Foel-fras Route Information

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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

815 m

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

13.19 km

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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 815 metres. Allow 4.5 hours to complete this 13.19 km 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 196 m

1	Follow ‘North Wales Path’ N
		SH67627196	Distance 0.34 km	Altitude 245 m

2	Continue E on ‘North Wales Path’ to crossing of vehicular tracks
		SH69317223	Distance 1.80 km	Altitude 393 m

3	Turn right and ascend SSW on track to bend S on N ridge of Drum
		SH70787025	Distance 2.60 km	Altitude 676 m

4	Ascend S on track to summit of Drum (770m)
		SH70836958	Distance 0.68 km	Altitude 770 m

5	Descend S to col
		SH70666908	Distance 0.53 km	Altitude 722 m

6	Continue SW on ridge
		SH70456861	Distance 0.52 km	Altitude 775 m

7	Ascend path SW to Foel-fras (3000ft+)
		SH69686819	Distance 0.91 km	Altitude 942 m

8	Retrace path NE down to 775m contour.
		SH70456861	Distance 0.91 km	Altitude 775 m

9	Descend slope NNW to join track at Llyn Anafon
		SH69996993	Distance 1.49 km	Altitude 485 m

10	Follow vehicular track N
		SH69877056	Distance 0.73 km	Altitude 413 m

11	Continue WNW down Cwm Anafon until in sight of road-end car park
		SH67787142	Distance 2.40 km	Altitude 262 m

12	Descend NW down slope to return to start
		SH67567161	Distance 0.28 km	Altitude 196 m

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.

Image by David S Brown

Foel-fras seen from Drum.

Image by David S Brown

Cross-roads of two rough vehicular tracks, complete with carved signpost: North Wales Path (ahead) and the Llanfairfechan - Drum track. (Turn right for Drum and Foel-fras.)

Image by David S Brown

Retrospect of Drum from the broad NE ridge of Foel-fras.

Image by David S Brown

Route Area Map

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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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