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Name:Pen yr Ole Wen
Hill number:1969
Height:978m / 3209ft
Parent (Ma):1965  Carnedd Llewelyn
RHB Section:30B: Snowdonia
Nuttall/Wainwright area:The Carneddau
County/UA:Conwy, Gwynedd
Catchment:Ogwen
Class:Simm, Furth, Hewitt, Nuttall, High Hills of Britain,
Buxton & Lewis, Bridge, Trail 100
(Tu,Sim,F,Hew,N,HHB,BL,Bg,T100)
Grid ref:SH 65599 61946
Summit feature:ground 5m N of cairn
Drop:45m
Col:933m  SH654622  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 115
(1:25k) OL17W
Survey:Abney level
Comments:Added to Trail 100 list Jan 2020
GPS data:show GPS entries for this hill

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Cambrian Way Stage 21.Rob Rees08/03/2024
First tump of 3 on a 10 hour and 10 mile walk, a steep climb up a cliff with nice views of Anglesey and the sea, at the top of the cliff a little walk to the summit. With Dad and Ptol.speedyclimber31/10/2023
From Ogwen CP. Took direct route on path which involves quite a bit of climbing which was slow going, but nice on a cool sunny morning. Great views across Snowdonia and Anglesey. With Tol and FelixRoguePulsar31/10/2023
Ascent from Bethesda with Twiggy having done Carnedd Dafydd first. Sunny, but cool with some snow on ground. Not too busy.desperate dan15/10/2023
Straight up from Ogwen Cottage on A5, plenty of scrambling involved, decent weather and great views of the whole Glyder range.Stuzinho23/09/2023
Four furths with Richard Moore, Jason Fulton and Karen Webber, on OMC trip to Snowdonia. Parked on A5 at trees in Glen Dena. Headed up Pen yr Ole Wen (978m) first, then Carnedd Dafydd (1044m), followed by an outing to Yr Elen (962m) finishes on Carnedd Llewelyn (1064m). Descended via Llugwy Reservoir and walked back along the A5, 7:10hrs all in.chillyman821/09/2023
Day one of Dragons Back Raceemily04/09/2023
https://strava.app.link/dh4H4p2SIzbJohn07/05/2023
With Ben on a 3-day backpack over the Welsh 3000ft peaks from Llanfairfechan to Pen-y-passalistairpooler16/04/2023
Cwm Llafar horseshoe. Foel Meirch, Carnedd Dafydd, Pen Yr Ole Wen, Carnedd Dafydd, Carnedd Llewelyn and Yr Elen.alunrees4007/04/2023
Solo loop from Ogwen Cottage - PYOW, Carnedd Dafydd, Carnedd LlewellynIam_JoshEdwards03/04/2023
with K* taking in Carnedd Dafydd & Carnedd LlewelynFabioski30/08/2022
Pen Yr Ole Wen, Carnedd Dafydd, Carnedd Llewelyn, Foel Grach, Garnedd Uchaf, Foel-fras, Drum, Carnedd y Ddelw, Foel Lwyd, Tal y Fan, Mynydd y Drefkeithouk29/08/2022
Pen Yr Ole Wen, Carnedd Daffyd, Yr Elen, Carnedd Llewellyn, Pen Yr Helgi Du, Clogwyn Llech Lefn, Pen Llithrig Y WrachBarns15002/06/2022
Cwm Llafar Horseshoe. Crib Lem, Carnedd Dafydd, Pen Yr Ole Wen, Carnedd Llewelyn and Yr Elen.alunrees3928/05/2022
Yr Ole Wen, Pen Yr Ole wen, Carnedd Daffyd, Carnedd Llewelyn, Yr Elen, Foel Grach, Carnedd GwenllianAvidSockWearer15/05/2022
Yr Ole Wen, Pen Yr Ole wen, Carnedd Daffyd, Carnedd Llewelyn, Yr Elen, Foel Grach, Carnedd Gwenllian - with ASWmeltdiceburg15/05/2022
Carneddau Traverse from South to North. Starting in Ogwen Valley. Pen Yr Ole Wen, Carnedd Dafydd, Carnedd Llewelyn, Foel Grach, Carnedd Gwenllian, Foel Fras and Drum. Finished in Abergwyngreginalunrees3920/03/2022
Carneddau ridge with MFabioski11/01/2022
UTS 50k: Moel Siabod, Clogwyn Bwlch-y-maen, Carnedd y Cribau, Glyder Fawr, Y Garn, Pen yr Ole Wen, Carnedd Dafydd, Carnedd Llewelyn, Pen yr Helgi Du, Mynydd Deulyn. Totally savage race but incredible. 19th woman.Fionalevey11/09/2021
