Wales
Esgair Gelli
505M
1655FT
About Esgair Gelli
Rising from the quiet moorlands of Central Wales, this 504m ridge offers a tranquil escape from the busier peaks. Typical of the Cambrian Mountains, its grassy slopes provide a steady climb with broad views across the Elan Valley watershed and the distant, higher swells of the Plynlimon massif.
Key Statistics
Rank
138th Highest in Wales
Parent Range
Central Wales
Prominence
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28.2m
Nearest Town
Ceredigion
Geology
The ground beneath you is built from alternating layers of hardened sand and mud, which form the solid bedrock of this scenic ridge.
Classifications
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OS Grid Reference
SN776577
Latitude
52.2039°N
Longitude
3.7925°W
Did You Know?
- •The name is Welsh, where esgair refers to a long ridge or shank of land and gelli means a grove or wood, suggesting a landscape that was historically more wooded than today's open moorland.
- •This hill sits within the 'Green Desert of Wales,' a nickname for the vast, sparsely populated uplands of the Cambrian Mountains where hikers can walk for hours without encountering a fence or a road.
- •The summit offers an excellent vantage point for surveying the Elan Valley reservoirs to the south and the massive bulk of Plynlimon to the north.
- •The top is sufficiently broad and featureless that reaching the summit often feels less like a peak-conquering moment and more like a polite disagreement with a map over which patch of grass is highest.