Hard
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New
Gwaun y Llwyni, Pen yr Allt Uchaf, Glasgwm and Pen y Brynnfforchog
Rhydymain
21.2 km · 1190 m · 7–9.5 h
Hewitt
Marilyn
- Height
- 780 m · 2,557 ft
- Drop
- 215 m
- Grid ref
- SH 836 194
- Range
- Bala to Welshpool
- County
- Gwynedd
Summit: Large conical cairn.
Glasgwm is a Hewitt in Mid Wales, the Arans & Cadair Idris, 780 m (2,557 ft) high. There is one mapped route up it on TRXO; the one with the least climbing, Gwaun y Llwyni, Pen yr Allt Uchaf, Glasgwm and Pen y Brynnfforchog, is 21.2 km with 1,190 m of ascent and takes 7 to 9.5 hours.
Routes up Glasgwm
Rounds that include Glasgwm (1)
Map
Summit at SH 836 194 (52.7601, -3.7253). Dots are neighbouring listed hills.
Nearby hills
Questions about Glasgwm
- How high is Glasgwm?
- Glasgwm is 780 m (2,557 ft) high, a Hewitt in Mid Wales, the Arans & Cadair Idris. The summit is at grid reference SH 836 194.
- How long does it take to climb Glasgwm?
- The quickest route on TRXO, Gwaun y Llwyni, Pen yr Allt Uchaf, Glasgwm and Pen y Brynnfforchog, takes 7 to 9.5 hours: 21.2 km with 1,190 m of ascent. Allow longer in poor weather or winter conditions.
- What is the easiest way up Glasgwm?
- The route with the least climbing is Gwaun y Llwyni, Pen yr Allt Uchaf, Glasgwm and Pen y Brynnfforchog, starting from Rhydymain (SH 811 216): 21.2 km and 1,190 m of ascent, graded hard.