Hewitt
Welsh 3000
- Height
- 979 m · 3,210 ft
- Drop
- 45 m
- Grid ref
- SH 655 619
- Region
- Eryri (Snowdonia)
- Range
- Snowdonia
- County
- Conwy, Gwynedd
Summit: Ground 5m N of cairn.
Pen yr Ole Wen is a Hewitt and Welsh 3000 in Eryri (Snowdonia), 979 m (3,210 ft) high. There is one mapped route up it on TRXO; the one with the least climbing, The Carneddau traverse, is 21.8 km with 1,200 m of ascent and takes 7 to 9.5 hours.
Routes up Pen yr Ole Wen
Rounds that include Pen yr Ole Wen (1)
Map
Summit at SH 655 619 (53.1377, -4.0106). Dots are neighbouring listed hills.
Nearby hills
- Carnedd DafyddHewitt, Welsh 30001045 m · 1.3 km
- TryfanHewitt, Welsh 3000918 m · 2.7 km
- Foel-gochHewitt831 m · 2.8 km
- Y GarnHewitt, Welsh 3000946 m · 3.4 km
- Carnedd y FiliastHewitt821 m · 3.6 km
- Yr ElenHewitt, Welsh 3000963 m · 3.6 km
- Glyder FachHewitt, Welsh 3000994 m · 3.7 km
- Carnedd LlewelynHewitt, Welsh 30001062 m · 3.7 km
Questions about Pen yr Ole Wen
- How high is Pen yr Ole Wen?
- Pen yr Ole Wen is 979 m (3,210 ft) high, a Hewitt and Welsh 3000 in Eryri (Snowdonia). The summit is at grid reference SH 655 619.
- How long does it take to climb Pen yr Ole Wen?
- The quickest route on TRXO, The Carneddau traverse, takes 7 to 9.5 hours: 21.8 km with 1,200 m of ascent. Allow longer in poor weather or winter conditions.
- What is the easiest way up Pen yr Ole Wen?
- The route with the least climbing is The Carneddau traverse, starting from Ogwen, A5 (SH 648 603): 21.8 km and 1,200 m of ascent, graded hard.