Walk gw270 Mynydd Graig Goch from Cors y Llyn

The direct route up the UK's 'newest' mountain


Route outline for walk gw270:

Cors y Llyn  -  Afon Cwm Dulyn  -  Llyn Cwm Dulyn  -  Mynydd Graig Goch  -  Afon Cwm Dulyn  -  Cors y Llyn



Points of Interest/Notes on this walk:

Mynydd Graig Goch was always thought to be 1998ft (609m) high, but in 2008 modern survey techniques established the summit to be 609.75 above mean sea level, reaching the mountain status threshold (2000ft & 100ft of 'prominence') by 15cm (six inches).

For more information about what makes a mountain - a mountain see A Mountain is a Mountain - isn't it?


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
0
Welsh
Marilyns
Bridget
0
Bridgets

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Mynydd Graig Goch at 610m (2000ft). Mynydd Graig Goch is classified as a Welsh Mountain (Hewitt) (136th highest in Wales, 318th highest in England & Wales)

Mynydd Graig Goch is also known as a Welsh Nuttall (188th highest in Wales, 442nd highest in England & Wales).


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



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