Glyder Fawr from Y Garn
i Peter S · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Hewitt Marilyn Welsh 3000
Height
946 m · 3,104 ft
Drop
234 m
Grid ref
SH 630 595
Region
Eryri (Snowdonia)
Range
Snowdonia
County
Gwynedd

Summit: Cairn/shelter.

Y Garn is a Hewitt and Welsh 3000 in Eryri (Snowdonia), 946 m (3,104 ft) high. There is one mapped route up it on TRXO; the one with the least climbing, Y Garn and Elidir Fawr, is 14.1 km with 1,140 m of ascent and takes 5 to 7 hours.

Routes up Y Garn

Rounds that include Y Garn (1)

Map

Summit at SH 630 595 (53.1157, -4.0471). Dots are neighbouring listed hills.

Nearby hills

Questions about Y Garn

How high is Y Garn?
Y Garn is 946 m (3,104 ft) high, a Hewitt and Welsh 3000 in Eryri (Snowdonia). The summit is at grid reference SH 630 595.
How long does it take to climb Y Garn?
The quickest route on TRXO, Y Garn and Elidir Fawr, takes 5 to 7 hours: 14.1 km with 1,140 m of ascent. Allow longer in poor weather or winter conditions.
What is the easiest way up Y Garn?
The route with the least climbing is Y Garn and Elidir Fawr, starting from Ogwen (Idwal Cottage) (SH 648 603): 14.1 km and 1,140 m of ascent, graded hard.

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