QMD Walks

Aran Fawddwy via

Copyright Bill Fear 2018

Relevant OS Maps include: OS Explorer OL23 (1:25), OS Landranger 124 (1:50), Harvey Aran Superwalker (1:25), Harvey South XT40 (1:40).

Distance: c. 12 miles

Going: Demanding. Some rough ground. PRoW and FPs not always clear. Route finding necessary.

1. There is a small CP at SH 85246 18771 on LHS just past FB. It is shown on the Harvey Snowdonia South map (1:40).

2. From CP go back down road to where it enters small OA common and BR to start of PRoW SH853183. (When we did this there was a bull and cows in an adjacent field with no fence between us.) Follow FP up to wall/fence then TR and handrail wall/fence on LHS and crags on RHS (there is a FP alongside wall/fence). Continue to handrail wall/fence on LHS (CB 328) until JNCT and ring contour SH831192. TR and handrail fence on LHS CB 062 ascending to next ring contour SH834194. Make way down to Glasgwm SH836194, CB 105. Stile over fence.

3. From Glasgwm make way to summit SH837195, CB 010 for c. 100m. From summit descend. Handrail fence/wall on RHS CB 027 coming round to CB 058. There is FP leading past Tyllau Mwn and Waun Camddwr. When the fence/wall makes a left turn at some crags SH853209 TR CB 110 and make way across to Gwaun y Llwyni SH857204. From Gwaun y Llwyni make way to crags at SH856209, CB 350, then back to FP 250m CB 270. TR and continue to handrail fence/wall on FP to ring contour (crag & false summit) SH859220. FP to summit diverges from fence/wall on CB 040 after c. 200m. Follow line to summit of SH862223.

4. From Aran Fawddwy continue along FP handrailing wall/fence CB 015 to SH866242. There is plenty to explore in this immediate area, including continuing further along the ridge.

5. From Aran Benllyn reverse route back to Aran Fawddwy. Just after the 872m ring contour SH864234 there is a view over Creiglyn Dyfi. Around 400m off Aran Fawddy at false summit SH859220 BR on FP at SH861221 (between 220 and 221) CB 175 that takes you on down to fence/wall. TR along fence/wall CB 140 and follow to Drws Bach.

6. From Drws Bach handrail wall/fence to Drysgol and at fence/wall JNCT TR CB 140 and handrail wall/fence to where it TL SH875206. Continue on CB 175 to Waun

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Goch SH875201. At Waun Goch BR CB 225 along Pen Yr Allt Uchaf and continue along the top to end at SH864190.

7. From end of Pen Yr Allt Uchaf handrail wall/fence on RHS down spur CB 285 and continue on this CB where fence wall makes a TL to reach edge of OA and PRoW along and over FB back to CP.

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Glossary BL - Bear Left BR - Bear Right CB - Compass Bearing FB – Footbridge FP - Footpath. Usually marked on 1:25 but not on 1:50 JNCT - Junction (paths/tracks cross/join) OA – Open Access PRoW - Public Right of Way. Usually marked on 1:25 and 1:50 Quad bike track - Two parallel lines going across the fell made by continued use by quad bike RHS – Right hand side LHS – Left hand side TL - Turn Left TR - Turn Right Track - A wide track that looks suitably for 4x4 vehicles

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