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Devil's Kitchen (Twll Du)

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Devil's Kitchen (Twll Du)

Recommended by 66 hikers out of 68

This Highlight is in a protected area

Please check local regulations for: Gwarchodfa Natur Genedlaethol Cwm Idwal

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    1. Y Garn to Glyder Fach loop — Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri | Snowdonia National Park

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

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    July 1, 2025

    Two paths lead from opposite sides of the lake to the top of the ridge near Twll Du (Devil's Kitchen). These paths become quite steep in places and have disappeared in a few places. Then it is a matter of paying attention, scrambling and searching for the next section of path. This is not an easy part of the route. You have to use your hands and feet to negotiate the steepest parts. A wall with a stepladder marks the top.

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      October 27, 2022

      Might be easier to do anticlockwise for those that do not like speed descents

        August 28, 2022

        The Devil’s Kitchen is the name given to the dark, black crack which splits the rock of Clogwyn y Geifr (Cliff of the Goat) between Y Garn and Glyder Fawr. The Welsh name for Devil’s Kitchen is Twll Du, meaning ‘black hole’. Twll Du is known as the Devil’s Kitchen because of the plume of steam that is often seen rising from the crack resembling a chimney. It’s said when steam can be seen rising from the chimney, the Devil was cooking.

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

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