Elidir Fawr
924m (3033ft)
The Glyders (or Glyderau), Snowdonia, Gwynedd, Wales
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Elidir Fawr means 'Big Elidir' in Welsh and is pronounced 'el-ee-d-eer vawr'.
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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
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 12.5ml (18.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 5,327ft (1,624m) |
| Time: | 9½ hrs |
| Grade: | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Pen-y-Gwryd Hotel - Llyn Caseg-fraith - Bwlch Tryfan - Tryfan - (Adam and Eve) - Bwlch Tryfan - Glyder Fach - The Cantilever Stone - Castell y Gwynt (Glyder Fach) - Bwlch y Ddwy-Glyder - Glyder Fawr - Y Garn (Glyderau) - Bwlch y Cywion - Foel-goch - Bwlch y Brecan - Bwlch y Marchlyn - Elidir Fawr - Afon Dudodyn - Nant Peris
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Elidir Fawr
Hazel Gilbert walked up Elidir Fawr on May 13th, 2016 [with] Lawrence [weather] Sunny
Daniel Moran climbed Elidir Fawr on March 5th, 2021 [from/via/route] Lake below [with] Wardy [weather] Decent weather - Small horse shoe
Donovan Suddell bagged Elidir Fawr on September 4th, 2023 [from/via/route] Nant Peris [with] Solo [weather] Beautiful sunny blue-sky day giving fantastic views
Stephanie Doyle hiked Elidir Fawr on March 19th, 2022 [with] Friend [weather] Windy
Melfyn Parry summited Elidir Fawr 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
Neall Garrad conquered Elidir Fawr on June 22nd, 2007 [from/via/route] 15 peaks route from Nant Peris to Llanfairfechan [with] Andy, Chris, John and Warren [weather] Mixed
Sion Britton scaled Elidir Fawr on August 25th, 2021 [from/via/route] O Deiniolen. [with] Gyda Sion Rich a Meical. [weather] Noswaith braf.
Adrian Haywood walked up Elidir Fawr on April 18th, 2021 [from/via/route] From Nant Peris [with] Friends [weather] Nice day!
Andy Buxton climbed Elidir Fawr on June 22nd, 1968 [from/via/route] 14 Peaks (but done before & since) [with] BVGS
Angela Moroney bagged Elidir Fawr during 2011 - 2017 3PEAKS
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Elidir Fawr
Y Garn (Glyderau), Elidir Fawr (centre) and Foel-goch from near Y Foel Goch
*Carnedd Gwenllian (Carnedd Uchaf), Foel Grach, Carnedd Llewelyn, Carnedd Dafydd, Yr Elen, Foel-goch, Elidir Fawr, Mynydd Perfedd and Carnedd y Filiast from Drosgl
Elidir Fawr across Marchlyn Mawr Reservoir from Carnedd y Filiast (Glyderau) summit
The shoulder of Elidir Fawr, Carnedd y Filiast (Glyderau), Mernedd Perfedd and Foel-goch from Y Garn (Glyderau)
*360 degree panorama featuring Carnedd Dafydd, Foel-Goch (foreground), Tryfan and Glyder Fach, Y Garn (foreground), Crib Goch and Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) from the summit of Elidir Fawr
Carnedd y Filiast (Glyderau) (North Top), Carnedd y Filiast (Glyderau) and Marchlyn Mawr Reservoir from Bwlch Y Marchlyn, Elidir Fawr
Foel-goch, Elidir Fawr, Mynydd Perfedd and Carnedd y Filiast from Carnedd Gwenllian (Carnedd Uchaf)
*Y Garn (Glyderau) (far left), Elidir Fawr, Foel-goch, Mynydd Perfedd and Carnedd y Filiast (Glyderau) from Tryfan
Y Garn (Moel Hebog) from Trum y Ddysgl - with Foel Goch (left), Moel Cynghorion (right) and Elidir Fawr between
Elidir Fawr, Bera Bach and Bera Mawr, with Yr Eifl in the distance from Llwytmor
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