Hills of Britain and Ireland
OS Map of Pen yr Helgi Du
Height: 833m / 2732ft • Prominence: 85m / 279ft • Summit : scattered cairn on W edge of summit • Trip reports (hill-bagging)
Cwm Ogwen
Taken from the flank of Pen yr Helgi Du
03-Mar-24 • Frightened Tree • flickr
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W15-073 Descent from Carnedd Llewelyn
On the Welsh 15 Peaks week, August 2023, Plas y Brenin
15-Aug-23 • ramblingjohn • flickr
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OS Map
This is OS mapping. In some areas, OpenStreetMap shows more footpaths
Spatial NI has online OSNI mapping. Click "Basemap Gallery" (4 squares icon at the top).
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Photos
Please tag your photos and upload them to the British and Irish Mountains group on Flickr
The other photos have been geo-tagged as on or around the summit. For less busy mountains, it can be a little hit and miss.
Cwm Ogwen
Taken from the flank of Pen yr Helgi Du
03-Mar-24 • Frightened Tree • flickr
wales frightenedtreephotographyfrightenedtreelandscapephotography frightened tree landscape photography les wrexham tryfan capel urig n r elgi du y garn 53569887281
W15-073 Descent from Carnedd Llewelyn
On the Welsh 15 Peaks week, August 2023, Plas y Brenin
15-Aug-23 • ramblingjohn • flickr
wales cymru eryri plas y brenin 53126660407
W15-079 The scary bit of the descent from Carnedd Llewelyn
On the Welsh 15 Peaks week, August 2023, Plas y Brenin
15-Aug-23 • ramblingjohn • flickr
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Cwm Eigiau from Bwlch y Tri Marchog, Carneddau.
Mountain Craft // www.mountaincraft.co.uk" rel="noreferrer nofollow www.mountaincraft.co.uk - Guided mountain adventures in Snowdonia - Eryri - North Wales. Looking north from Bwlch y Tri Marchog, the saddle between Pen Llithrig y Wrach & Pen yr Helgi Du, down the long Carneddau valley of Cwm Eigiau.
21-Feb-23 • Mountain Craft • flickr
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Pen yr helgi Du & Carnedd Llewelyn from Bwlch y Tri Marchog, Carneddau.
Mountain Craft // www.mountaincraft.co.uk" rel="noreferrer nofollow www.mountaincraft.co.uk - Guided mountain adventures in Snowdonia - Eryri - North Wales. Between the eastern Carneddau mountains of Pen Llithrig y Wrach & Pen yr Helgi Du there lies a bwlch or saddle with fantastic views all around. Here we are looking west from Bwlch y Tri Marchog towards Carnedd Llewelyn.
21-Feb-23 • Mountain Craft • flickr
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Wild Carneddau Ponies & Tryfan from Pen Llithrig y Wrach, Carneddau.
Mountain Craft // www.mountaincraft.co.uk" rel="noreferrer nofollow www.mountaincraft.co.uk - Guided mountain adventures in Snowdonia - Eryri - North Wales. I spotted these two wild Carneddau ponies whilst descening Cwm Tal-y-Braich from Pen Llithrig y Wrach. As I got my camera out the cloud started to drop away from Tryfan in the background giving a stunning outlook.
21-Feb-23 • Mountain Craft • flickr
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Videos
August 26th, 2021 I climbed PEN YR HELGI DU (Wales) for the first time, with my daughter Emily and also got to meet ...
Following a big day up Moel Siabod the day before, I started this day already knackered and aching all over. With the hills ...
Mark & Simon meet up once again with Danny from https://www.youtube.com/user/originaldannyrush (check out his channel) in ...
Epic wild camp location on Pen Yr Helgi Du 833m, via Pen Llithrig y Wrach 799m. Stunning scenery, located in the Ogwen Valley, ...
A walk up to Pen yr Helgi Du and back down passing the Lake Ffynnon Llugwy. A beautiful day with cloud inversions and a ...
Notes
- Data: Database of British and Irish Hills v18.2
- Maps: We use OS mapping for England, Scotland, Wales, and the Isle of Man. Sadly, Channel Islands, Northern (OSNI) and Southern Ireland (OSI) mapping isn't available online, so we use Openstreetmap.