Tarren y Gesail

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Tarren y Gesail is a 667-metre mountain in Gwynedd. It is one of the 316 Hewitts — hills in England, Wales and Ireland of two thousand feet or more. It is one of 125 hills the Albion Guide charts in Gwynedd. The surrounding countryside is part of Eryri National Park.

For more of the same, Tarrenhendre and Foel Cae'rberllan are close by. The nearest railway station is Machynlleth, 5.7 km to the south-east.

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