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Y Garn Summit (Nantlle Ridge)

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Y Garn Summit (Nantlle Ridge)

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Y Garn Summit (Nantlle Ridge)

Name: Y Garn Summit (Nantlle Ridge)
Rating: 2

Recommended by 31 hikers

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Please check local regulations for: Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri

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

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1. The Nantlle Ridge walk from Rhyd-Ddu — Snowdonia National Park

18.1km

07:07

1,030m

Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

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2. Moel Hebog from Beddgelert loop — Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri | Snowdonia National Park

21.4km

08:09

1,270m

Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

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3. Y Garn Summit (Nantlle Ridge) – Trum Y Ddysgl loop from Beddgelert

13.6km

05:28

800m

790m

Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

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Alex Foxfield

October 17, 2022

Y Garn is the first summit on the Nantlle Ridge from Rhyd Ddu. Its steep northeast face gives it an intimidating apperance but the normal route of ascent is relatively straightforward, missing the stacked contours by taking you up its broad eastern flanks.

From Y Garn's summit you can enjoy the Nantlle Ridge's most iconic sight: the arrowhead of Mynydd Drws-y-Coed backed by the craggy Trum y Ddysgl. If completing the traverse, this is the way ahead – an exciting prospect indeed.

David Howells

December 29, 2020

Y Garn is a top of Mynydd Drws-y-Coed in Snowdonia, north Wales and is the easterly end of the Nantlle Ridge. It has steep north facing cliffs, the summit area being the highest point on a broad rocky plateau. It has a cairned summit. It is a UK listed Nuttall.

Jessica Mather

August 1, 2021

Steep pull to the top from rhydd du but worth the effort as views are incredible. Great views of the Snowdon range and Moel hebog.

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Elevation 660 m

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

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Y Garn Summit (Nantlle Ridge)

1. The Nantlle Ridge walk from Rhyd-Ddu — Snowdonia National Park

2. Moel Hebog from Beddgelert loop — Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri | Snowdonia National Park

3. Y Garn Summit (Nantlle Ridge) – Trum Y Ddysgl loop from Beddgelert

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