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| name = Foel-fras
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| translation = broad hill
| language = [[Welsh language|Welsh]]
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| location = [[Snowdonia]], Wales
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[[File:Foel_Fras_from_Cwm_Eigiau.jpg|thumb|left|Foel-fras from Cwm Eigiau]]
'''Foel-fras''' (944 m) is a [[mountain]] in the [[Carneddau]] range, about 10 km east of [[Bethesda, Gwynedd|Bethesda]] in [[North Wales]]. It lies on the border between the counties of [[Gwynedd]] and [[Conwy County Borough|Conwy]]. With a height rising to 944m it is officially the eleventh highest summit in [[Wales]].▼
Foel-fras is located at the northern end of the main ridge of the Carneddau, between [[Drum (Wales)|Drum]] to the north and [[Foel Grach]] to the south, with the subsidiary summit of [[Garnedd Uchaf]] (926 m) between it and Foel Grach. Due south and 400 m below lies the reservoir of [[Llyn Dulyn]], while the smaller [[reservoir]] of [[Llyn Anafon]] lies to the north.▼
▲'''Foel-fras''' (944 m / 3,097 ft) is a [[mountain]] in the [[Carneddau]] range, about 10 km east of [[Bethesda, Gwynedd|Bethesda]] in [[North Wales]]. It lies on the border between the counties of [[Gwynedd]] and [[Conwy County Borough|Conwy]].
Because of its position, it is the first of the [[Welsh 3000s]] reached when doing this walk from the northern end. It can be climbed by driving up the small road signposted "[[Aber Falls]]" in the village of [[Abergwyngregyn]], passing the [[car park]] for the falls and continuing to a small car park at the end of the road. From there it is possible to take the track bearing left, later turning right to the summit of [[Drum (Wales)|Drum]] and continuing along the ridge, or to take the track leading straight on to Llyn Anafon and then climbing up to the ridge between Drum and Foel Fras. ▼
▲Foel-fras is located at the northern end of the main ridge of the Carneddau, between [[Drum (Wales)|Drum]] to the north and [[Foel Grach]] to the south
▲Because of its position, it is the first of the [[Welsh 3000s]] reached when doing this walk from the northern end. It can be climbed by driving up the small road signposted "[[Aber Falls]]" in the village of [[Abergwyngregyn]], passing the [[car park]] for the falls and continuing to a small car park at the end of the road. From there it is possible to take the track bearing left, later turning right to the summit of [[Drum (Wales)|Drum]] and continuing along the ridge, or to take the track leading straight on to Llyn Anafon and then climbing up to the ridge between Drum and Foel Fras.
An alternate route up the mountain is to start at the Western end of the [[Bwlch-y-Ddeufaen]] pass and take the steep track up the side of Drosgyl, following the fence line all the way to where the ground levels off. Here the views open up and the fence changes direction, running off at almost a right angle to the Southeast (left). From here, follow a small track Southwest until it intersects the larger track previously mentioned - marked by a small quartz-peppered cairn - which will lead you to Drum. From Drum the walk to the summit of Foel Fras is simply parallel to the fence line, which changes into a dry stone wall as you are nearing the summit.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.walkingenglishman.com/wales06.html|title=Conwy Mountain, Tal y Fan, Drum, Foel-fras, Garnedd Uchaf, Foel Grach, Carnedd Llewelyn and Carnedd Dafydd|last=Brockhurst|first=Mike|website=Walking Englishman|access-date=October 1, 2017}}</ref> Car parking is available at the Eastern end of the pass.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.walesdirectory.co.uk/Walks/Tal_y_Fan.htm|title=Tal-y-Fan Walk|website=Wales Directory|access-date=October 1, 2017}}</ref>
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The summit plateau has some [[ornithology|ornithological]] interest in that it is one of the best places in Wales to observe [[dotterel]] on their spring and less frequent autumn [[Bird migration|migration]].<ref>Nuttall, John & Anne (1999). The Mountains of England & Wales - Volume 1: Wales (2nd edition ed.). Milnthorpe, Cumbria: Cicerone. {{ISBN|1-85284-304-7}}.</ref>
Foel Fras can also be reached from Llanfairfechan, an equally
==Similarly-named hills==
There exist also Foel Fras ({{convert|528.7|m|ft|0|abbr=on|disp=or}}) in central Wales, south of [[Machynlleth]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Foel Fras|url=http://www.hill-bagging.co.uk/mountaindetails.php?qu=S&rf=3454|website=Hill-bagging|accessdate=13 September 2016}}</ref> and Foel-fras ({{convert|586|m|ft|0|abbr=on|disp=or}}) in [[The Moelwyns]], north east of [[Blaenau Ffestiniog]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Foel-fras|url=http://www.hill-bagging.co.uk/mountaindetails.php?qu=S&rf=3365|website=Hill-bagging|accessdate=13 September 2016}}</ref>
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