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Name:Moelwyn Mawr
Hill number:1994
Height:770m / 2526ft
Section:30B: Snowdonia
Classification:Ma,Hu,Tu,Sim,Hew,N,BL,Bg,Cm
Drop:385m
Col:385m  SH699485  

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Entry no.Date recordedGrid Ref.Feature / Observations / SurveyRecorded byStatusSubpointLatest review
1952907/04/2017SH 65825 44864  F: ground by trig pointP&EH
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-778630/10/2010SH 65825 44864  F: ground next to trig pointDF
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-778704/06/2009SH 65821 44864  F: ground next to trig pointDF
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-778812/03/2011SH 65825 44863  F: ground next to trig pointTR
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-778928/03/2009SH 65828 44862  F: ground next to trig pointdbb
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-779006/11/2011SH 65822 44866  F: ground next to trig pointDavid Gradwell
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-779122/09/2008SH 65826 44866  F: ground next to trig pointAye Jimmy
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-779214/08/2012SH 65825 44864  F: ground next to trig pointchriswatson
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-779308/06/2014SH 65827 44864  F: ground next to trig pointJB
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-779408/06/2014SH 65826 44864  F: ground next to trig pointJB
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50214/08/2012SH 65825 44864  F: Trig point. Exact match with current GR.chriswatson
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 664 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
Cambrian Way Stage 18Rob Rees05/03/2024
Day two of Dragons Back Raceemily05/09/2023
With FrancesDonpeblo03/08/2023
Solo. Nuttall route 5.3Dangerous Dave21/07/2023
Parked at upper Tanygrisiau car park and took the lower SW footpath (faint at times) up towards the dam and around the upper cwm to Bwlch Stwlan. Clear ridge path out and back to Moelwyn Bach and along to Craigysgafn, Moelwyn Mawr and Moel yr hydd. Return to 566m bwlch and SE descent to tarmac road from power station. Hot but hazy half day walk, very dry underfoot. Solorichard6912/06/2023
Cnicht, Cnicht North Top, Foel Ddu, Moel-yr-Hydd, Moelwyn Mawr North Ridge Top, Moelwyn Mawr, Craigysgafn, Moelwyn Bachkeithouk11/06/2023
Cnicht, Cnicht north top, moel-yr-hydd, moelwyn mawr, craigysgafn, moelwyn bach.Yr Eryr Aur20/05/2023
3/13 (Moelwyn Bach/Craigysgafn/Moelwyn Mawr/Moelwyn Mawr North Ridge Top/Moel-yr-Hydd/Foel Ddu/Craig Llyn Llagi/Ysgafell Wen/Moel Drumman/Allt Fawr/Iwerddon/Y Ro Lwyd/Moel Drynogydd)Fergalh08/04/2023
from Tanygrisiau. Foel Ddu, Moel-Yr Hydd, Moelwyn Mawr North Ridge Top, Moelwyn Mawr, Craigysgafn, Moelwyn Bach and Craig Stwlan.alunrees4019/03/2023
Tough on the legs going up but great views from the top once up there, trig point on the top. This was part of the Cnicht loop I was doing from Croeseo.Buckleymon14/09/2022
Circuit from car park above Tanygrisiau. On to Meolwyn Bach next.Grinner04/07/2022
https://strava.app.link/DB0WwKtaJqbrhif709/06/2022
Base layer only all the way today, it doesn't get better than this. Clear and sunny.WanderingSnowdonian05/05/2022
From Tanygrisiauwelshe16/04/2022
From Tanygrisiau, past Stwlan dam then onto Moelwyn Bach and down to Cwmorthin, with Garethderrymark19/03/2022
Moel-yr-hydd, Molwyn Mawr and Molwyn Bach circular walk from Tanygrisiau. If you follow the footpath on the OS map, it’s hard to find the path. I went upward scrambling, then finally got to the top and found an actual path. Then it was clear to the summit. From Moel-yr-Hydd, there’s a clear path to Molwyn Mawr, a trig point at the top. I went along the ridge as it’s interesting. From Molwyn Mawr, there’s nothing small about Molwyn Bach. You head down to the right and you have to cross two mounds to get the start of the path which is clear to the summit, it’s quite steep. I went over to some interesting stones and pools of water and then descended by the Tanygrisiau reservoir, which has a tarmac path all the way back to the car park.Skarletk26/02/2022
circular Nuttall route from Croesor (10.00), dry but getting wild in build up to storm Barra, dramatic 360 panorama.richardrosser06/12/2021
Cnicht, Cnicht North Top, Moel yr Hydd, Moelwyn Mawr North Ridge Top, Moelwyn Mawr, Craigysgafn, Moelwyn BachChris Williams01/09/2021
From Croesor -Cnicht, Cnicht N Top, Moel-yr-Hydd, wild Camp, Moelwyn Mawr N Ridge Top, Moelwyn Mawr, Moelwyn Bach.lindslow25/07/2021
