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Name: | Moel y Faen [Llantysilio Mountain] |
Hill number: | 3354 |
Height: | 547.1m / 1795ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2039 Moel y Gamelin |
RHB Section: | 30C: Llandudno to Wrexham |
County/UA: | Denbighshire [Sir Ddinbych] |
Hill area: | Clwydian Hills |
Catchment: | Dee (Flint) |
Class: | Dodd (500-599m), Dewey (Tu,5,Dew) |
Grid ref: | SJ 18492 47534 |
Summit feature: | mound by main path on S side |
Drop: | 58.8m |
Col: | 488.3m SJ180472 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 116 (1:25k) 256 |
Observations: | rise 20m E at SJ 18514 47536 is 10cm lower |
Survey: | Leica NA730/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 285 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
solo | Fabioski | 20/03/2024 |
From Moel y Gamelin, descending to the Ponderosa (14.5 km) | ByPathsLessTravelled | 17/03/2024 |
Easy walk up from opposite the Pondersa cafe. Solo. | Dangerous Dave | 26/02/2024 |
From Ponderosa on way to Moel y Gamelin. | peter4lc | 01/02/2024 |
From Llangollen, via Ponderosa. | welshe | 02/09/2023 |
Ponderosa > Moel y Faen > Moel y Gamelin > Moel y Gaer > Moel Morfydd | JPW | 27/05/2023 |
1st of the Day from Ponderosa Misty/low cloud/Clag blowing in and out but good to be out.. | Deego | 15/04/2023 |
with Y encorporating Moel Morfydd | Fabioski | 30/03/2023 |
From Ponderosa | ByPathsLessTravelled | 22/03/2023 |
From Ponderosa on way to Moel y Gamelin. | KevPalmer | 03/02/2023 |
2/5 Whilst walking the Llangollen Round. From Trevor, Cyrn Y Brain, Moel y Faen, Moel y Gamelin, Moel y Gaer and Moel Morfydd. Finishing the day at Carrog and catching the bus back. A splendid walk and the weather was kind. | nickywood1 | 01/10/2022 |
Moel y Gamelin, Moel y Gaer and Moel Morfydd from the Horseshoe Pass. Linear ridge walk. Nice views, bit cloudy, some sun but windy. Visited with Hitman9956. | meltdiceburg | 12/06/2022 |
From Moel y Gamelin, back to coll and down diagonal path above bends of Horseshoe pass to west side of quarry, below spoil tips and then left on narrow path through gorse to Maesyrychen mountain | Flatfield | 27/04/2022 |
From Ponderosa en route to Moel y Gamelin. Beautiful day. | vuirich | 20/03/2022 |
Quick up and down from Ponderosa. | PGCE | 05/02/2022 |
from ponderosa to moel morfydd and back | underhill | 20/01/2022 |
Out and back from Horseshoe Pass lay-by to Moel Morfydd. Foggy but enjoyable with R+R. | Dan Baddeley | 16/01/2022 |
Lovely walk across the ridge. I walked low level around the hill (lovely walk in itself) and then up and over the ridge back to the ponderosa. | davert123 | 15/10/2021 |
From Ponderosa, west along ridge visiting Moel y Faen, Moel y Gamelin, Moel y Gaer and Moel Morfydd. Then back along the ridge past the Ponderosa to bag Cyrn-y-Brain and on to the Trig, before returning to the car at the Ponderosa. Total for the trip: 16km with 960m ascent in 4.5 hours. (S) | silveracorn_alan | 12/08/2021 |
First of the four hills from Top of Horseshoe Pass of the Llantysilio ridge on an out and back route. Moel y Faen, Moel y Gamelin, Moel y Gaer, Moel Morfydd and then onto Cyrn y Brain on the otherside of the road. Great views on a clear warm day. | PeterD | 16/07/2021 |
A bagging Bonanza from the Ponderosa. We managed Cryn-y-Brain and Moel y Faen before calling it a day. | summitter | 21/06/2021 |
