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Name: | Moel y Gamelin |
Hill number: | 2039 |
Height: | 576.9m / 1893ft |
RHB Section: | 30C: Llandudno to Wrexham |
County/UA: | Denbighshire [Sir Ddinbych] |
Hill area: | Clwydian Hills |
Catchment: | Dee (Flint) |
Class: | Marilyn, Hump, Dodd (500-599m), Dewey, Clem (Ma,Hu,Tu,5,Dew,Cm) |
Grid ref: | SJ 17636 46520 |
Summit feature: | small embedded rock |
Drop: | 382m |
Col: | 195m SJ070475 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 116 (1:25k) 255 256 |
Survey: | obvious summit/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 459 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
solo | Fabioski | 20/03/2024 |
Ascended from Tan y Bwlch, passing Oernant. Continued to Moel y Faen. | ByPathsLessTravelled | 17/03/2024 |
Simple walk from the Ponderosa over Moel y Faen. Back same way. Solo. | Dangerous Dave | 26/02/2024 |
From Ponderosa via Moel y Faen. Views to Moel Famau and Cadair Bronwen. | peter4lc | 01/02/2024 |
Parked at layby at 193472 and left the car in mist. Direct ascent from layby to track leading to Moel y Faen. Continued along track to summit. Visibility poor, cold wind. Return by same route. | MattKnowles | 28/10/2023 |
From Llangollen, via Ponderosa. | welshe | 02/09/2023 |
Fine sunny afternoon. Up from long layby on Horseshoe Pass to S of Moel y Faen, contouring round that peak both ways. | Rounsfell | 09/08/2023 |
Ponderosa > Moel y Faen > Moel y Gamelin > Moel y Gaer > Moel Morfydd | JPW | 27/05/2023 |
Walk from Ponderosa with Pete and Finn over four summits. 
17.4km/5 hours | WhiteFeather | 13/05/2023 |
Run-walk from col. 4th and 5th of a day of sun all the way after starting on Cadair Berwyn after a day of bag and drive which I try to avoid. At least car powered by sun. Enjoyed pint in Britannia Inn. | davechaffey | 13/05/2023 |
There and back from Ponderosa (where cake and Coffee was eaten) | M6KIO | 26/04/2023 |
2nd of the day walking from Moel y Faen | Deego | 15/04/2023 |
with Y* encorporating Maesyrychen*windy conditions | Fabioski | 22/03/2023 |
From Moel y Gaer returning the same way back to Bwlch y Groes (8 km) | ByPathsLessTravelled | 21/02/2023 |
There and back from Ponderosa. | KevPalmer | 03/02/2023 |
Tom’s 60th | BaggerGutt | 03/10/2022 |
From Maesyrychen Mountain via good path through Berwyn Quarry. | KeithByTheC | 03/10/2022 |
3/5 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 |
with L, Bambi & kids | Fabioski | 01/09/2022 |
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 |
on circuit of Llantisilio mountain from Chainbridge via Graig ddu, Moel Morfydd, Moel y Gaer, Moel y Gamelin, Moel y Faen and Maesyrychen mountain | Flatfield | 27/04/2022 |
From Ponderosa via Moel y Faen. Beautiful day. | vuirich | 20/03/2022 |
Parked opposite the cafe, nice walk up and great views. | Stevooo | 27/02/2022 |
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 |
Parked at the church on the verge. 1hr 30 round trip for just over 5km all on good paths and track. Stunning views over to snowden and the coast as well as llangollen. First wrlsh Marilyn. | Nicky C | 21/11/2021 |
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 |
Climbed as part of circular walk from Rhewl, also including an ascent of Moel Morfydd. | southern_rambler | 24/09/2021 |
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 |
From Ponderosa on out and back route taking in Moel y Faen, Moel y Gamelin, Moel y Gaer, and Moel Morfydd. Great views on a clear day. | PeterD | 16/07/2021 |
The autobahn from the high point on the minor road west of Moel Morfydd to its summit and across the fire charred Moel y Gaer to Moel y Gamelin. Narrower and nicer paths below the northern slopes got us back to the campervan. | summitter | 20/06/2021 |
Second 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 |
From Moel y Faen. With whole family. Good path, great views all round. 89m ascent. Moel y Gaer next up. | RoguePulsar | 29/08/2020 |
It was very windy. I went with my family. | speedyclimber | 29/08/2020 |
From Llangollen via SE ridge. Descended NE to Cryn-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 |
From Ponderosa. | Slash3 | 06/09/2019 |
From Ponderosa. | 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 |
From ponderosa. Much better views that when I first did moel y faen. Hot and sweaty.. steep in places. Too hot to go over to Moel morfydd. Pleasant walk though. | Laura.W | 13/05/2019 |
Very steep climb up a gravelly path. Exposed summit with cairn, highest point of this line of hills. Extremely steep descent over other side, hiking poles would be advisable | giant_hiker | 28/04/2019 |
From Llangollen with Az. | jamesjtite | 07/04/2019 |
2nd ascent | thenomad | 17/01/2019 |
2/4 menacing looking as it is completely scorched. Very atmospheric with the sound of red grouse croaking. Looks superb from moel y gaer. | tumpawumpa | 23/12/2018 |
Repeat ascent along wide track, burned heather either side, along impressive ridge, wild feeling. | Denise | 13/11/2018 |
From Ponderosa Cafe on tracks via Moel y Faen. | Winterfloodian | 13/11/2018 |
Marilyn Walk 121. Ascent of Moel y Gamelin and Cyrn-y-Brain from Ponderosa car park. 12km taking 2h35m. | silveracorn_alan | 19/09/2018 |
Cut up to tourist path from west end of quarry. Quarry cuts through right of way so saw no trespass issue. Up and down in less than an hour. | Topographer57 | 11/09/2018 |