following on from the north top solocolinfielding23/06/2021
Paddy Buckley Round recce Capel Curig to Rhyd-Ddu.twg2704/06/2021
Cnicht and the southern Moelwyns from Tanygrisau.Gary Heath30/05/2021
With Martin. Cold, windy, misty so couldn't go rock climbing. Challenging finding route between two Marilyns in mist.davechaffey09/05/2021
With Cnicht and Allt-Fawr from Croesor after sleeping in van near pen y pas. Sunny day but a little hazy. Cold when sunshine weaker. Not too busy. Rounsfell18/04/2021
Tanygrisau, Llyn Stwlen, Moelwyn Bach, top, down through Rosydd quarriesFlatfield13/09/2020
Family walk over the Moelwynsamswanston21/07/2020
Family walk over the Moelwynseks21/07/2020
Family walk over the Moelwynsiks21/07/2020
Started from car park at Tanygrisiau, climbed to disused quarry before continuing to climb the long grassy eastern side of Molewyn Mawr past the very deep hole. Great views from the summit on the clear day today. Saw no one at all.giant_hiker12/07/2020
8 mile circular from minor road south of Croesor, walked down to Croesor then good path up side of Cwm Croesor to the ghostly Rhosydd quarry, from there followed footpath south and traversed grassy slopes onto Foel Ddu, then onto Moel-Yr-Hydd, from here we headed SW past the big quarrying hole and up steep grass slopes to Moelwyn Mawr, from here headed down steeply onto Craigysgafn, then interesting rocky descent down to Bwlch Stylan, up onto Moelwyn Bach then back down to car. Great weather with amazing views of every high peak in Snowdonia and all the way along Cardigan Bay, Moelwyn Mawr is probably my favourite view in Snowdonia, considering it was a sunny sunday there were only a few people about. Afterwards drove to and bagged Y Garnedd and Carreg Y Foel-Gron.DanTrig12/07/2020
From Croesor: Cnicht, Cnicht North Top, Moel-yr-hydd, Moelwyn Mawr North Top, Moelwyn Mawr, Craigsgafyn. With a small group from Hiking Manchester. Day started brigt and clear, then became very misty and difficult to navigate. Had to abandon walk and miss out Moelwyn Bach. One for another day...Lazylizzie02/11/2019
Up from Croesor. Wild camped night before for rest the horseshoeandrew.morel08/08/2019
A walk of 4 Nuttalls with a great group of friends from the Cromlech Club.psteep196827/07/2019
DB Race day 2milejunkie21/05/2019
Cnicht and Moelwyn Mawr Hikejmistry8618/04/2019
Croesor, Cnicht, Cnicht North Top, Cwm Corsiog, Moel-yr-Hydd, Moelwyn Mawr North Ridge Top, Moelwyn Mawr, Craigysgafn, Bwlch Stwlan, Moelwyn Bach, Croesor.Winterfloodian30/03/2019
From E. Molewyn Bach, Craigyscafn & Molewyn Mawr. Really impressive hills - nice setting with the dam.ger25/02/2019
Parked at croesor, circular walk. Ascent to cnicht, followed path to edge of llyn yr Adar, took a south towards the quarry, ascent to moelwyn mawr, decent down craigysgfan, then west down valley to road.noxibis17/11/2018
doneoutlawcatcher10/10/2018
From Croesor. Road SW then track to join the west ridge. With Val as far as the steep section of the ridge then solo to summit. Good clear views.mike.hoult06/10/2018
This was a great walk. Not sunny but dry and cloud was generally quite high. Great view of Porthmadog and other tops. Loved the ruined quarry landscapes. Hard to comprehend how huge these quarries were and how many people they employ unless you actually go there and walk round. Started in Tanygrisia and up to Rhosydd Quarry, Moel-yrHydd, past the huge 'twll', North Ridge Top, Moelwyn Mawr,Craigysgafn, Moelwyn Bach, down to Croesor village, Cnicht, North Top and then back to the quarry via the col and down to Tanygrisia.tsharp10/09/2018
Nuttall 5.3Dan Baddeley10/09/2018
with MMClordtonult09/09/2018
A clockwise circular walk which included Allt Fawr. Start point was the car parking area at SH683454.G4OBK (Phil)03/09/2018
From Croesorgreboicus29/08/2018
https://www.strava.com/activities/4464287965Sleepwa1ker11/08/2018
From layby off A496 near Tan-y-grisiau. 4th of 6 summits in clockwise circuit of the Moelwyns. Quick and straightforward ascent continuing from Craigysgafn.muzza206/07/2018
A lovely sunny in the Moelwyns. From Croesor via Moel-yr-hydd..milimana09/06/2018
Start from Beddgelert, return via Moelwyn Bach and Cnicht back to Beddgelert, 20.8 miles.stephenbuda17/05/2018
From Tanygrisiau. Up the hard road towards the reservoir. Missed the path to right and found myself at the reservoir. From there a steep ascent was needed to gain the east ridge. Down NE ridge to extensive disused slate quarry buildings at the Allt Fawr col, then back down the slate track.Topographer5710/05/2018