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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 10½mls (17km) |
| Ascent: | 3,273ft (998m) |
| Time: | 7hrs |
| Grade: |  |
Route outline for walk gw146:
Llanuwchllyn - Pont y Pandy - Garth Fawr - Moel Ddu - Moel Ffenigl - Aran Benllyn - Erw y Ddafad-ddu - Aran Fawddwy - Llanuwchllyn
Points of Interest/Notes on this walk:
Aran Fawddwy is the highest point in Wales south of Snowdon.
Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:
 3 Welsh Mountains |
 0 Wainwrights |
 3 Welsh Nuttalls |
 0 Welsh Deweys |
 0 Wainwright Outlying Fells |
 1 Welsh Marilyn |
 0 Bridgets |
Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:
The highest point of this walk is Aran Fawddwy at 905m (2970ft). Aran Fawddwy is classified as a Welsh Mountain (Hewitt) (16th highest in Wales, 23rd highest in England & Wales)
Aran Fawddwy is also known as a Welsh Nuttall (17th highest in Wales, 26th highest in England & Wales) and a Welsh Marilyn (7th highest in Wales, 228th highest in the UK).
The summit of Aran Fawddwy is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.
Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Aran Benllyn at 885m (2905ft). Aran Benllyn is classified as a Welsh Mountain (Hewitt) (20th highest in Wales, 32nd highest in England & Wales)
Aran Benllyn is also known as a Welsh Nuttall (22nd highest in Wales, 37th highest in England & Wales).
You will also reach the summit of Erw y Ddafad-ddu at 872m (2861ft). Erw y Ddafad-ddu is classified as a Welsh Mountain (Hewitt) (22nd highest in Wales, 37th highest in England & Wales)
Erw y Ddafad-ddu is also known as a Welsh Nuttall (24th highest in Wales, 42nd highest in England & Wales).
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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk gw146 Aran Fawddwy from Llanuwchllyn
In no particular order . . .
Following Nant-y-moch at the start of the walk up Pen Pumlumon Fawr (Plynlimon)
Creiglyn Dyfi from Erw y Ddafad-ddu with Gwaun Lydan (middle left) and Drysgol (Aran Fawddwy) (middle right) beyond
Gwaun y Llwyni (with Glasgwm in the distance right) from the RAF Memorial on Drws Bach
Aran Benllyn (in the distance) and Erw y Ddafad-ddu (mid distance) from Aran Fawddwy
View fhe summit of Aran Fawddwy looking North-East over Creiglyn Dyfi towards the Berwyns
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