Hills of Britain and Ireland
OS Map of Esgeiriau Gwynion (Foel Rhudd)
Height: 670m / 2198ft • Prominence: 170m / 558ft • Summit : no feature • Trip reports (hill-bagging)

Foel Hafod Fynydd, Creiglyn Dyfi & Aran Fawddwy.
Mountain Craft // www.mountaincraft.co.uk" rel="noreferrer nofollow www.mountaincraft.co.uk - Guided mountain adventures in Snowdonia - Eryri - North Wales. Standing at the quartz cairn topped summit of Foel Hafod Fynydd looking towards Aran Fawddwy's east face. The source of the Afon Dyfi river is the lake visible underneath the cliffs, Creiglyn Dyfi.
04-Nov-20 • Mountain Craft • flickr
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Old Farmhouse, Aran Fawddwy Hike
09-Jun-19 • mikeccross • flickr
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Aran Fawddwy Hike
09-Jun-19 • mikeccross • flickr
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Old Farmhouse, Aran Fawddwy Hike
09-Jun-19 • mikeccross • flickr
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Aran Fawddwy from Esgeiriau Gwynion
Unfortunately the sun did not come out on the foreground ridges, which was a shame.
03-Jun-19 • David Dear • flickr
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Clouds lifting
Looking south from Esgeiriau Gwynion (one of the Aran peaks in Snowdonia) at morning clouds swirling around the nearby hillsides and valleys.
01-Mar-19 • OutdoorMonkey • flickr
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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.

Foel Hafod Fynydd, Creiglyn Dyfi & Aran Fawddwy.
Mountain Craft // www.mountaincraft.co.uk" rel="noreferrer nofollow www.mountaincraft.co.uk - Guided mountain adventures in Snowdonia - Eryri - North Wales. Standing at the quartz cairn topped summit of Foel Hafod Fynydd looking towards Aran Fawddwy's east face. The source of the Afon Dyfi river is the lake visible underneath the cliffs, Creiglyn Dyfi.
04-Nov-20 • Mountain Craft • flickr
cribyraran cairn feature unique handcrafted eryrinationalpark summit mountaineering cliff quartz wales mountainwalking adventures hillwalking lake eryri rake northwales afondyfi ridge gwynedd activity scrambling snowdonianationalpark mountaincraft mountaincraftcouk riverdyfi aranridge snowdonia sunrise winter foelhafodfynydd buttress bala frosty llaethnant creiglyndyfi weather aranmountains dyfi aranfawddwy dovey llyn parccenedlaetholeryri riverdovey aranbenllyn slope craft hiking bwlchygroes majorlocations experiences location riversource gully mountain hikingchallengesuk kidsrockclimbing mountainadventures northwalesactivities snowdon snowdonguidedwalks snowdoniaactivities snowdoniatrails thingstodoinbetwsycoed yrwyddfa 54189327169

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Old Farmhouse, Aran Fawddwy Hike
09-Jun-19 • mikeccross • flickr
wales europe unitedkingdom bala sonyrx100 48915782313

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Aran Fawddwy Hike
09-Jun-19 • mikeccross • flickr
wales europe unitedkingdom bala sonyrx100 48915780968

DSC03249
Old Farmhouse, Aran Fawddwy Hike
09-Jun-19 • mikeccross • flickr
wales europe unitedkingdom bala sonyrx100 48916514142

Aran Fawddwy from Esgeiriau Gwynion
Unfortunately the sun did not come out on the foreground ridges, which was a shame.
03-Jun-19 • David Dear • flickr
48012847988

Clouds lifting
Looking south from Esgeiriau Gwynion (one of the Aran peaks in Snowdonia) at morning clouds swirling around the nearby hillsides and valleys.
01-Mar-19 • OutdoorMonkey • flickr
ceunantybriddell gwynedd llechwedddu gorslwyd esgeiriaugwynion wales welsh countryside rural nature natural cloud cloudy outside outdoor mountain mountainside hill hillside valley morning foelhafodfynydd gwaunlydan 47301406581

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The main Aran ridge (under cloud) from Esgeiriau Gwynion.
01-Mar-19 • OutdoorMonkey • flickr
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Cwm Du
Looking north at Esgeiriau Gwynion (right) and the Aran ridge on the left, from part-way up Foel Hafod-fynydd in southern Snowdonia. p.s. this is a much steeper hillside than it looks!
01-Mar-19 • OutdoorMonkey • flickr
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Sunlit moorland on the way back from a hike round 3 of the Aran mountains Hewitt peaks in southern Snowdonia. Foel Hafod-fynydd is the peak on the very left, with the main Aran ridge under cloud in the distance.
01-Mar-19 • OutdoorMonkey • flickr
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Aran mountains
Looking west from Llechwedd Du in southern Snowdonia, Wales. Aran Fawddwy is the high point on the ridge, on the left in the distance.
01-Mar-19 • OutdoorMonkey • flickr
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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.