Glyder Fawr and Tryfan Route Information

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Glyder Fawr & Tryfan

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

2788 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

3 hrs

The horizontal distance of the route.

Route Distance

4.6 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

Moderate route passing near crags, mostly on grass, fairly steep stony slopes and broad boulder-strewn ridges. ‘Bristly Ridge’ is a time-consuming scramble through many slabs of upended rock, but can be avoided on a track up the slope further east.

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: Capel Curig

From Capel Curig drive NW on A5 about 8km to W end of Llyn Ogwen and park near Idwal Cottage.

Route Waypoint Map

The total ascent is 2,788 feet. Allow 3 hours to complete this 4.6 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 W end of Llyn Ogwen near Idwal Cottage
		SH64846042	Distance	Altitude 1013 ft

1	Ascend on track SE to Llyn Bochlwyd
		SH65545942	Distance 0.8 miles	Altitude 1804 ft

2	Continue ascent SE to broad col.
		SH66175889	Distance 0.5 miles	Altitude 2365 ft

3	Ascend NNE to summit of Tryfan (3000ft+)
		SH66385940	Distance 0.4 miles	Altitude 3001 ft

4	Retrace route SSW to col
		SH66175889	Distance 0.4 miles	Altitude 2378 ft

5	Continue SSW and join path at base of Glyder Fach N ridge
		SH66145878	Distance 0.1 miles	Altitude 2391 ft

6	Scramble SSW up ridge (or easier path E of crest)
		SH65965846	Distance 0.3 miles	Altitude 3100 ft

7	Continue WSW to Glyder Fach
		SH65645829	Distance 0.2 miles	Altitude 3261 ft

8	Descend W on path to col
		SH65255820	Distance 0.3 miles	Altitude 2962 ft

9	Continue WNW to junction of paths at the head of Y Gribin ridge
		SH65055825	Distance 0.1 miles	Altitude 3133 ft

10	Follow path WSW along ridge to col
		SH64765804	Distance 0.2 miles	Altitude 3136 ft

11	Continue W to Glyder Fawr (3000ft+)
		SH64255796	Distance 0.3 miles	Altitude 3277 ft

12	Descend W turning NW to 900m contour
		SH63885812	Distance 0.3 miles	Altitude 2952 ft

13	Descend N to junction of paths near Llyn y Cwn
		SH63815854	Distance 0.3 miles	Altitude 2352 ft

14	Descend NNE on path W of Llyn Idwal to reach N end of Llyn
		SH64425991	Distance 0.1 miles	Altitude 1220 ft

15	Continue descent NE to start
		SH64846042	Distance 0.5 miles	Altitude 1013 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 Glyder Fawr & Tryfan

Glyder Fawr seen from Glyder Fach.

Image by David S Brown

Idwal Slabs above Llyn Idwal; 13 October 2011.

Image by Roger Vander Steen

Tryfan, Glyder Fach and Glyder Fawr from the North in evening sunlight: taken from the summit of Pen yr Ole Wen.

Image by David S Brown

Tryfan from the North: taken from the descent track beside the Afon Lloer about 8pm after doing the round of the Carneddau.

Image by David S Brown

Route Area Map

Legend

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Corbett

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English/Welsh Top

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Disclaimer. The details provided above are an aid to planning an expedition, but all distances, altitudes and bearings must be considered approximate. You must navigate with the appropriate map, a compass, your navigation skills and common sense, MunroMagic.com accept no responsibility for your interpretation of our route information.

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