The top of Yr Esgair on Foel Goch, overlooking the Nant Ffrancon valley

Foel-goch

i Richard Law · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Hewitt
Height
831 m · 2,726 ft
Drop
77 m
Grid ref
SH 628 612
Region
Eryri (Snowdonia)
Range
Snowdonia
County
Gwynedd

Summit: Cairn.

Foel-goch is a Hewitt in Eryri (Snowdonia), 831 m (2,726 ft) high. There is one mapped route up it on TRXO; the one with the least climbing, Foel-goch and Carnedd y Filiast, is 13 km with 800 m of ascent and takes 4.5 to 6 hours.

Routes up Foel-goch

Rounds that include Foel-goch (1)

Map

Summit at SH 628 612 (53.1304, -4.0512). Dots are neighbouring listed hills.

Nearby hills

Questions about Foel-goch

How high is Foel-goch?
Foel-goch is 831 m (2,726 ft) high, a Hewitt in Eryri (Snowdonia). The summit is at grid reference SH 628 612.
How long does it take to climb Foel-goch?
The quickest route on TRXO, Foel-goch and Carnedd y Filiast, takes 4.5 to 6 hours: 13 km with 800 m of ascent. Allow longer in poor weather or winter conditions.
What is the easiest way up Foel-goch?
The route with the least climbing is Foel-goch and Carnedd y Filiast, starting from Cwm Bochlwyd, A5 (SH 651 603): 13 km and 800 m of ascent, graded hard.

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