Hard
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New
Moelwyn Bach, Moelwyn Mawr, Cnicht and Moel-yr-hydd
Tan-y-grisiau
13.8 km · 1250 m · 5.5–7.5 h
Hewitt
- Height
- 691 m · 2,267 ft
- Drop
- 105 m
- Grid ref
- SH 645 466
- Region
- Eryri (Snowdonia)
- Range
- Snowdonia
- County
- Gwynedd
Summit: Middle of three rocky outcrops.
Cnicht is a Hewitt in Eryri (Snowdonia), 691 m (2,267 ft) high. There is one mapped route up it on TRXO; the one with the least climbing, Moelwyn Bach, Moelwyn Mawr, Cnicht and Moel-yr-hydd, is 13.8 km with 1,250 m of ascent and takes 5.5 to 7.5 hours.
Routes up Cnicht
Rounds that include Cnicht (1)
Map
Summit at SH 645 466 (52.9997, -4.0199). Dots are neighbouring listed hills.
Nearby hills
Questions about Cnicht
- How high is Cnicht?
- Cnicht is 691 m (2,267 ft) high, a Hewitt in Eryri (Snowdonia). The summit is at grid reference SH 645 466.
- How long does it take to climb Cnicht?
- The quickest route on TRXO, Moelwyn Bach, Moelwyn Mawr, Cnicht and Moel-yr-hydd, takes 5.5 to 7.5 hours: 13.8 km with 1,250 m of ascent. Allow longer in poor weather or winter conditions.
- What is the easiest way up Cnicht?
- The route with the least climbing is Moelwyn Bach, Moelwyn Mawr, Cnicht and Moel-yr-hydd, starting from Tan-y-grisiau (SH 680 449): 13.8 km and 1,250 m of ascent, graded hard.