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Y Garn

Drum Peithnant

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Hewitt
Height
684 m · 2,244 ft
Drop
55 m
Grid ref
SN 775 851
Region
Mid Wales, the Arans & Cadair Idris
Range
Aberystwyth to Welshpool
County
Cardiganshire [Ceredigion]

Summit: Cairn.

Y Garn (Drum Peithnant) is a Hewitt in Mid Wales, the Arans & Cadair Idris, 684 m (2,244 ft) high. There is one mapped route up it on TRXO; the one with the least climbing, Y Garn from Eisteddfa Gurig, is 7 km with 270 m of ascent and takes 2 to 3 hours.

Routes up Y Garn

Y Garn on its own (1)

Map

Summit at SN 775 851 (52.4505, -3.8031). Dots are neighbouring listed hills.

Nearby hills

Questions about Y Garn

How high is Y Garn?
Y Garn is 684 m (2,244 ft) high, a Hewitt in Mid Wales, the Arans & Cadair Idris. The summit is at grid reference SN 775 851.
How long does it take to climb Y Garn?
The quickest route on TRXO, Y Garn from Eisteddfa Gurig, takes 2 to 3 hours: 7 km with 270 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 from Eisteddfa Gurig, starting from Eisteddfa Gurig, A44 (SN 796 839): 7 km and 270 m of ascent, graded moderate.

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