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Arenig Fach

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Height(m) 689
Height(ft) 2260
Our Rating Rating is 5 out of 5
Location North Wales
National Park Snowdonia
Grid Reference SH820416
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Hill Classification Trail 100

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Ranked 18 of 25 hills in North Wales

Wow factor

rating is 3

Route variety

rating is 4

Views

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Remote and surrounded by the Migneint bog, the Arenigs are mountains that require effort to get to. But once there, the beautiful chaos of these isolated mountains are really quite beguiling, and proffer a feel absent among Snowdonia’s taller, less remote summits.

Best route: a path leads from the roadside at SH820415 into the Migneint.

 

Users' Overall Rating rating is 3.5(1 review)

  • a bit out of the ordinary

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    Wow factorrating is 3
    Route varietyrating is 4
    Viewsrating is 4

    wonderful isolation, stark views of the snowdonia bunch, haw frost, silence, a never seen before llyn, the only thing really lacking is paths!! we made our own way up from car park / toilets at the end of llyn celyn (845404). followed the farm track up to the ruined farm buildings then cross country to 835410 where there are a couple of hard to spot sheepfolds. from there following the route of the ancient fence before going over a style and heading for the summit along new fence through fairly thick heather. there is a semblance of a path here, though it is somewhat intermittent. the views north are good enough to take even the most seasoned walkers breath away. descend over initially rough ground towards y foel then continue down to an obvious scar, sorry track, which winds its way easily down towards the main road. views of llyn celyn particularly good during this initial descent. you may choose to descend all the way to the road then back to your start point or, as we did, go cross country back to the ruined farm. try to avoid area around 834407 its a natural bowl which is something of a sponge..wet legs guaranteed.

    (Written by: stigofthenest)

    22 June 2009 11:51

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