First of the four tops along the Llantysilio mountain ridge from Ponderosa. Eight and half mile in Five and half hours taking in Moel y Faen, Moel y Gamelin, Moel y Gaer, Moel Morfydd and then onto Cyrn y Brain on the otherside of the road. | WAYNE ROWLETT | 17/04/2021 |
Llangollen - Coed Hyrddyn - Maesyrychen Mountain - Moel y Gamelin - Moel y Faen - Cyrn-y-Brain - Foel - Castell Dinas Bran - Llangollen. | Mark Jackson | 03/04/2021 |
Walk with Rachel from the Ponderosa to Moel y Gamelin. We went over Moel y Faen on way out and back again. | JK | 27/09/2020 |
from CP on a warm day | M6KIO | 21/09/2020 |
Horseshoe Pass closed for road works. Straight up from the Ponderosa Cafe. Stunning morning with huge views. | Campbell Singer | 20/09/2020 |
Parked near the cafe. Easy walk up good paths. With whole family. Clear views to Snowdonia and Irish Sea wind farms. 152m ascent. | RoguePulsar | 29/08/2020 |
At the start it wasn’t very steep. I was with my family. | speedyclimber | 29/08/2020 |
On the way from Moel y Gamelin to Cyrn-y-Brain. | quadbarrel | 26/07/2020 |
Llanysilio Mountain afternoon walk from Ponderosa with Lindsey. Ticked four summits: Moel y Faen (1795ft), Moel y Gamelin (1893ft), Moel y Gaer (1652ft), and Moel Morfydd (1803ft). Weather sunny but a brisk southwesterly wind. | Skip | 17/07/2020 |
Estimated date | SWilliam | 02/10/2019 |
From Ponderosa. | Slash3 | 06/09/2019 |
On way to Moel y gamelin | Longwojo | 26/08/2019 |
Moel y Faen (Llantysilio Mountain) > Pt. 568 > Moel y Gamelin > Moel y Gaer > Pt.497 > Moel Morfydd (Llantysilio Mountain) > Cyrn - y - Brain from GR: SJ 19270 48041 | Hippster | 21/07/2019 |
Moel y Faen (Llantysilio Mountain) > Pt. 568 > Moel y Gamelin > Moel y Gaer > Pt.497 > Moel Morfydd (Llantysilio Mountain) > Cyrn - y - Brain from GR: SJ 19270 48041 | ronaldo333 | 21/07/2019 |
Steady slog up to first peak. Path easily recognisable though loose under foot in places. Exposed summit no visible cairn. Good views on clear day and the tough climb up to Moel y Gamelin | giant_hiker | 28/04/2019 |
From ponderosa carpark. Visibility poor, mist dropped as I got to the summit so no view at all. | Laura.W | 18/04/2019 |
2nd ascent | thenomad | 17/01/2019 |
1/4 from ponderosa cafe with friends for a Christmas walk. Misty, overcast and burned. Wonderfully bleak but a great track. Like the Berwyn. | tumpawumpa | 23/12/2018 |
cold windy and bleak feeling with burned heather ( ? wildfire) either side of track. short walk up from Ponderosa tea shop on track. | Denise | 13/11/2018 |
Wide track from Ponderosa, heather hillsides extensively burned. | RichardM | 13/11/2018 |
From Rhewl | Gwastadros | 28/04/2018 |
From the Ponderosa, after CyB. | ngthack | 25/03/2018 |
From The Ponderosa, Moel y Faen, Moel y Gamelin, and then back across the road to Cyrn y Brain. with Frank, overcast chilly but dry day, all on wide tracks. | Lou | 24/03/2018 |
Gentle walk with Lindsay up Moel-y-Faen and Cyrn-y-Brain. | knarf | 24/03/2018 |
With Steve | GinaSmith | 11/03/2018 |
From Ponderosa. Moel Y Faen, Moel Y Gamelin, Moel Y Gaer and Moel Morfydd. Cold, clear and crisp day with some great views :) | Alunrees33 | 30/01/2018 |
Had to to to get to Moel y Gamelin. Rain started after this point. Lovely... Company: Solo | iandesbottes | 01/01/2018 |
From Ponderosa on route up | N.Morters | 24/12/2017 |
From the Ponderosa in the snow on the way to Moel Y Gamelin. Bitter wind, bit of low cloud. With LF. | Skip | 16/12/2017 |