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Name:Moel Oernant
Hill number:3401
Height:502.8m / 1650ft
Parent (Ma):2057  Moel Llyfnant
RHB Section:30D: Barmouth to Betws-y-Coed and Bala
Nuttall/Wainwright area:The Arenigs
County/UA:Gwynedd
Catchment:Glaslyn, Catchment Boundaries, Mawddach
Class:Hump, Dodd (500-599m), Dewey, Submarilyn, Clem
(Hu,Tu,5,Dew,sMa,Cm)
Grid ref:SH 74228 34011
Summit feature:ground 5m SSW of trig point
Drop:140.7m
Col:362.1m  SH 7602 3504  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 124
(1:25k) OL18W
Survey:obvious summit
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 81 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
From SH 7261 3187 via Llyn Gelli-gain.summitsup22/10/2023
From road to east, as others. 3.3km, 191m, 45mins.Wycombe Wanderer08/10/2023
Left the car by the side of the minor road to the East at 75366 33364 and followed the ATV track all the way to the summit past the lovely Llyn a good place for a sandwich, just over Two mile taking an hour.WAYNE ROWLETT01/10/2022
From BronaberGwastadros29/04/2022
2.3 mile out-and-back from dead end road east of hill near turning area. From here there is a good ATV track taking you all the way to the summit on grassy terrain. 213m ascent. The view from the top is amazingly good for a small hill especially looking north-west. Overcast. Earlier that day we bagged Rhinog Fawr. Afterwards we bagged Gallt Y Daren and Moel Y Feidiog.DanTrig26/04/2022
ATV track just before the turning circle at 754334 gives easy access directly to the east of the summit. 75 minute return with Degsy. Windybolton14/10/2021
easy park 7545 3342 some quad tracks first then pathless passed sheepfold and llyn return same 3.4 ks 1hr 20 196m ascentunderhill24/09/2021
https://www.strava.com/activities/5680551550Sleepwa1ker23/07/2021
Easy grassy walk from the end of the yellow road to the South East. Pity it rained !NormanW03/07/2021
Craiglaseithin > Moel Oernant > Moel Ddu from GR: SH 72613 31867ronaldo33329/05/2021
Craiglaseithin > Moel Oernant > Moel Ddu from GR: SH 72613 31867Hippster29/05/2021
Parked at road end to east. Straightforward up and down.PGCE12/11/2020
Moel Oernant, Craiglaseithin & Moel Ddu - Arenig - from Bronaber. Parked at SH 72612 31882 on grass next to Llyn Gelli-gain track. Track to dam, then off -path to Moel Oernant (found some binoculars, random) then Craiglaseithin then Moel Ddu (hard to decide which is the summit) then picked up path towards Penystryd very faintly and along road back to car. Low cloud around 400m but glimpses towards Rhinogydd & Llyn Trawsfynydd.jacobrichmond10/11/2020
A quick ascent over easy grassy slopes from off road parking (plenty of space) at SH 753 333. Great view on a clear late afternoon from the summit. 3.3km with 200m ascent in a round trip of 1 hour. (S)silveracorn_alan19/09/2020
Up from just by the bridge. Found a better way back and somewhere to park a bit further up the road. With B and R.jenx15/03/2020
Bronaber - Moel Ddu - Craiglaseithin - Moel Oernant - Gallt y Daren - Foel Boeth - Moel Llyfnant - Arenig Fawr S Top - Arenig Fawr -Arenig Fawr S Ridge Top - Foel Boeth (Dewey) - Ffridd Trawsgoed - Moel Hafod yr Wyn - Llanuwchllyn.Mark Jackson29/08/2019
From 726318. Moel Ddu, Craiglaseithin and Moel Oernant. Nearly all off path. The weather had been dry for a while and the ground was not too wet or difficult.clivevilla23/05/2019
Parked in layby in Glanllafar and took bridleway through Nant-Budr to sheepfold and took the right path. Followed it to the last fence into open country and then steeply up to trig point. Slightly different route back taking north east route.dgresty03/01/2019
7/7 (Moel y Llan/Foel Cae-Poeth/Cerniau West Top/Moel Hafodowen/Moel Ddu/Craiglaseithin/Moel Oernant)Fergalh03/02/2018
Up and down from the bridge at SH755335. Marshy.Eddie13/01/2018
from Craiglaseithin then dropped down to Afon Gain where I had parked. Fantastic views.Rob5012/07/2017
Parked by turning circle alongside minor road to SE at 354334 (Space for 3 or 4 cars) – Back down road for 100 yards to start of ATV track – Followed ATV track N. up broad ridge & then W. to within 50 yards of the summit. (S)gerrybowes25/03/2017
Parked 200 ms short of dead end road to east of hill. Use oft grass track soon fizzled out. Easy climb up gentl slopes.Campbell Singer01/07/2016
Very very windy,wet, no flush bracket on trig. Staying at Plas Tan y BwlchDenise 14/11/2015
Ascent up grassy slopes in heavy rain from the Afon Gain. Luckily we parked on the SW side of the ford as it was a surging river when we returned!RichardM14/11/2015
From Glanllafar folloewing the ROW track then across grass to trig point. Returned same route with good views to the north.SS24/01/2015
Parked at GR755 336 and walked up steep grass slope to start with then across grass and heather to trig point on summit. There are no paths. Returned by same route. With SH and Ron.wombourne02/04/2014
Start ~ 754334. Straight forward trek up from the lane, small lake near summit. With Wombourne & Ron.steve hudson02/04/2014
As arranc.Chris Peart18/01/2014
Park at 754334 on moorland road. Strike uphill following buggy tracks (easier to see on the way down)arranc29/08/2013
My main motivation coming here was to see the trig.Alex C23/11/2011
From the side road on east side. Straight forward yomp through sheep country.Martin R01/09/2011
From main road to N plenty parking near converted chapel. Followed track until 90 degree LHB by small hillock and fences and old gates. Then kilometre of heather and longish grass. No paths.destaylor18/03/2011
Trig revisit: Nice grassy summit. Simple ascent from SE (large passing place), skirting N of boggy area at start.RHW02/03/2008
Meirionydd Dewey bagging, walk 2/3; Moel Oernant from road 753333 (fine view, ND on summit llyn) RHW26/12/1997
Kendall27/03/2024
tomandivy06/09/2023
GaryJones13/09/2019
TREBORK19/08/2019
A Peckish17/07/2019
beckybags17/07/2019
AlanD10/03/2018
Deedubr25/04/2017
DDAY25/04/2017
boxblade22/04/2017
Steve Q21/01/2017
willias23/05/2016
Dusty11/05/2016
Sherlock16/11/2015
softsquare13/10/2015