Solo from near Ffynnon LloerMickeyfinn07/09/2021
From Carnedd Dafydd KeithByTheC20/07/2021
Weather - Sunny with high cloud (beautiful day, but not too hot) ... Route: Carneddau ridge traverse from the A5 ... Llewellyn - Yr Elen - Dafydd - Pen yr Ole Wen... Arrived back at the car park at 6pm ... Total walk time with rest stops 10 hours.R & K22/06/2021
Ogwen - Pen yr Ole Wen via E ridge - Carnedd Dafydd - Carnedd Llewelyn - Pen yr Helgi Du and S to A5. A long day but superb weather.milimana22/06/2021
19.4 miles 4660ft walk. Start at Dinas Farm campsite, Penisarallt, Foel Meirch, Carnedd Dafydd, Pen Yr Ole Wen, Carnedd Llewelyn and Yr Elen, then back to Penisarallt.stephenbuda15/06/2021
Long run from Ogwen to Conwy over the Carneddau.twg2705/06/2021
On the way to Carnedd Llewelyn. Nice little scramble from the eastern sidethomasrandall9629/05/2021
From Ogwen Valley. Pen Yr Ole Wen, Carnedd Dafydd, Carnedd Llewelyn, Foel Grach, Carnedd Gwenllian and Foel Fras.WelshMountainGoat3826/04/2021
From Llyn Ogwen via Afon Lloer en route to Carnedd Daffyd. Ysgolion Duon and Carnedd Llewelyn.M6KIO10/09/2020
Via Porcupine Route from Llyn Ogwen. Descended to Ffynnon Lloer.quadbarrel24/07/2020
From Braichmelyn. Crib Lem spur, Carnedd Dafydd, Pen Yr Ole Wen, Carnedd Llewelyn and Yr Elen. Glorious sunny evening!!alunrees3724/06/2020
Welsh 3000s with Paul. Sunny. 9h 05 top to top.davechaffey01/06/2020
Pen Yr Ole Wen with Bean Bag BoysTarkus18/12/2019
Parked near Lake Ogwen, did horseshoe inc. 2 carnedds. Frost on top of mountains and very nice weather in general. (Staying at b&b in Capel Curig)Joel45130/11/2019
Alumni weekend in Caernavon. Walk from Ogwen to Bethesda via C. Llewellyn, following main track from E end of lake up to Pen-yr-Olewenrichardrosser12/10/2019
Up the Afon Lloer to Cwm Lloer, east ridge up to Pen yr Ole Wen, to Carnedd Dafydd, along the Cefn Ysgiliion Duon and dropped south down Rhos Bodesi to rejoin the Afon Lloer.ByronHaywood16/09/2019
Superb finish to a long hot day in the hills. We drank 2.3 litres of water ( we normally drink a third of that at most ) and had to reapply the sun tan lotion 3 times. Cracking day out.DanMaisieBex24/08/2019
A hot sunny and humid day giving superb views throughout the walk. With E from Gern Gif Isaf Farm (parking £2) up grassy paths as far as Pen yr Helgi Du then solo. E didn’t fancy ridge and rock band and I think it was the sensible option - tough! Continued up to Carnedd Llywelyn, Carnedd Dafydd and Pen yr Ole Wen. Very steep and long descent to Afon Lloer and Glan Dena.Beeliner23/07/2019
Via East Ridge on the way to Carnedd Dafydd & Carnedd Llywelyndelamerewolf14/07/2019
Second climb of this great mountain, kept to the left of the scree on the upper slope of the south side this time, great views from the top today as the weather was clear, sunny with no wind - perfect!giant_hiker22/06/2019
Pen yr Ole Wen, Carnedd Dafydd then camped near tarn with Nathan. Not raining!axoree15/06/2019
Bonus bag en route to Carnedd Llewelyn.Newton Maximus21/05/2019
DB Race day 1milejunkie20/05/2019
Pen yr Ole Wen > Carnedd Fach > Carnedd Dafydd from GR: SH 66849 60530Hippster19/05/2019
Pen yr Ole Wen > Carnedd Fach > Carnedd Dafydd from GR: SH 66849 60530ronaldo33319/05/2019
Climbed with Peter Thirkettlepsburgess17/05/2019
Climbed with Paul BurgessP.Thirkettle17/05/2019
Traverse of the Carneddau from Conwy to Ogwen ValleyClaireb 05/05/2019
Carneddau traverse, Llandudno Jt to Ogwen CottageS4m49805/05/2019
Run with AdamPaulE04/05/2019