Dolgellau to Machynlleth
One of the 96 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
- 25
- Highest hill
- Cadair Idris - Penygadair 892.7 m
- Mean height
- 628 m
- Hewitts
- 11
- Nuttalls
- 12
- Marilyns
- 4
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 25 hills, tallest first
| # | Hill | Height | Prominence | Classifications | Grid ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cadair Idris - Penygadair | 892.7 m | 606 m | HewittNuttallTrail 100+3 | SH711130 |
| 2 | Mynydd Moel | 863 m | 67 m | HewittNuttallSimm | SH727136 |
| 3 | Cyfrwy | 811 m | 31 m | HewittNuttallSimm | SH703133 |
| 4 | Craig Cwm Amarch | 791.9 m | 79.2 m | HewittNuttallSimm | SH710121 |
| 5 | Gau Graig | 683.7 m | 25.4 m | Nuttall | SH743140 |
| 6 | Maesglase | 678.5 m | 317.8 m | HewittNuttallTrail 100+3 | SH817150 |
| 7 | Waun-oer | 670 m | 120 m | HewittNuttallHuMP+1 | SH785147 |
| 8 | Tarren y Gesail | 666.9 m | 465.4 m | HewittNuttallMarilyn+2 | SH710058 |
| 9 | Craig-las | 661 m | 101 m | HewittNuttallHuMP+1 | SH677135 |
| 10 | Cribin Fawr | 658.8 m | 93 m | HewittNuttallSimm | SH794152 |
| 11 | Tarrenhendre | 634 m | 203 m | HewittNuttallMarilyn+2 | SH682041 |
| 12 | Craig-y-llyn | 622 m | 132 m | HewittNuttallHuMP+1 | SH665119 |
| 13 | Craig Portas | 604.2 m | 54.2 m | SimmDewey | SH801141 |
| 14 | Mynydd Braich-goch | 597 m | 70 m | Dewey | SH729072 |
| 15 | Craig Portas East Top | 587 m | 34 m | Dewey | SH808142 |
| 16 | Graig Goch | 586 m | 130 m | HuMPDewey | SH714084 |
| 17 | Tarren Cwm-ffernol | 551 m | 64 m | Dewey | SH659023 |
| 18 | Braich Ddu | 546 m | 54 m | Dewey | SH645120 |
| 19 | Ceiswyn | 544.1 m | 144.7 m | HuMPDewey | SH745109 |
| 20 | Mynydd Fron-fraith | 514 m | 66 m | Dewey | SH747117 |
| 21 | Pen Trum-gwr | 512.6 m | 52.5 m | Dewey | SH651029 |
| 22 | Godre Fynydd | 508 m | 85 m | Dewey | SH756097 |
| 23 | Esgair Berfa | 507 m | 78 m | Dewey | SH637095 |
| 24 | Mynydd Cwmeiddew | 507 m | 34 m | Dewey | SH750105 |
| 25 | Mynydd Rhyd-galed | 502 m | 59 m | Dewey | SH699043 |
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.
Browse the other survey areas on the regions hub, check what you can do at a specific spot with the access checker, and read oursafety notes before heading up — hill days here can outlast daylight, especially in winter.