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Foel-fras
Quick Facts
This is the summed total of all the climbing within a route and is a good indicator of the strenuousness of a route.
Total Ascent
2673 ft

An estimate of the time taken based on a derivation of Naismiths rules. Our calculation is based on the horizontal and ascent components of a climb, we do not make a reduction for descent.

Registered users can customise these walking times by specifying their own walking and ascending speeds. They can also add a fixed time period for stoppages.

Route Time
4.5 hrs
The horizontal distance of the route.
Route Distance
8.2 ml
 

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A brief summary of this route.

Our summary will always contain one of easy, moderate or hard to indicate the severity of the route.

  Notes
An easy day, mostly on vehicular tracks (up to 770m) and a very broad gentle ridge, but with a pathless descent to Llyn Anafon.

Here we provide the nearest town to the start of the route where you will find basic services.

We then give directions from that location to the route start. Your approach route may differ.

  Travel Information

Head to: Llanfairfechan

From Llanfairfechan drive WSW onto A55 and after 1km turn off into Abergwyngregyn. Follow minor road SE through village and after 1km take left turn over Afon Aber. Continue SE a further 1.4km to car park at end of road in Afon Analon valley.
Route Waypoint Map

The total ascent is 2,673 feet. Allow 4.5 hours to complete this 8.2 mile route.

Usually the shortest way to climb the mountain, making best use of tracks and paths to gain altitude. Route navigation requires map reading skills and an ability to navigate with a compass.

The information given here will enable you to annotate your map and plan your route. We do not give anecdotal descriptions on where to find the paths, worn by the feet of previous mountaineers.

Where the access routes are few or the ridge is narrow, paths are generally obvious. On open ground, following paths without using your compass may get you lost in poor visibility.

  Route Information
Waypoint Detail
  Park at end of Anafon valley road 2.4km from Abergwyngregyn
  SH67567161 Distance
 Altitude
643 ft
1
Follow ‘North Wales Path’ N
SH67627196 Distance
0.2 miles		 Altitude
803 ft
2
Continue E on ‘North Wales Path’ to crossing of vehicular tracks
SH69317223 Distance
1.1 miles		 Altitude
1289 ft
3
Turn right and ascend SSW on track to bend S on N ridge of Drum
SH70787025 Distance
1.6 miles		 Altitude
2217 ft
4
Ascend S on track to summit of Drum (770m)
SH70836958 Distance
0.4 miles		 Altitude
2526 ft
5
Descend S to col
SH70666908 Distance
0.3 miles		 Altitude
2368 ft
6
Continue SW on ridge
SH70456861 Distance
0.3 miles		 Altitude
2542 ft
7
Ascend path SW to Foel-fras (3000ft+)
SH69686819 Distance
0.6 miles		 Altitude
3090 ft
8
Retrace path NE down to 775m contour.
SH70456861 Distance
0.6 miles		 Altitude
2542 ft
9
Descend slope NNW to join track at Llyn Anafon
SH69996993 Distance
0.9 miles		 Altitude
1591 ft
10
Follow vehicular track N
SH69877056 Distance
0.5 miles		 Altitude
1354 ft
11
Continue WNW down Cwm Anafon until in sight of road-end car park
SH67787142 Distance
1.5 miles		 Altitude
859 ft
12
Descend NW down slope to return to start
SH67567161 Distance
0.2 miles		 Altitude
643 ft

A selection of weather forecasts local to this route.

  Weather
Snowdonia
by MWIS (PDF format) 		Snowdonia
by Met Office 		Glyder Fawr
by Metcheck
Images of Foel-fras

Descending from the Foel-fras / Drum col NW to Llyn Anafon on a sketchy but followable track.

© David S Brown
Image by David S Brown

Approaching Drum (770m) on the excellent and gently-graded vehicular track from Llanfairfechan.

© David S Brown
Image by David S Brown

Foel-fras seen from Drum.

© David S Brown
Image by David S Brown

Foel-fras, with Llyn Analon reservoir and the descent route track, from the north. Taken from the track to Drum a little east of Pen Bryn-du.

© David S Brown
Image by David S Brown
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