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Tryfan – Glyder Fach Loop from Nant Peris

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Tryfan – Glyder Fach Loop from Nant Peris

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August 4, 2022

Tryfan – Glyder Fach Loop from Nant Peris

Hard

04:13

6.85km

1.6km/h

780m

770m

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Hard hike. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

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Parking

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1.18 km

Cannon Stone (Tryfan)

Highlight • Climb

An enticingly angled prow of rock that juts out dramatically above the Ogwen Valley. Go on, crawl along it, pose for the cameras! But do take care...

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1.53 km

Tryfan North Ridge

Highlight • Viewpoint

Tryfan's North Ridge represents one of the most sensational mountain scrambles in the UK. Rising straight from the shore of Llyn Ogwen, it's a classic route that's never quite the …

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1.81 km

Tryfan Summit

Highlight • Summit

An incredible rocky adventure playground that rises like the ancient spine of a petrified leviathan, Tryfan is without doubt one of the UK's premier mountains. The North Ridge is an …

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3.07 km

Cantilever Stone

Highlight • Climb

Situated near the summit of Glyder Fach is the Cantilever Stone, a large rock which from the correct angle appears to be precariously balanced, making it a popular place for photographs.

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3.43 km

Glyder Fach summit and the Cantilever Stone

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Home to the impossibly-balanced, much-photographed Cantilever Stone, Glyder Fach is the highlight of the Glyders: a world of jumbled boulders and craggy outcrops, soaring sumptuously above Llyn Ogwen. For an …

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3.66 km

Castell y Gwynt

Highlight • Natural Monument

Glyder Fach's Castell y Gwynt – the Castle of the Winds – is an astonishing jumble of angled rock that puts one in mind of the Iron Throne. With Snowdon …

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5.61 km

Llyn Bochlwyd (Bochlwyd Lake)

Highlight • Lake

In terms of reputation, Llyn Bochlwyd plays second fiddle to the larger and more famous Llyn Idwal to the west. However, Bochlwyd has its own majestic charm, nestled beneath Glyder …

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5.88 km

Nant Bochlwyd Waterfall

Highlight • Natural Monument

There is an amazing water fall on the llyn ogwen side of Tryfan

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6.85 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.20 km

2.19 km

1.27 km

708 m

479 m

Surfaces

2.68 km

1.40 km

< 100 m

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Tryfan – Glyder Fach Loop from Nant Peris

Cannon Stone (Tryfan)

Tryfan North Ridge

Tryfan Summit

Cantilever Stone

Glyder Fach summit and the Cantilever Stone

Castell y Gwynt

Llyn Bochlwyd (Bochlwyd Lake)

Nant Bochlwyd Waterfall

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