Looking east from the top of Tarren y Gesail
i Steven Brown · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Hewitt Marilyn
Height
667 m · 2,188 ft
Drop
465 m
Grid ref
SH 710 058
Region
Mid Wales, the Arans & Cadair Idris
Range
Dolgellau to Machynlleth
County
Gwynedd

Summit: No feature.

Tarren y Gesail is a Hewitt in Mid Wales, the Arans & Cadair Idris, 667 m (2,188 ft) high. There is one mapped route up it on TRXO; the one with the least climbing, Tarren y Gesail from Cwrt, is 13.6 km with 580 m of ascent and takes 4 to 5.5 hours.

Routes up Tarren y Gesail

Tarren y Gesail on its own (1)

Map

Summit at SH 710 058 (52.6354, -3.9071). Dots are neighbouring listed hills.

Nearby hills

Questions about Tarren y Gesail

How high is Tarren y Gesail?
Tarren y Gesail is 667 m (2,188 ft) high, a Hewitt in Mid Wales, the Arans & Cadair Idris. The summit is at grid reference SH 710 058.
How long does it take to climb Tarren y Gesail?
The quickest route on TRXO, Tarren y Gesail from Cwrt, takes 4 to 5.5 hours: 13.6 km with 580 m of ascent. Allow longer in poor weather or winter conditions.
What is the easiest way up Tarren y Gesail?
The route with the least climbing is Tarren y Gesail from Cwrt, starting from Cwrt (SH 735 027): 13.6 km and 580 m of ascent, graded hard.

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