Walk gw148 Tarrenhendre and Tarren y Gesail from Abergynolwyn

Vital Statistics:

Length:	10½mls (17km)
Ascent:	3,328ft (1,014m)
Time:	7¼hrs
Grade:

Route outline for walk gw148:

Abergynolwyn  -  Nant Gwernol  -  Nant Gwernol Station  -  Drum House  -  Nant Moelfre  -  Moelfre  -  Tarrenhendre  -  Pant Gwyn (Tarrenhendre)  -  Mynydd Rhyd-galed  -  Foel y Geifr  -  Tarren y Gesail  -  Bryn-Eglwys Quarry  -  Abergynolwyn

Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

2 Welsh Mountains

0 Wainwrights

2 Welsh Nuttalls

1 Welsh Dewey

0 Wainwright Outlying Fells

2 Welsh Marilyns

0 Bridgets

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Tarren y Gesail at 667m (2189ft). Tarren y Gesail is classified as a Welsh Mountain (Hewitt) (91st highest in Wales, 222nd highest in England & Wales)

Tarren y Gesail is also known as a Welsh Nuttall (121st highest in Wales, 295th highest in England & Wales) and a Welsh Marilyn (43rd highest in Wales, 661st highest in the UK).

The summit of Tarren y Gesail is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.

Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Tarrenhendre at 634m (2081ft). Tarrenhendre is classified as a Welsh Mountain (Hewitt) (111th highest in Wales, 268th highest in England & Wales)

Tarrenhendre is also known as a Welsh Nuttall (151st highest in Wales, 360th highest in England & Wales) and a Welsh Marilyn (48th highest in Wales, 712th highest in the UK).

You will also reach the summit of Mynydd Rhyd-galed at 502m (1647ft). Mynydd Rhyd-galed is also known as a Welsh Dewey (234th highest in Wales, 410th in England & Wales) The summit of Mynydd Rhyd-galed is unmarked..

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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk gw148 Tarrenhendre and Tarren y Gesail from Abergynolwyn

In no particular order . . .

Mynydd Rhyd-galed from Pant Gwyn (Tarrenhendre)

Photo: Carlton Edwards (6)

Temperature inversion on Tarrenhendre seen from Mynydd Rhyd-galed

Photo: Carlton Edwards (7)

Tarren y Gesail summit trig point and cairn

Photo: Carlton Edwards (3)

Mynydd Rhyd-galed (left) and Foel y Geifr with The Dovey Estuary beyond from Tarren y Gesail

Photo: Carlton Edwards (4)

Bryn-Eglwys Quarry

Photo: Carlton Edwards (9)

Bryn-Eglwys Quarry

Photo: Carlton Edwards (2)

Tarrenhendre from Mynydd Rhyd-galed summit

Photo: Carlton Edwards (8)

Waterfall in Bryn-Eglwys Quarry

Photo: Carlton Edwards (10)

Tarrenhendre from Bryn-Eglwys Quarry

Photo: Carlton Edwards (1)

Tarren y Gesail from Foel y Geifr summit cairn

Photo: Carlton Edwards (5)

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