Walk gw147 Y Garn (Glyderau) from Ogwen Cottage, Llyn Ogwen

A short but strenuous walk to dramatic views


Route outline for walk gw147:

Llyn Ogwen  -  Ogwen Cottage  -  'Tin Pan Alley'  -  Llyn Glyd  -  Y Garn (Glyderau)  -  Llyn y Cwm  -  Twll Du (Devil's Kitchen)  -  Llyn Idwal  -  Ogwen Cottage  -  Pont Pen-y-benglog  -  Llyn Ogwen



Points of Interest/Notes on this walk:

Try and find time to have a look underneath Pont Pen-y-benglog (near Ogwen Cottage at the western end of Llyn Ogwen) where the remains of the original stone arched bridge built by Thomas Telford can be seen. Access the river bank is via a stile on NW side of the bridge.


Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

hewitt
1
Welsh
Mountain
Wainwright
0
Wainwrights
 Welsh Nuttall
1
Welsh
Nuttall
Dewey
0
Welsh
Deweys
Wainwright Outlying Fell
0
Wainwright
Outlying Fells
marilyn
1
Welsh
Marilyn
Bridget
0
Bridgets

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Y Garn (Glyderau) at 947m (3108ft). Y Garn (Glyderau) is classified as a Welsh Mountain (Hewitt) (10th highest in Wales, 13th highest in England & Wales)

Y Garn (Glyderau) is also known as a Welsh Nuttall (11th highest in Wales, 15th highest in England & Wales) and a Welsh Marilyn (4th highest in Wales, 167th highest in the UK).

Y Garn (Glyderau) means 'The Cairn' in Welsh and is pronounced 'ur gan (g-lid-der-rye)'.

The summit of Y Garn (Glyderau) is marked by a large cairn.


You can find more walks near this one on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps: (click/TAP to select)

Snowdonia National Park


1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (the ones with orange/yellow covers):

OL17 Snowdon/Yr Wyddfa and Conwy Valley/Dyffryn Conwy


1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (the ones with pink/magenta covers):

115 Snowdon & Caernarfon


Some Photos and Pictures from Walk gw147 Y Garn (Glyderau) from Ogwen Cottage, Llyn Ogwen

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Walk gw147 Y Garn (Glyderau) from Ogwen Cottage, Llyn Ogwen - Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) from Y Garn (Glyderau) summit

Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) from Y Garn (Glyderau) summit

Photo: Geoff Smithson (46)

Walk gw147 Y Garn (Glyderau) from Ogwen Cottage, Llyn Ogwen - The Devil's Kitchen (Twll Du) from near Llyn Idwal

The Devil's Kitchen (Twll Du) from near Llyn Idwal

Photo: Geoff Smithson (24)

Walk gw147 Y Garn (Glyderau) from Ogwen Cottage, Llyn Ogwen - Tryfan from Y Garn (Glyderau)

Tryfan from Y Garn (Glyderau)

Photo: Geoff Smithson (49)

Walk gw147 Y Garn (Glyderau) from Ogwen Cottage, Llyn Ogwen - Twll Du (The Devil's Kitchen)

Twll Du (The Devil's Kitchen)

Photo: Colin White (9)

Walk gw147 Y Garn (Glyderau) from Ogwen Cottage, Llyn Ogwen - Llyn Clyd with Llyn Idwal beyond from Y Garn (Glyderau)

Llyn Clyd with Llyn Idwal beyond from Y Garn (Glyderau)

Photo: Geoff Smithson (36)

Walk gw147 Y Garn (Glyderau) from Ogwen Cottage, Llyn Ogwen - Rock slabs above Twll Du (The Devil's Kitchen)

Rock slabs above Twll Du (The Devil's Kitchen)

Photo: Mike Knipe (119)

Walk gw147 Y Garn (Glyderau) from Ogwen Cottage, Llyn Ogwen - Stonechat at Llyn Idwal Nature Reserve

Stonechat at Llyn Idwal Nature Reserve

Photo: Chris Clarke (7)

Walk gw147 Y Garn (Glyderau) from Ogwen Cottage, Llyn Ogwen - Y Garn (Glyderau) summit

Y Garn (Glyderau) summit

Photo: Geoff Smithson (38)

Walk gw147 Y Garn (Glyderau) from Ogwen Cottage, Llyn Ogwen - Glyder Fach and Glyder Fawr from Y Garn (Glyderau)

Glyder Fach and Glyder Fawr from Y Garn (Glyderau)

Photo: Gerard Molloy (4)

Walk gw147 Y Garn (Glyderau) from Ogwen Cottage, Llyn Ogwen - Y Garn (Glyderau) summit

Y Garn (Glyderau) summit

Photo: Gerard Molloy (2)

Walk gw147 Y Garn (Glyderau) from Ogwen Cottage, Llyn Ogwen - Pen yr Ole Wen from Y Garn (Glyderau)

Pen yr Ole Wen from Y Garn (Glyderau)

Photo: Geoff Smithson (32)

Walk gw147 Y Garn (Glyderau) from Ogwen Cottage, Llyn Ogwen - Footbridge near Llyn Idwal

Footbridge near Llyn Idwal

Photo: Geoff Smithson (20)

Walk gw147 Y Garn (Glyderau) from Ogwen Cottage, Llyn Ogwen - Llyn Ogwen, Llyn Idwal and Tryfan from Y Garn (Glyderau)

Llyn Ogwen, Llyn Idwal and Tryfan from Y Garn (Glyderau)

Photo: Gerard Molloy (7)

Walk gw147 Y Garn (Glyderau) from Ogwen Cottage, Llyn Ogwen - Biscuits and hot chocolate near Llyn Idwal with the Nant Ffrancon valley in the distance

Biscuits and hot chocolate near Llyn Idwal with the Nant Ffrancon valley in the distance

Photo: Robert McAllister (1)

Walk gw147 Y Garn (Glyderau) from Ogwen Cottage, Llyn Ogwen - View from Y Garn (Glyderau) summit

View from Y Garn (Glyderau) summit

Photo: Geoff Smithson (43)

Walk gw147 Y Garn (Glyderau) from Ogwen Cottage, Llyn Ogwen - Pen Yr Ole Wen from near Llyn Idwal

Pen Yr Ole Wen from near Llyn Idwal

Photo: Geoff Smithson (23)

Walk gw147 Y Garn (Glyderau) from Ogwen Cottage, Llyn Ogwen - Elidir Fawr from Y Garn (Glyderau)

Elidir Fawr from Y Garn (Glyderau)

Photo: Gerard Molloy (13)

Walk gw147 Y Garn (Glyderau) from Ogwen Cottage, Llyn Ogwen - Me and grandson Kieran on Y Garn (Glyderau)

Me and grandson Kieran on Y Garn (Glyderau)

Photo: Martin Jones (1)

Walk gw147 Y Garn (Glyderau) from Ogwen Cottage, Llyn Ogwen - Bristly Ridge and Glyder Fach from Llyn Ogwen

Bristly Ridge and Glyder Fach from Llyn Ogwen

Photo: Chris Player (2)

Walk gw147 Y Garn (Glyderau) from Ogwen Cottage, Llyn Ogwen - Foel-goch from Ogwen Cottage, Nant Ffrancon

Foel-goch from Ogwen Cottage, Nant Ffrancon

Photo: Don Williams (13)


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