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| Name: | Moelfre |
| Hill number: | 2080 |
| Height: | 589m / 1932ft |
| RHB Section: | 30D: Barmouth to Betws-y-Coed and Bala |
| Nuttall/Wainwright area: | The Rhinogs |
| County/UA: | Gwynedd |
| Catchment: | Artro, Catchment Boundaries |
| Class: | Marilyn, Hump, Dodd (500-599m), Dewey, Clem (Ma,Hu,Tu,5,Dew,Cm) |
| Grid ref: | SH 62623 24592 |
| Summit feature: | cairn on large pile of stones |
| Drop: | 162m |
| Col: | 427m SH637245  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 124 (1:25k) OL18W |
| Observations: | summit 250m NW is at least 3m lower |
| Survey: | Abney level |
| Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 242 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
| Skarletk | 13/12/2023 | |
| Started from nice grassy parking area at GR612253. Tried to follow the route logged by others which used ladder stiles, but started up wrong track, though picked it up later. Steep, but good route to top. Descent following wall WSW from near the summit, then track and FP back to start. | IanHHill | 01/09/2023 |
| Parked just after the cattle grid, before the farm 632258. Farmer asks for a minimum £3 donation to air ambulance. Tarmac track to Graig Isa, then follow track then ATV track (marked on 1:25k map). ATV track goes all the way to the summit. Down to corner and along to pick up nuttall of Crib y Rhiw. Back to corner then follow fence mostly on ATV tracks all the way to Moelfre. Back down to col then through gate and ATV track (again marked on 1:25k, not the bridletrack marked on 1:50k which didn't seem to exist). Hot day out, got back just before the thunder. 8.3 miles 2600ft of ascent. | JulieB | 12/06/2023 |
| richwales | 18/05/2023 | |
| https://www.strava.com/activities/9071351266 | Sleepwa1ker | 13/05/2023 |
| andy63 | 19/04/2023 | |
| PM | 08/04/2023 | |
| From viewpoint. Good path aim for the two stiles. | jef | 28/03/2023 |
| With Zoe and Ted | Jim T | 26/12/2022 |
| Dusty | 16/10/2022 | |
| 3/3 from S. | davechaffey | 15/10/2022 |
| Parked at the viewpoint NW of the summit. Via road and bridleway to the east ridge then up the side of the wall to the top. Descended on a clear path over the NW top which continued down the slopes to the NW finishing at the viewpoint where we started. Ladder stiles at all wall crossings. | Moorponder | 13/10/2022 |
| WanderingSnowdonian | 13/10/2022 | |
| Car Park at Cors y Gedol accessed from Dyffryn Ardudwy. Did a clockwise loop with as much road as possible. First part before the roads was a bit boggy. At due East of mountain we headed straight for the summit, following a dry-stone wall. Descent was due south holding on to the west side of the fence iunitl trrack back to start was reached. | gbeniston | 24/09/2022 |
| The first of 8 tops on a breathtaking but exhausting 16.5 mile trek from Dyffryn Ardudwy to Barmouth via Moelfre, Y Llethr, Diffwys and the southern Rhinogydd ridge. After leaving Dyffryn via visits to the chambered tombs in the village and at Cors y Gedol, followed the bridleway until it reached the access land gate, then pretty much straight up to the top via the enclosures and a bit of zig-zagging to stop myself keeling over. Delighted to reach the top. The Bronze Age cairn is excellent and the views terrific in every direction. Carried on along the wall to the east to descend, then on to Y Llethr. | thesweetcheat | 13/09/2022 |
| Parked to north near start of BW. Getting there was a pain on my own as there were 6 gates to open and close. South along BW to ridge, through gate and up south side of wall to stile near summit leading to cairn. Good views from top. | PeterD | 17/08/2022 |
| Mark65Evans | 09/08/2022 | |
| tomcr88 | 30/06/2022 | |
| Kendall | 21/04/2022 | |
