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Name: | Cefn-du |
Hill number: | 14401 |
Height: | 442m / 1450ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2000 Moel Eilio |
RHB Section: | 30B: Snowdonia |
Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Snowdon |
County/UA: | Gwynedd |
Catchment: | Gwyrfai, Catchment Boundaries, Seiont |
Class: | Tump (400-499m) (Tu,4) |
Grid ref: | SH 54845 60381 |
Summit feature: | rocky/heathery mound 28m E of trig point |
Drop: | 71m |
Col: | 371m SH556600 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 114 115 (1:25k) OL17W 254 263S |
Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 83 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
Glorious cold sunny day. Perfect views. 3 1/2 hour circuit from Llanberis with Twiggy. | desperate dan | 10/02/2024 |
While speciation Marathon Eryri | Jim T | 28/10/2023 |
As others parked up at road end in car park and then took the track up, veering off to follow fenceline to the top, near collapsed red brick building. Very windy on top. Saw a lady with her child in a protected area at the back of her head and I thought thats different, | Dazingdale | 27/09/2023 |
As Mark Sims. From small parking area at end of minor road at 550599, E. along track for about 300m, forked left & after 15m or so turned left & headed N. up track to junction at SH 553602 - Turned left & W. along grassy track for about 100m & then beared right up decent path, faint at first, to the heathery mound E. of summit. | gerrybowes | 19/08/2023 |
With Rufus from Maen Llwyd Uchaf parking at the very top of the paved road. | jacobrichmond | 15/02/2023 |
10.6 mile walk from end of little road leaving Llanberis (not many spaces to leave cars). Following good path into Maesgwm valley then a fairly steep pull onto Moel Cynghorion. We descended back to the col and climbed very steeply onto Foel Goch, then followed the lovely grassy ridge over Foel Gron and onto Moel Eilio (2nd time bagged) then a long descent to Bwlch Y Groes. Easy up onto Cefn-Du then back to col and descended along good tracks back to car. 968m ascent in high cloud/sunny/breezy conditions. Great views of the surrounding hills, a few people about. | DanTrig | 13/06/2022 |
O Llwybr Llechi Waunfawr. | sionbrit | 30/04/2021 |
Quick walk from the car park above Waunfawr. | ruthatlast | 17/03/2021 |
From the path by lake view hotel near Llanberis up to Bwlch y Groes and then track up to the mountain top. Then around to Mur Moch and back down to Cwm y Glo | rhiwgoch | 17/01/2020 |
From Llanberis via Foel Goch, Foel Gron and Moel Eilio | derrymark | 25/09/2019 |
Circular walk from Waunfawr to pleasant top with superb views but cool wind.With Peter,Lily, Oscar and Bridget. | catman | 28/05/2019 |
With Peter,Ali,Grandma and Oscar. | lilyrosieives | 28/05/2019 |
With Bridget,Peter,Lily and Catman. | oscarrosie | 28/05/2019 |
With Lily,Oscar,Peter and Catman. | rosiebridge | 28/05/2019 |
Craig Fach, Snowdon, Foel Goch, Foel Gron, Moel Eilio, Cefn-du | keithouk | 28/04/2019 |
With Jenx and Bryher up from Bryn Gloch, following path all way to the Bwylch. Last time here on the Snowdon marathon. Onto summit and trig. Back leisurely through Waun Fawr on good lanes and paths to the Brewpub by railway | nordicstar | 08/04/2019 |
Good circular walk from campsite at Waunfawr | jenx | 08/04/2019 |
Walk up from Llanberis and run down through the quarries. | Claireb | 13/03/2019 |
https://www.strava.com/activities/4272106845 | Sleepwa1ker | 03/02/2019 |
Lovely views over Llanberis - approached from the road to the South. | kasharic | 02/07/2018 |
First hill of the year - and an Afon Gwyrfai completion [for two days until another Tump was added :-((] | chriswatson | 20/05/2018 |
From the Chamois Mountaineering Club Hut to Moel Elio and down into Llanberis. | welshyboyo | 03/02/2018 |
Me and Alf from road/track to the south. | jrj | 18/09/2017 |
From Llanberis. Foel Goch, Foel , Moel Eilio and Cefn-Du. Lovely weather and great views. | Alunrees33 | 24/07/2017 |
From road to SW | vegibagger | 14/06/2017 |
Tracey & I Walked from Brenteg Caravan park to Llanbris over Cefn-du | Johnboy7 | 15/05/2017 |
With Cabe | simon and co | 13/04/2017 |
From south west. Cloud coming down over the mountains. Bah. | Wycombe Wanderer | 06/04/2017 |
Went up from Llanberis YHA with Mart after a day doing ML steep ground security training. Great views out to the coast. | John Eley | 01/04/2017 |
From car park towards end of b-road, following path not marked on map | JamesD1972 | 17/10/2016 |
Small bagging day in the rain after the previous days exertions 1/9 (Cefn Ddu/Moel Tryfan/Mynydd y Cwm/Cefn yr Ogof/Moelfree Isaf/Moel Fodiar/Moel Tywysog/Mynydd Tryfan/Pen-y-Coed) | Fergalh | 16/10/2016 |
Easy from car park at end of minor road from Waunfawr - carry on along track and turn steeply left on left hand track at fork then faint path which becomes clearer breaks off to right - not on map. No views today | Mark Sims | 17/06/2016 |
A gentle day after climbing the Glyders yesterday. A group of five of us had a good breakfast at Pete's Cafe before setting off to wander up to the trig point on this top. | Father Ted | 05/10/2014 |
Set off with Clare & Keith but only I went to the top. Clear and dry. | alwaysinshorts | 27/04/2014 |
On the cusp between the smaller coastal hills and the big familiar Snowdonian mountains. Great views. | Martin R | 24/03/2014 |
From Llanberis | mad max | 12/09/2013 |
From Llanberis. | Wheelsy | 23/08/2013 |
SH54846 60383 | Anton | 16/07/2013 |
From Llanberis, short detour from path up Moel Eilio. Trig point and collapsed quarry building. Alone. Windy. | Saggers | 16/06/2013 |
From large parking area at end of minor road 
at SH 55071 59892. | David Gradwell | 28/05/2013 |
Gentle Sunday stroll on a rare CMC weekend. | Smudge | 27/11/2011 |
white trig pillar surrounded by some bricks, slightly higher ground near by, lovely views. | hodder | 30/04/2007 |
heathery summit with large bk ruin; trig summit appears highest; fine views despite quarry spoil. PRoW from SW then due N to summit; tk also noted along NW ridge | RHW | 02/11/2003 |
petey | 01/01/1990 | |
Third visit with 6th form school friends during 1981 to Tweets holiday cottage nr Deniolen. Bed at 3am, up at 9.30am for a solo (only one keen) walk up Snowdon (for 2nd time) along the Moel Eilio ridge. Took in this smaller off route peak first. (probably because it had a trig pillar so seemed significant) | Chris Pearson | 18/09/1981 |
Some time in the 1990s, from the back garden, on a whim! | ruthatlast | blank |
Used the footpath. It's a little overgrown and boggy but quite easy. We took the road towards waunfawr from Llanrug. Using the shortest rout as I had my 65+ step dad with me, if I take him out enough, he's going to attempt Snowdon. There's a fp but some of the way isn't that clear so I took a short cut and went up through the heather. | Skarletk | blank |
DARRENG | 02/12/2023 | |
Alan Caine | 25/11/2023 | |
beckybags | 29/07/2022 |