- Rhobell Fawr
Infobox Mountain
Name = Rhobell Fawr
Photo = Rhobell Fawr summit.jpg
Caption = The summit of Rhobell Fawr
Location =Gwynedd , WAL
Range =Snowdonia
Elevation = 734 m (2,408 feet)
Prominence = 309 m
Parent peak =Arenig Fawr
Grid_ref_UK = SH786256
Listing = Marilyn, Hewitt, Nuttall
Pronunciation = ɾʰɔbɛɬ vauɾ
Topographic
OS "Landranger" 124Rhobell Fawr is an
extinct volcano [cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/northwest/outdoors/placestogo/reserves/snowdon.shtml |title=North West Wales Outdoors: Snowdon |publisher=BBC |date=2002] in theArenig range within theSnowdonia National Park .Despite its modest height of 734 m (2,408 feet), it is a
mountain with suberb views of higher peaks all around,including the superb north face ofCadair Idris and distantSnowdon .The immediate surroundings are satisfyingly wild, and you are unlikely to meet anyone en route to its summit. The paths are not well trodden, but there is a distinct path up from Bwlch Goriwared, a couple of miles north-north-east of the small village of
Llanfachreth . From the pass (gbm4ibx|SH704246) a ladder-stile crosses a wall beside some sheep-folds on the eastern side of the track. A path follows a wall eastwards for a little more than 2 miles to the summit. The walk can easily be done, there and back from Llanfachreth in 4 hours, given good weather, and provided you are used to the British mountains and reasonably fit.A more arduous ascent is a circuit starting at
Cwm yr Allt-lwyd . A good path crosses the infantAfon Mawddach , a switchback rises high above the river and then drops to ford it, from where a fence is followed to the neighbouring summit ofDduallt . From there, descend to theforest , which is entered at a corner (gbm4ibx|SH804259). The forest is extremely dense, but soon a firebreak is reached and this is followed until a forestry track is seen at the edge of the forest (gbm4ibx|SH797250). Follow this track south-west to a wall (gbm4ibx|SH792247), turn right and stay by the wall all the way to the summit. The descent is arduous and involves much struggling throughheather and bog until finally a path is picked up. The whole walk should take about six hours.References
External links
* [http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=2797862 www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Rhobell Fawr and surrounding area]
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