{"id":2467,"date":"2022-01-15T15:20:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-15T15:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/themanualphotographer.co.uk\/?p=2467"},"modified":"2022-03-12T07:16:20","modified_gmt":"2022-03-12T07:16:20","slug":"gwaun-y-llwyni","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewalkingkev.co.uk\/index.php\/2022\/01\/15\/gwaun-y-llwyni\/","title":{"rendered":"Gwaun y Llwyni"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Mountain rank by height: 100 out of 188<br>Height: 2,247ft | 685m<br>Region: Arans<br>Grid ref: SH 85724 20489<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"min-width: 260px; max-width: 100%\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/www.outdooractive.com\/en\/embed\/234126304\/js?mw=false\"><\/script><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Summit number six on this challenging 9 mountain circular walk. The approach is interesting as you walk back along the ridgeway and drop down quite significantly before veering left and up along a fairly steep side towards the summit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/uponnothing\/51850065425\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51850065425_57b92fca10_b.jpg\" alt=\"Gwaun y Llwyni\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>You can follow a faint path up the side to the summit. | Pentax K SMC 28mm f3.5 @ f8.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The views are good, the walking interesting with plenty of rocks on the way up and across to the summit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/uponnothing\/51849733404\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51849733404_252462fb2f_b.jpg\" alt=\"Gwaun y Llwyni\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>The grassy summit is deceivingly gentle, given the big drops either side. | Pentax K SMC 28mm f3.5 @ f8.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You get a good view of this mountain from the start of the walk as you ascend the mountain opposite. You also get good views as you walk along the first ridgeway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/uponnothing\/51849414491\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51849414491_1cfe1c8c9b_b.jpg\" alt=\"Gwaun y Llwyni\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>The drop is significant from this view. | Tamron Adaptall SP 24-48 @24mm, f11.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the smaller mountains on this walk you can see from the panorama below how it fits into the surroundings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/uponnothing\/51850071195\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51850071195_4eff81fe50_b.jpg\" alt=\"The Mountains\" width=\"1024\" height=\"256\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Small, but certainly not insignificant. | Tamron Adaptall SP 24-48 @24mm, f11.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/uponnothing\/51848441332\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51848441332_059cf7091a_b.jpg\" alt=\"Gwaun y Llwyni\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>The summit has a nice point, dropping sharply to the valley below. | Pentax K SMC 28mm f3.5 @ f8.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>From the summit you can look over the lower (622m) Waun Camddwr and towards the dramatic and much higher Glasgwm (779m).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/uponnothing\/51849733319\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51849733319_6315628129_b.jpg\" alt=\"Gwaun y Llwyni\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Glasgwm, rocky and towering and Waun Camddwr just visible right. | Pentax K SMC 28mm f3.5 @ f8.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You can walk towards Waun Camddwr as directly as you want, the ground is very soft and bushy so hard going, with occasional wet sections. A nice little diversion to this mountain is well worth it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mountain rank by height: 100 out of 188Height: 2,247ft | 685mRegion: AransGrid ref: SH 85724 20489 Summit number six on this challenging 9 mountain circular walk. The approach is interesting as you walk back along the ridgeway and drop down quite significantly before veering left and up along a fairly steep side towards the summit. 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