Wales
Garn Gron East Top
532M
1745FT
About Garn Gron East Top
Sitting high within the rolling Cambrian Mountains, this 532-metre summit offers a quintessential Central Wales experience of vast, pathless moorland. It is a place of quiet isolation, where the terrain of peat hags and grass tussocks rewards those seeking the silence of the 'Desert of Wales' over more crowded peaks.
Key Statistics
Rank
81st Highest in Wales
Parent Range
Central Wales
Prominence
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26m
Nearest Town
Ceredigion
Geology
You are walking across layers of sandstone and mudstone. These rocks belong to the Llyn Teifi Member and the Rhuddnant Grits Formation.
Classifications
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OS Grid Reference
SN750612
Latitude
52.2348°N
Longitude
3.8318°W
Did You Know?
- •The name is derived from the Welsh 'carn' (cairn) and 'cron' (round), describing the shape of the summit or a specific stone structure found there.
- •Located in the remote heart of the Ceredigion uplands, the summit provides a clear perspective of the Pumlumon massif to the north and the rolling, uninhabited moorland that defines this quiet region.
- •This is an area where traditional navigation skills remain essential, as the high plateau lacks the clear, waymarked paths found in more popular Welsh ranges.
- •The terrain around the East Top is notoriously damp; local walkers often remark that in the Cambrians, a 'dry path' is simply one where the water doesn't come over the top of your boots.