It might not be as quick off the tongue as Snowdown or Cadair Idris, but hiking up Aran Fawddwy will actually place you higher than anywhere in Wales excluding North …

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Location: Mawddwy, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom

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1. Glasgwm & Aran Fawddwy loop — Snowdonia National Park

15.6km

05:39

940m

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2. Aran Benllyn – Aran Fawddwy Summit loop from Llanuwchllyn

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810m

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3. Aran Fawddwy Summit – Aran Benllyn loop from Dinas Mawddwy

17.8km

06:13

960m

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Trail Magazine

December 13, 2019

An often-ignored, almost secret mountain, Aran Fawddwy is the UK’s highest mountain south of Snowdon. Rising high above the shattered crags plummeting into Creiglyn Dyfi tarn, Aran Fawddwy forms a long, sweeping ridgeline with its outliers – and its summit is a fine place to gaze across the artistry of Snowdonia.

David Howells

December 18, 2020

I was lucky enough to do this on a sky blue June day. It is a superb outing. For route details and more photographs click here: komoot.com/tour/294891838

Clive G

October 10, 2025

A very fine mountain that benefits from being a bit off the beaten track, so you are unlikley to see many other people up here. The cliffs on the easten side areabout a thousand feet high.

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Location: Mawddwy, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom

Aran Fawddwy Summit

1. Glasgwm & Aran Fawddwy loop — Snowdonia National Park

2. Aran Benllyn – Aran Fawddwy Summit loop from Llanuwchllyn

3. Aran Fawddwy Summit – Aran Benllyn loop from Dinas Mawddwy

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