| ketzster | 12/04/2022 | |
| Nirobi99 | 06/03/2022 | |
| Barry Smith | 13/01/2022 | |
| neilsan | 17/10/2021 | |
| Evening hike up from the 250 metres car park to the WNW at the end of another steamy hot day. Back to can just in time for sunset behind the Lleyn pen. hills. | vegibagger | 20/07/2021 |
| From Barmouth to Tal Y Bont | Danmawr | 02/07/2021 |
| Moelfre from GR: SH 60728 24743. Followed BOAT to gate/ wall at SH 61395 24224 then followed wall line ENE to summit. South side of the wall has easier ground terrain. | ronaldo333 | 01/07/2021 |
| 1/3 Both Rhinogs and Moelfre after sleeping at Cwm Bychan in van. Lowering cloud and windy at first, sunny and still later. Beautiful route and area. Time includes 30min cycle from Cwm Bychan to Pentre Gwynfryn. | Rounsfell | 19/06/2021 |
| SOLO | donmeister | 08/05/2021 |
| Parked at the end of the Ffordd Gors lane at 60236 23078 a pound is needed for the honesty box. Heading up the track for Moelfre and then a steep pull up to the summit before descending and heading south east over a small bridge and up to the ridge for Craig y Grut and onto Mynydd Egryn returning via the path down the Bwlch y Rhiwgyr past the stone circle and finally a burial chamber. Ten and half miles. | WAYNE ROWLETT | 25/04/2021 |
| 1/5 Deweys for the day. Parked on grassy layby on minor road to Nantcol at SH 629 257. Walked up bridleway / track to pass, then up minor track up ridge to large cairn on summit. 5.6km with 390m ascent in 1h 40m. (S) | silveracorn_alan | 23/09/2020 |
| From Nantcol via Rhinog Fawr and Fach and Y Llethr. | NormanW | 10/09/2020 |
| TREBORK | 22/07/2020 | |
| From road north near Cil-cychwyn. Picked up the trsck then up the east slopes. Part of a Rhinog traverse 1/3 Marilyn | N.Morters | 21/07/2020 |
| From Llanbedr, up to Moelfre, then down to the coast and along the beach. | Claireb | 12/07/2020 |
| Crumblie2 | 04/10/2019 | |
| Up to col from N. Rising traverse to plantation on S side - then straight up. Route avoids awkward rocky bit | m0jla | 24/09/2019 |
| Round of Moelfre, Y Llethr, Rhinog Fach and Rhinog Fawr from the west. | Topographer57 | 10/09/2019 |
| Part of 2 day wild camp. Ascended from north up grassy slope onto rounded summit area. Descended to SW and up Moelfre. Then descended NW to the road. With Dad. 7.3km. | PiranhaFish | 03/08/2019 |
| Cil-cychwyn > col > Y Llethyr > Crib-y-rhiw > Diffwys> Diffwys (West Top) > Llyn Bodlyn > col > Moelfre > col > Cil-cychwyn. | Winterfloodian | 25/07/2019 |
| Verge P to N of hill, a little way W of start of bridleway. Grassy ascent - heavy rain shortly after setting off - wet, windy & hill fog at summit. | ger | 17/07/2019 |
| A Peckish | 15/07/2019 | |
| beckybags | 15/07/2019 | |
| park nantcol, craig llyn hywel, rginog fach, y llethr, crib y rhiwm diffwys point 688, diffwys, diffwys, diffwys west top down to llyn bodlyn, moelfre then back to nantcol | underhill | 13/05/2019 |
| Talybont station - Moelfre - Y Llethr - Rhinog Fach - Y Llethr - Crib-y-rhiw - Diffwys - Diffwys W Top - Craig y Grut - Mynydd Egryn - Mynydd Egryn S Top - Garn - bunkhouse between Garn & Ffridd Gorllwyn | Mark Jackson | 17/04/2019 |
| With Trefor. Parked on minor road to North at start of footpath which heads S to Pont-Scethin. Followed foorpath then up East ridge to summit. On to Diffwys west top after. Weather cold and some rain but high cloud base allowing good views | mike.hoult | 20/11/2018 |
| Neil Midgley | 23/10/2018 | |
| outlawcatcher | 10/10/2018 | |
| South Rhinogs from Cil-cychwyn farm (Cwm Nantcol). Walk to Lyn Hywel then climbed Y Leithr, Crib-y-rhiw, Diffwys West Top and Diffwys. On return included Moelfre (Marylin & Dewey). | knarf | 25/09/2018 |
| Lionel Bidwell | 13/08/2018 | |
| Susan Bidwell | 13/08/2018 |