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Name:Moel-y-Gaer
Hill number:14737
Height:206m / 676ft
Parent (Ma):2051  Mynydd y Cwm [Coed Cwm]
RHB Section:30C: Llandudno to Wrexham
County/UA:Denbighshire [Sir Ddinbych]
Hill area:Clwydian Hills
Catchment:Clwyd
Class:Tump (200-299m)
(Tu,2)
Grid ref:SJ 09506 70878
Summit feature:no feature
Drop:55m
Col:151m  SJ095711  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 116
(1:25k) 264N 265
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 44 users)ByDate of Ascent
I parked near the road junction NNE of the hill, followed the Offa's Dyke path across the first field and then turned SW up the grassy/bracken slope to the hill's summitjohnbarnard2514/02/2024
3rd of 8 hills today. After some food at Loggerheads cafe I headed up here via a steep narrow lane and then reversed car into area just to side of main path and near jct with another bridleway. From the Offas Dyke at field boundary a tree gives easy access over the fence and then I followed the fenceline up the grassy field and then stepped over where gnarly hawthorns made it easy to step over the fence. Straight up a trod and then into outer ramparts of what looks like a promontory fort. Obvious top with good views looking over to Moel Y Parc. Descended as per outward route. Next stop Bryn Golau...Dazingdale28/01/2024
From Bodfari. Nice walk. Very good pub! With B and Rjenx19/12/2023
From north, parked near bend, along ODP, then up to top on path through bracken.PeterD18/10/2022
Easy verge parking opposite seat on crossroads to NNE at SJ 0963 7139 - S. & W. down road & then along ODP for about 100m - Headed SW & straddled a section of old fencing without BW at SJ 0957 7098 - Up path/trod alongside fence to summit. (S)gerrybowes22/03/2022
As clivevilla. Parking for one car.Campbell Singer20/09/2020
From walking a section of Offa's DykeJim.Fothergill29/10/2019
Offa's Dyke with HarryTarkus13/08/2019
From N, over gate and straight up.clivevilla16/05/2019
From BodfariJamesD197212/12/2018
Parked large layby/passing place SJ 0917 7094carole engel17/11/2018
Parked at crossroads SJ09635 71423.David Evans13/05/2018
Parked at Pistyll to W, walked up steep road. Ignored f/p sign, continued another 100m up road to metal gate on right, then into field beyond. Up side of trees to another gate and soon the summit. Nice spot.Aye Jimmy05/12/2017
As per Rob 50 but had to negotiate BWF . Nice little hill.Mark Sims04/09/2017
Parked at crossroads SJ09635 71423 then followed road and footpath south then up steep slopes to the hill fort summit. Good views of the Clwydian ridge. With Mart & Daisy.John Eley26/02/2017
I did the wrong F*******! Moel y Gaer ! I had planned to do the Hump with the same name a few miles away. When i pulled up to park I had my doubts about the amount of ascent, i left the map in the car and just went with nothing so couldn't check until i got back down. Schoolboy error!thenomad08/02/2017
Parked at crossroads 096714 next to bench, room for a few cars. Back down the road(Offa's Dyke Path)so approaching from North. One fence to cross-one panel without barbed wire which leads to obvious path to top.Rob5022/09/2016
From n, RoW to e side (maybe poss to park here also), RoW to s side, up thru bracken to grassy ridge, lovely summitRHW20/12/2015
Staying in Bodfari so wandered up this lovely hill in the evening.BigJ11/09/2015
From Bodfari. Parking tricky. No parking in church car park. Parked in front of the school (on a Sunday) at SJ 09162 70028 - room for one car. Took RoW by church car park into wood, out north-east over pasture to a broken fence by stile at SJ 09525 70554. Then steeply up though open woodland by a faint path, through bracken and gorse to open grassy summit. To return descended back to broken fence, then joined Offa's Dyke path down to lane, then back into Bodfari. No problems.Man of Kernow117/05/2015
From ODPJohnIvor21/08/2007
Estimatedjrj08/06/1980
Matt19/12/2022
Martin R06/04/2022
beckybags28/08/2020
A Peckish28/08/2020
Adrian26/08/2019
M6KIO21/08/2019
clique23/07/2019
paulsross17/02/2019
Gwastadros17/11/2018
Alan Caine18/08/2018
MM29/05/2018
Richard Gunn06/02/2017
TK26/08/2016
PeteF06/03/2016
GordonAdshead21/08/2014
Alex C11/04/2014
Pete R20/12/2013
BrianMatthews07/06/2011
BobHancock28/04/2007
ScaSey11/08/2002
Nige R27/07/1981
ngthack25/08/1975