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Summit of Aran Fawddwy – Aran Benllyn loop from Tai-newyddion

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Summit of Aran Fawddwy – Aran Benllyn loop from Tai-newyddion

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Summit of Aran Fawddwy – Aran Benllyn loop from Tai-newyddion

06:13

17.8km

960m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 16, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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88 m

Cwm Cywarch Car Park

Highlight • Rest Area

Super car park (with tastefully hidden portaloo) - great start to walks into the Arans

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1.02 km

View of Cwm Gafr, Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri

Highlight • Natural

A long steady descent along the side of a U-shaped valley. Stunning views and steep drops. There are three streams/waterfalls along the way and the paths are narrow. Remember to turn around to look at the stunning views back towards Drysgol.

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4.92 km

RAF Memorial Stone

Highlight • Monument

Another wonderful viewpoint, but with a tragic story.

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6.43 km

Summit of Aran Fawddwy

Highlight • Summit

An often-ignored, almost secret mountain, Aran Fawddwy is the UK’s highest mountain south of Snowdon. Rising high above the shattered crags plummeting into Creiglyn Dyfi tarn, Aran Fawddwy forms a long, sweeping ridgeline with its outliers – and its summit is a fine place to gaze across the artistry of Snowdonia.

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8.62 km

Aran Benllyn

Highlight • Natural Monument

Aran Benllyn may be lower than its neighbour, Aran Fawddwy, but it is easily as characterful and features wide-ranging views across Northern Snowdonia.

It is often ascended along with its parent peak and the nature of its long linnear ridgeline makes circular routes difficult to create. This might have something to do with why the Arans are so much quieter than their height and scenic majesty would have you believe.

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13.5 km

Gwaun y Llwyni Summit

Highlight • Viewpoint

Gwaun y Llwyni is a subsidiary summit of Aran Fawddwy in southern Snowdonia, Wales. It forms a part of the Aran mountain range. The peak's southern face is very steep and forms one of the backwalls of Cwm Cywarch. The summit is grassy and is marked by a small cairn. Pen yr Allt Uchaf rises on the other side of Cwm Cywarch, Aran Fawddwy is to the north-east, Waun Camddwr to the north and Glasgwm to the west. It is a UK listed Nuttall.

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14.9 km

Waun Camddwr summit, Aran Fawddwy, Snowdonia National Park

Highlight • Viewpoint

Waun Camddwr is a top of Aran Fawddwy in the south of the Snowdonia National Park in Gwynedd, Wales. It is the highest point on a wide boggy area between the summits of Aran Fawddwy and Glasgwm. It was surveyed after the first Nuttall list was compiled, and found to have just enough prominence to be included. The summit is a rocky outcrop amid an area of heather, long grass and peat bog. Gwaun y Llwyni rises to the south of the summit.

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15.9 km

Aran Fawddwy Cairn

Highlight (Segment) • Natural Monument

If you hike the whole Aran ridge on a fine day then you will have an unforgettable outing in the Welsh mountains. For more route details and photographs click here: komoot.com/tour/294891838

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17.8 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.1 km

7.47 km

220 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

9.36 km

8.09 km

220 m

114 m

Elevation

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Highest point (880 m)

Lowest point (140 m)

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Wednesday 6 May

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Summit of Aran Fawddwy – Aran Benllyn loop from Tai-newyddion

Cwm Cywarch Car Park

View of Cwm Gafr, Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri

RAF Memorial Stone

Summit of Aran Fawddwy

Aran Benllyn

Gwaun y Llwyni Summit

Waun Camddwr summit, Aran Fawddwy, Snowdonia National Park

Aran Fawddwy Cairn

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