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Name: | Ffridd Bach [Moel-ddu West Top] |
Hill number: | 7505 |
Height: | 534m / 1752ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2037 Moel-ddu |
RHB Section: | 30B: Snowdonia |
Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Moel Hebog |
County/UA: | Gwynedd (CoU) |
Catchment: | Glaslyn, Dwyfor, Catchment Boundaries |
Class: | Subdodd (s5) |
Grid ref: | SH 57458 44184 |
Summit feature: | hummock with loose rock |
Drop: | 27m |
Col: | 507m SH576441 ![]() |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 124 (1:25k) OL18W |
Observations: | hummock 15m WSW at SH 57446 44179 may be as high |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 44 users) | By | Date of Ascent |
From NT car park at Aberglaslyn. Bryn Banog, Fridd Bach and Moel Ddu. Miserable day, wet and no views. | Alunrees33 | 23/07/2018 |
En route from Bryn Banog with Alf. | jrj | 19/04/2018 |
From the car park on Llyn Cwmystradllyn via Gorseddau Quarries and Bwlch Oerddwr, on a survey with MP and AW. Onwards to Moel-ddu. | marktrengove | 08/04/2018 |
From Dam parking, vague path then good track up Ynys-wen, track end then up S ridge to top of Ffridd Bach easy path across to Two tops of Moel-ddu, ineresting gap between. great views all round, Steeply down to impressive old Gorseddau Quarry, tramway back to parking. Excellent weather. | apricorum | 25/03/2018 |
From carpark at Dam. The Southern shore has a path of sorts but boy is it rough and intermittent. Higher up its just a case of following the wall. A clamber over is required to get into the summit field. No views due to low cloud. | stig_nest | 25/08/2017 |
3/4 (Gryn Goch/Gryn Ddu/FFrid Bach (Moel Ddu West Top/Moel Ddu) | Fergalh | 13/08/2017 |
From Aberglaslyn Hall | JamesD1972 | 10/05/2017 |
On return leg from Moel-ddu | tim747 | 09/04/2015 |
tough walk from the llyn no path | Aristotle Chip | 12/09/2014 |
From Moel-ddu. | JohnStoneham | 18/06/2014 |
After Moel Ddu. There is a rock and a few stones making an embryonic cairn. Quite a laborious off path descent to the lake. | clivevilla | 27/04/2013 |
W Jenx from Beddgelert, following old miners track to col between Moel-ddu and Moel Hebog. Wet ground, only faint track, misty weather. Long wall approach to summit adorned by large cairn n' W top. Back to col before Hebog. | nordicstar | 10/03/2012 |
From minor road to SW, parked at last cattle grid as little space at corner. GR8 sunny morning. | Dugswell2 | 27/07/2011 |
From the dam to the W on way to Moel-Ddu; thought this was Moel-Ddu till I got there. | Aye Jimmy | 31/05/2009 |
With: solo; Marhofn Meet. I set off early and bagged this one before others got off, meeting two groups as I walked down. Walked up from Glan-gors following the track then up the path to summit ridge. Visited Moel-Ddu summits and Ffridd Bach. Very cloudy. | Ian Baines | 18/06/2005 |
Date unknown | RHW | 01/01/1990 |
willias | 10/06/2018 | |
KeithByTheC | 16/03/2018 | |
andrew brown | 13/11/2016 | |
Tricky | 03/09/2016 | |
A Peckish | 30/07/2016 | |
beckybags | 30/07/2016 | |
stevent0809 | 23/04/2016 | |
Tony S | 14/11/2015 | |
Bruckner7 | 10/10/2015 | |
nicolajane | 01/10/2015 | |
benarr89 | 18/11/2014 | |
Rob50 | 09/07/2014 | |
MM | 15/03/2014 | |
KM | 15/03/2014 | |
stevedixon | 08/03/2014 | |
OLIVERS | 14/09/2013 | |
parlick | 07/06/2013 | |
boatgypsy | 10/10/2012 | |
thenomad | 10/07/2012 | |
Sprog | 06/11/2011 | |
drwroberts | 28/08/2011 | |
dadofmorph | 01/01/2010 | |
Steve Q | 25/05/2009 | |
Jon F | 18/06/2005 | |
ianwatson | 06/03/2004 | |
GaryJones | 01/01/2002 | |
andrew.allum | 01/01/2000 | |
IainT | 12/04/1977 |