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Route outline for walk cw109:

Capel Curig  -  Bron Heulog  -  Llyn Cowlyd  -  Pen Llithrig y Wrach  -  Bwlch y Tri Marchog  -  Pen Yr Helgi Du  -  Nant y Benglog  -  Capel Curig

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Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

2 Welsh Mountains

0 Wainwrights

2 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 Pen yr Helgi Du at 833m (2734ft). Pen yr Helgi Du is classified as a Welsh Mountain (Hewitt) (26th highest in Wales, 57th highest in England & Wales)

Pen yr Helgi Du is also known as a Welsh Nuttall (30th highest in Wales, 66th highest in England & Wales). Pen yr Helgi Du means 'Hill of the Black Dog' in Welsh and is pronounced 'pen-ur-hell-gi-dee'.

The summit of Pen yr Helgi Du is marked by a beehive shaped cairn.

Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Pen Llithrig y Wrach at 799m (2622ft). Pen Llithrig y Wrach is classified as a Welsh Mountain (Hewitt) (36th highest in Wales, 80th highest in England & Wales)

Pen Llithrig y Wrach is also known as a Welsh Nuttall (46th highest in Wales, 96th highest in England & Wales) and a Welsh Marilyn (16th highest in Wales, 395th highest in the UK).

Pen Llithrig y Wrach means 'Slippery Hill of the Witch' in Welsh and is pronounced 'Pen Thlith-rig ee racht'.

The summit of Pen Llithrig y Wrach is marked by a cairn.

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