Foel-goch
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- Height
- 831 m · 2,726 ft
- Prominence
- 77 m
- Grid reference
- SH 62861 61214
- Coordinates
- 53.13038, -4.05123
- County / area
- Gwynedd
- Region
- Snowdonia
- OS Landranger
- 115
- OS Explorer
- OL17W
- Summit feature
- cairn
- Key col
- SH627602 (754 m)
About Foel-goch
Foel-goch is part of the Glyderau range in Gwynedd, set on the ridge between Y Garn and Mynydd Perfedd at 831 metres.
The mountain looks down over Dyffryn Ogwen, and much of the surrounding high ground is close at hand: Pen yr Ole Wen, Carnedd Dafydd, Tryfan, Glyder Fawr and Elidir Fawr are all near neighbours.
Background written from facts in the Wikipedia article on Foel-goch (CC BY-SA 4.0). Heights, prominence and grid references come from the Database of British & Irish Hills, not from Wikipedia.
Access rights here
Conditional Right to roam: Right to roam only on mapped CRoW open access land.
Permission needed Wild camping: Permission needed everywhere.
General position for Wales — local byelaws, seasonal restrictions and closures can override it. Full details: access rights in Wales ·check another location.
Daylight at this summit today
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Computed astronomically for 53.130, -4.051. Plan your finish with the daylight safety planner.
Summit weather live
Loading forecast for the summit (831 m)…
Forecast adjusted to summit altitude. Weather data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0).
Long-distance paths past this hill
One waymarked long-distance route runs within 2.5 km of the summit — useful if you are linking this hill into a longer walk, or want a made path for the approach.
| Route | Total length | From summit |
|---|---|---|
| Snowdonia Slate Trail | 135 km | 1.1 km |
Route lines © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); distance from the summit computed by OpenFell.
Get food nearby
3 places to eat or drink within 10 km of the summit, rated under the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme (Scotland runs its own Food Hygiene Information Scheme, a pass/fail equivalent).
| Place | Type | Rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ogwen Falls Snack Bar | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 5 out of 5 | 2.2 km · E |
| Vaynol Arms | Pub/bar/nightclub | 5 out of 5 | 3.6 km · SW |
| Blondins Restaurant | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 5 out of 5 | 4.2 km · N |
Classifications and ratings are the local authority's own and can be coarse — this is a lead, not a guarantee of opening hours or that food is served to non-residents. Follow a name through to the official rating page to check, and confirm before you rely on it.
Food hygiene data from the Food Standards Agency and Food Standards Scotland (Open Government Licence v3.0). Distances and directions computed by OpenFell from the summit.
Which hill this one belongs to
Foel-goch is not counted as an independent hill in its own right. In prominence terms it belongs to Y Garn (947 m) — the nearest Marilyn you can reach from this summit without first dropping below its key col, 754 m.
Grouping is by prominence alone: a summit belongs to the nearest higher Marilyn it connects to without a deeper intervening col. Over a large massif that can gather hills no one would walk in a single day, and which few would describe as parts of the same mountain — it is a measure of independence, not a suggested route.
Nearest listed peaks
| Peak | Height | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Mynydd Perfedd | 813 m | 0.9 km |
| Y Garn | 947 m | 1.7 km |
| Elidir Fawr | 924 m | 1.7 km |
| Carnedd y Filiast | 821 m | 1.7 km |
| Carnedd y Filiast North Top | 720 m | 2.2 km |
| Pen yr Ole Wen | 978 m | 2.8 km |