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Glyder Fach – Glyder Fawr Loop from Nant Peris

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Glyder Fach – Glyder Fawr Loop from Nant Peris

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August 5, 2022

Glyder Fach – Glyder Fawr Loop from Nant Peris

Moderate

04:38

10.7km

2.3km/h

770m

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Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

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Parking

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3.71 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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4.07 km

Glyder Fach summit and the Cantilever Stone

Highlight • Summit

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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4.29 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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5.59 km

Glyder Fawr summit

Highlight • Summit

The summit of Glyder Fawr is magnificent. On a clear day you will see incredible views of Snowdon, Crib Goch and Garnedd Ugain. At 3,284 feet (1,001 m), it is the highest peak in the Glyderau range.

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8.58 km

Pen-y-Pass

Highlight • Parking

Right in the heart of northern Eryri (Snowdonia), Pen-y-Pass is superbly located for adventures on the Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) massif and the Glyderau. It is a popular starting point for …

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10.7 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.15 km

2.97 km

1.87 km

407 m

270 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.54 km

2.86 km

1.94 km

1.93 km

369 m

< 100 m

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Glyder Fach – Glyder Fawr Loop from Nant Peris

Cantilever Stone

Glyder Fach summit and the Cantilever Stone

Castell y Gwynt

Glyder Fawr summit

Pen-y-Pass

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