Hewitt
- Height
- 872 m · 2,859 ft
- Drop
- 38 m
- Grid ref
- SH 864 233
- Range
- Bala to Welshpool
- County
- Gwynedd
Summit: Cairn.
Erw y Ddafad-ddu is a Hewitt in Mid Wales, the Arans & Cadair Idris, 872 m (2,859 ft) high. There is one mapped route up it on TRXO; the one with the least climbing, Aran Fawddwy and Aran Benllyn, is 9.6 km with 820 m of ascent and takes 3.5 to 5 hours.
Routes up Erw y Ddafad-ddu
Rounds that include Erw y Ddafad-ddu (1)
Map
Summit at SH 864 233 (52.7961, -3.6852). Dots are neighbouring listed hills.
Nearby hills
Questions about Erw y Ddafad-ddu
- How high is Erw y Ddafad-ddu?
- Erw y Ddafad-ddu is 872 m (2,859 ft) high, a Hewitt in Mid Wales, the Arans & Cadair Idris. The summit is at grid reference SH 864 233.
- How long does it take to climb Erw y Ddafad-ddu?
- The quickest route on TRXO, Aran Fawddwy and Aran Benllyn, takes 3.5 to 5 hours: 9.6 km with 820 m of ascent. Allow longer in poor weather or winter conditions.
- What is the easiest way up Erw y Ddafad-ddu?
- The route with the least climbing is Aran Fawddwy and Aran Benllyn, starting from Cwm Cywarch (SH 861 198): 9.6 km and 820 m of ascent, graded hard.