Walk dn106 Foel Cwm-Sian Llwyd from Cwm Pennant
This 7¾ mile, Grade 5 (Moderate), easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk, complete with GPS Waypoints, starts at Cwm Pennant & will take you about 4½ hrs to complete.
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Detailed walk route map PDF | |
Vital Statistics: | ||
| Length: | 7 miles (11km) | |
| Ascent: | 2,373ft (723m) | |
| Time: | 5hrs | |
| Grade: |  | |
| Walk Type: | High Mountains | |
| Start: | Cow Bridge Car Park* | |
| Grid Ref: | NY403134 | |
| Sat Nav: | N54.5122 W2.9241 | |
| What3words: | scarecrow.generals.fire | |
| Postcode: | CA11 0NS‡ | |
| Car Park Fee: | Pay and display. Free parking for National Trust members | |
| Car Park Size: | Small. Only room for 22 well-parked cars | |
| Location: | On the A592 between Hartsop and Patterdale | |
| Stiles: | None | |
| Dogs: | Permitted under close control | |
| Terrain: | Good paths in the valley, thin mountain paths higher up | |
| Gear Needed: | Full mountain gear including boots, warm layers, waterproofs, food & water, and good weather | |
Route outline for this walk:
Cwm Pennant - Ffridd Ddu - Bryniau Gleision - Cwm Sian Llwyd - Foel Cwm-Sian Llwyd - Trwyn Swch - Nant Llwyn-gwerh - Nant Ceunant-bach - Milltir Gerrig - Nant Cwm Pydew - Blaen-y-cwm - Cwm Pennant
Points of Interest/Notes on this walk:
The descent from Craig Cwm Silyn into Cwm Pennant is down very steep grass and only recommended in good, dry weather. Further more the climb back out of Cwm Pennant involves over 700ft of ascent across rough grass.
Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:
 1 Welsh Mountain |
 0 Wainwrights |
 1 Welsh Nuttall |
 0 Welsh Deweys |
 0 Wainwright Outlying Fells |
 0 Welsh Marilyns |
 0 Bridgets |
Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:
The highest point of this walk is Foel Cwm-Sian Llwyd at 648m (2127ft). Foel Cwm-Sian Llwyd is classified as a Welsh Mountain (Hewitt) (104th highest in Wales, 251st highest in England & Wales)
Foel Cwm-Sian Llwyd is also known as a Welsh Nuttall (141st highest in Wales, 335th highest in England & Wales). The summit of Foel Cwm-Sian Llwyd is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.
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