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Foel y Geifr Mountain , in British 500-600m List

Height: 515m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 124 Grid Reference: SH71633 05095
Place visited by 4 members. Recently by: MichaelE, chalky, IainT, Fergalh
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Longitude: -3.898007, Latitude: 52.628401 , Easting: 271633, Northing: 305095 Prominence: 32m,  Isolation: 1km ,   GPS IDs, 6 char: Fly515, 10 char: FlyGfr 515
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Foel y Geifr  in area Dolgellau to Machynlleth, Ireland
Picture: Stone at summit
 
Steep descent followed by gentle ascent
by Fergalh  19 Mar 2021
From Mynydd Braich-goch head back up towards Tarren Y Gesail. Shortly before trig pillar follow fence line south and a track that eventually leads to a col and a short climb through a forest. The the summit is in grass on far side of forest and is marked with a stone Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/B3436/comment/22646/
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Foel y Geifr  in area Dolgellau to Machynlleth, Ireland
Picture: The descent off Tarren y Gesail
F.Y.G. from Tarren y Gesail's slopes
by Fergalh  19 Mar 2021
Here you can see my descent from Tarren Y Gesail alongside the fence. The summit is on the far side of the forest in the grassland. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/b3436/comment/22647/
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