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Aran Fawddwy, which is only 9 metres (30 ft) short of being a member of the Welsh 3000s, is the highest peak in the Aran mountain range and the 16th highest summit in Wales. The other two Marilyns in this range are Glasgwm and Esgeiriau Gwynion.[4] It is the highest British mountain south of Snowdon and is the principal summit of the predominant southwest-northeast ridge between Dolgellau and Bala, southern Snowdonia, a ridge that continues westwards as Cadair Idris.
Shortish mountain day ascending Pen yr Allt Uchaf from the car park at the top of Cwm Cywarch (having found this on the previous day). Ascended via the steady track to the S of Cwm Hengwm then along ridge to the summit. Planned descent path down into Cwm Terwyn not obvious from above but the higher path to the S of this cwm was clearly apparent, hence we amended plans to follow this. The path proved to be very wet and overgrown, capturing run-off water from the hill above, so it proved easier to head across open steep ground into the bottom of the Cwm. Returned via footpath connecting various abandoned houses in Cwm Cywarch - the most recently abandoned of these was quite a sad sight and not yet beyond rescue.
