Region 30E · Wales

Bala to Welshpool

One of the 95 hill-survey regions used by the Database of British & Irish Hills. Every hill we track in this region is listed below, tallest first — follow any name for its full record, live summit weather and daylight times.

Hills listed
37
Highest hill
Aran Fawddwy 905.6 m
Mean height
694 m
Hewitts
24
Nuttalls
37
Marilyns
5

Access rights in this region

Conditional Right to roam in Wales: Right to roam only on mapped CRoW open access land — full Wales access guide.

This is the general position, not legal advice — local byelaws, seasonal restrictions and closures can override it. See the country-by-country access guide, or query an exact grid reference with the access checker.

All 37 hills, tallest first

Hills in Bala to Welshpool, sorted by height descending
# Hill Height Prominence Classifications Grid ref
1 Aran Fawddwy 905.6 m 672.8 m HewittNuttallHistoric County Top +4 SH862223
2 Aran Benllyn 885 m 50 m HewittNuttallSimm SH867242
3 Erw y Ddafad-ddu 872 m 39 m HewittNuttallSimm SH864233
4 Cadair Berwyn 832 m 347 m HewittNuttallHistoric County Top +3 SJ071323
5 Moel Sych 826.7 m 33.9 m HewittNuttallHistoric County Top +2 SJ066318
6 Cadair Berwyn North Top 826.4 m 18.7 m Nuttall SJ072327
7 Cadair Bronwen 783.4 m 73.3 m HewittNuttallSimm SJ077346
8 Glasgwm 779 m 215 m HewittNuttallMarilyn +2 SH836194
9 Tomle 740.6 m 20.9 m Nuttall SJ085335
10 Moel yr Ewig 694.7 m 24.2 m Nuttall SJ080317
11 Foel Wen 690.6 m 58.9 m HewittNuttallSimm SJ099334
12 Foel Hafod-fynydd 689 m 88 m HewittNuttallSimm SH877227
13 Foel Wen South Top 687.9 m 21.6 m Nuttall SJ102330
14 Gwaun y Llwyni 685.5 m 42.6 m HewittNuttallSimm SH857204
15 Pen y Brynfforchog 684.9 m 71 m HewittNuttallSimm SH817179
16 Mynydd Tarw 679.4 m 44.2 m HewittNuttallSimm SJ112324
17 Godor 679.2 m 24.9 m Nuttall SJ094307
18 Godor North Top 675 m 18 m Nuttall SJ089311
19 Esgeiriau Gwynion 669.9 m 170 m HewittNuttallMarilyn +2 SH889236
20 Foel Cedig 667.5 m 180.1 m HewittNuttallMarilyn +2 SH981283
21 Post Gwyn 665 m 61 m HewittNuttallSimm SJ047293
22 Y Groes Fagl 659 m 15.5 m Nuttall SH988290
23 Foel Rhudd 659 m 19 m Nuttall SH895239
24 Foel Cwm-Sian Llwyd 648 m 58 m HewittNuttallSimm SH995313
25 Pen y Boncyn Trefeilw 644.2 m 55 m HewittNuttallSimm SH962283
26 Gwaun Lydan 632 m 18 m Nuttall SH880211
27 Pen yr Allt Uchaf 630.1 m 59.9 m HewittNuttallSimm SH870196
28 Moel Fferna 630 m 107 m HewittNuttallHuMP +1 SJ116397
29 Stac Rhos 629.8 m 26 m Nuttall SH969279
30 Foel y Geifr 626.2 m 111.2 m HewittNuttallHuMP +1 SH937275
31 Moel y Cerrig Duon 624.5 m 79 m HewittNuttallSimm SH923241
32 Waun Camddwr 621.7 m 15.5 m Nuttall SH847205
33 Cefn Dylif 618 m 36 m HewittNuttallSimm SJ089369
34 Cefn Gwyntog 614 m 26.7 m Nuttall SH975266
35 Llechwedd Du 613.4 m 34 m HewittNuttallSimm SH893223
36 Foel Goch 612.7 m 47 m HewittNuttallSimm SH943290
37 Trum y Gwragedd 611.1 m 24.4 m Nuttall SH941284

Hill data from the Database of British & Irish Hills v18.3 (CC BY 4.0). Prominence is the drop to the hill's key col; a dash means it is not recorded in our dataset.


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