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| Name: | Pen yr Orsedd |
| Hill number: | 14399 |
| Height: | 442.2m / 1451ft |
| Parent (Ma): | 2042 Mwdwl-eithin |
| RHB Section: | 30C: Llandudno to Wrexham |
| County/UA: | Conwy |
| Catchment: | Triples, Catchment Boundaries, Clwyd, Conwy, Dee (Flint) |
| Watershed: | Liverpool Bay |
| Class: | Tump (400-499m) (Tu,4) |
| Grid ref: | SH 89298 55547 |
| Summit feature: | small rock outcrop |
| Drop: | 33m |
| Col: | 409m SH900550  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 116 (1:25k) OL17E |
| Survey: | Trimble GeoXH 6000 |
| Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 27 users) | By | Date of Ascent |
| From road to east, over gate and through wet moorland. | cjo | 29/04/2023 |
| Parked at 90129 54977 and headed straight for Pen yr Osedd then down west to the track, south on that and up Moel Rhiwlug before taking a directish line back to the start. | clivevilla | 31/10/2022 |
| Easy verge parking by locked gate at SH 9013 5498 - Over gate & across rough pasture with some tussock & heather to the summit outcrop; bwf just below summit. | gerrybowes | 21/07/2022 |
| From good parking at old quarry on main road to east. Featurelss hill but grand viewpoint. | Campbell Singer | 14/07/2021 |
| Across grassy moorlands from the east, in sunshine and a bit of a breeze. | vegibagger | 13/07/2021 |
| With Rufus from lay-by on A543 at SH 90126 54956. Through gate in lay-by and across reasonably good terrain to the summit of Pen yr Orsedd. West to track and followed it south to a short ascent to summit of Moel Rhiwlug. Followed fence NW to unnamed summit at SH 87966 55789 (challenging bog crossing at low point) and crossed fence to pick up a faint track that almost reaches the summit of Penbryn-ci. Returned same way but skirted under Moel Rhiwlug and from the gate on the bridle way track I contoured around to the road and lay-by. 2.5 hours with great views of the Carneddau. | jacobrichmond | 15/03/2020 |
| From Penrefoelas, following Hiraethog Trail | JamesD1972 | 01/03/2019 |
| From Moel Rhiwlug, regained track and followed it over the crest to end of fence on the right, then straight up. | Aye Jimmy | 08/07/2018 |
| 2/6 (Moel Y Grydos South Top/Pen Yr Orsedd/Moel Rhiwiug/Pen Bryn-Ci/Lys Dymper/Moelfree Uchaf) | Fergalh | 28/10/2017 |
| Me and Alf. Followed Hiraethog trail. | jrj | 08/09/2017 |
| Continuation of walk from Llys Dymper. Walked south on track and then over Moel Llyn, then dropped down to Llyn Alwen. Then followed track south, detouring east to climb to summit. Walk continued to Pen Bryn Ci. | Man of Kernow1 | 29/06/2014 |
| SH 8929755549 | Anton | 23/07/2012 |
| Rocky knoll, 439m GPSr (+/-3m). From SE, park on verge by gate | RHW | 11/03/2011 |
| Martin R | 08/08/2023 | |
| Alan Caine | 09/07/2022 | |
| Rob50 | 11/10/2021 | |
| Steve Q | 12/07/2019 | |
| Lucky | 11/02/2019 | |
| maknipe | 11/02/2019 | |
| A Peckish | 04/01/2019 | |
| beckybags | 04/01/2019 | |
| TK | 22/01/2018 | |
| MM | 10/07/2015 | |
| Alex C | 25/07/2014 | |
| Pete R | 11/06/2014 | |
| carole engel | 16/10/2012 | |
| andrew.allum | 01/01/2000 |