglesey, & towards Tryfan & Snowdon
Bleddyn Rhys hiked Carnedd y Filiast (Glyderau) on October 24th, 2010 [from/via/route] Dyffryn Ogwen - cerdded lawr y lon o Ogwen Cottage, fynnu ar y ridge ac yn ol i'r Dwyrain ar hyd y copaon. [with] Gyda Kev [weather] Braf a chymylog. Golygfeudd gwych! - Diwrnod hir a da. Ymweld a goreuon Cymru.
Kevin Williams summited Carnedd y Filiast (Glyderau) on March 20th, 2018 [from/via/route] Marchlyn Mawr reservoir road [with] Solo [weather] Sunny, some snow
Mark Hanley conquered Carnedd y Filiast (Glyderau) on December 23rd, 2017 [from/via/route] Idwal Cottage [weather] mostly clear
John Drysdale scaled Carnedd y Filiast (Glyderau) on April 2nd, 2017 [from/via/route] From Vaynol Arms to summit then heading out along the ridge to Carnedd y Filiast 821 m [with] Solo [weather] Sunny
Marilyn Wadkin walked up Carnedd y Filiast (Glyderau) on May 15th, 2016 [from/via/route] Circular walk from Deiniolen past Marchlyn Mawr reservoir. [with] Rob. [weather] Very cold wind with warm sunny intervals. - Then on to Mynydd Perfedd, Elidir Fawr & Elidir Fach.
Robert Taylor-Marriott climbed Carnedd y Filiast (Glyderau) on September 17th, 2012 [from/via/route] Route 40: Mynydd Perfedd & Carnedd y filiast (MPCF). [with] Vince Wetton, Adam & Robert Taylor-Marriott. [weather] Sunny, cloudy, misty
Stephen Lewis bagged Carnedd y Filiast (Glyderau) on August 24th, 2013 [from/via/route] gw194, Nant Peris [with] Alone [weather] Low cloud, drizzle - Nice pint in Vaynol Arms post walk
David Lane hiked Carnedd y Filiast (Glyderau) on October 27th, 2005 [with] Kelly
Vince Wetton summited Carnedd y Filiast (Glyderau) on September 17th, 2012 [with] RTM
Sarah Groves, Wendy Sockett, Mark Davidson, Louis Smith, Linda Mckeogh, Paul Booth, Trevor Williams, Stephen Millington and Michael Smith have all walked, climbed & bagged Carnedd y Filiast (Glyderau).
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Carnedd y Filiast (Glyderau)
*Y Garn (Glyderau) (far left), Elidir Fawr, Foel-goch, Mynydd Perfedd and Carnedd y Filiast (Glyderau) from Tryfan
The shoulder of Elidir Fawr, Carnedd y Filiast (Glyderau), Mernedd Perfedd and Foel-goch from Y Garn (Glyderau)
Elidir Fawr across Marchlyn Mawr Reservoir from Carnedd y Filiast (Glyderau) summit
Carnedd y Filiast (Glyderau) (North Top) (the grassy hump mid picture) from Carnedd y Filiast (Glyderau) summit
Carnedd y Filiast (Glyderau) (North Top), Carnedd y Filiast (Glyderau) and Marchlyn Mawr Reservoir from Bwlch Y Marchlyn, Elidir Fawr
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