Wales
Mynydd Egryn
517M
1696FT
About Mynydd Egryn
Perched above the Dyffryn Ardudwy coast, Mynydd Egryn is a delightful stretch of the Rhinog foothills proving you don’t need to be a giant to have a massive history. It’s less of a mountain and more of an open-air museum with better views and significantly more sheep.
Key Statistics
Rank
306th Highest in Wales
Parent Range
Snowdonia
Prominence
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61m
Nearest Town
Cutiau
Geology
You are walking on layers of sandstone, siltstone, and mudstone. These beds of compressed sand and fine mud form the solid foundation of this fell.
Nearby Fells
Mynydd Egryn South Top
Mynydd Egryn South Top
Craig y Grut [Llawlech]
Ffridd Goetre-isaf
Ffridd Goetre-isaf
Find It
OS Grid Reference
SH623194
Latitude
52.7546°N
Longitude
4.0418°W
Did You Know?
- •The slopes are home to the remains of the Egryn Fort and prehistoric settlements, proving that people have been complaining about the uphill climb here for at least three millennia.
- •During the late 19th century, the area was a hive of industrial activity thanks to its manganese mines, though nature is now doing a commendable job of reclaiming the scars.
- •Nearby Egryn Abbey isn't actually an abbey but a medieval hall house that famously became the epicenter of a 1904 religious revival involving mysterious spirit lights.
- •It forms part of the Ardudwy Way, a long-distance path that mercifully avoids the knee-crunching, bouldery chaos found further north in the more aggressive peaks of the Rhinogydd.
- •The local gorse bushes have earned a PhD in tactical shredding. If you stray from the path, expect your expensive hiking trousers to come back looking like they have been through a paper shredder.