Glyder Fawr, Snowdonia National Park

Name: Glyder Fawr
Address: Snowdonia National Park, United Kingdom

#18 among attractions in Snowdonia National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Glyder Fawr is a mountain in Snowdonia, Wales, the highest peak in the Glyderau range at just over 1,000 metres, having had its height recalculated in 2010 using GPS. It is the fifth-highest mountain in Wales and has several walking and scrambling routes leading to its summit. According to Sir Ifor Williams, the word "Glyder" derives from the Welsh word "Gludair", meaning a heap of stones. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 3284 ftProminence: 2106 ftCoordinates: 53°6'5"N, 4°1'45"W

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Glyder Fawr – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Llyn Idwal, Cwm Idwal, Glyder Fach, Y Garn.

1 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Llyn Idwal, Snowdonia National Park
27 min walk • Llyn Idwal is a small lake that lies within Cwm Idwal in the Glyderau mountains of Snowdonia. It is named after Prince Idwal Foel, a grandson of Rhodri Mawr, one of the ancient Kings of Wales.
0.8 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Cwm Idwal, Snowdonia National Park
22 min walk • Cwm Idwal is a cirque in the Glyderau range of mountains in northern Snowdonia, the national park in the mountainous region of North Wales.
0.9 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Glyder Fach, Snowdonia National Park
23 min walk • Glyder Fach is a mountain in Snowdonia, north-west Wales, and is the second highest of the Glyderau and the sixth highest in Wales.
1.2 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Y Garn, Snowdonia National Park
32 min walk • Y Garn is a mountain in Snowdonia, North Wales, part of the Glyderau. It is one of the Welsh 3000s — the 15 summits in Wales over 3,000 feet in height. It is the tenth-highest peak in Wales.
0.7 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Castell y Gwynt, Snowdonia National Park
19 min walk • Castell y Gwynt is a top of Glyder Fach in Snowdonia, north-west Wales. It has the merit of being the only 3000 ft Welsh summit classed as only a Nuttall, hence it is not included in the Welsh 3000s.
1.2 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Rock
Dinas Cromlech, Snowdonia National Park
30 min walk • Dinas Cromlech or Dinas y Gromlech is a distinctive rhyolite rock outcrop at the Llanberis Pass, in Snowdonia, northwest Wales, which has a distinctive "open book" shape that is clearly visible from the road, and is very popular for rock climbers.
1.2 miE
Lake
Llyn Bochlwyd, Snowdonia National Park
31 min walk • Llyn Bochlwyd is a lake in Snowdonia, Wales, in Conwy County Borough. It lies in Cwm Bochlwyd, near Llyn Ogwen in the Glyderau mountain range.
1.1 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Llyn Cwm-y-ffynnon, Snowdonia National Park
29 min walk • Llyn Cwm-y-ffynnon is a lake in Snowdonia, below the summit of Moel Berfedd in Cwmffynnon. The lake's original name was Fynnon Mymbyr as outlined in Llywelyn ap Iorwerth's charter of 1198. As the name suggests, the lake nestles in a short valley, a cwm, high above the Pen-y-Gwryd hotel.
0.6 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Devil's Appendix, Snowdonia National Park
17 min walk • Nant Clogwyn y Geifr is the tallest single-drop waterfall in Wales and one of the tallest in the United Kingdom. It is a plunge style waterfall located on the Clogwyn y Geifr cliffs beside Twll Du in Cwm Idwal, Snowdonia, Wales.
~290 ftSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Glyderau, Snowdonia National Park
2 min walk • The Glyderau are a mountain group in Snowdonia, North Wales. The name derives from the highest peaks in the range, Glyder Fawr and Glyder Fach. According to Sir Ifor Williams, the word "Glyder" derives from the Welsh word "Cludair", meaning a heap of stones.
1.2 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain pass
Llanberis Pass, Snowdonia National Park
31 min walk • The Llanberis Pass in Snowdonia carries the main road from the south-east to Llanberis, over Pen-y-Pass, between the mountain ranges of the Glyderau and the Snowdon massif. At the bottom of the pass is the small village of Nant Peris.

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Nearby attractions include Glyderau, Snowdonia National Park (2 min walk), Devil's Appendix, Snowdonia National Park (17 min walk), Castell y Gwynt, Snowdonia National Park (19 min walk), Cwm Idwal, Snowdonia National Park (22 min walk).