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Name:Moel y Gaer
Hill number:3357
Height:503.5m / 1652ft
Parent (Ma):2039  Moel y Gamelin
RHB Section:30C: Llandudno to Wrexham
County/UA:Denbighshire [Sir Ddinbych]
Catchment:Dee (Flint)
Class:Dodd (500-599m), Dewey
(Tu,5,Dew)
Grid ref:SJ 16687 46366
Summit feature:no feature: heather next to path on north side
Drop:37.7m
Col:465.8m  SJ165462  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 116
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Survey:obvious summit/Trimble GeoXH 6000
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Ponderosa > Moel y Faen > Moel y Gamelin > Moel y Gaer > Moel MorfyddJPW27/05/2023
3rd of the day from Moel y Gamelin .. Clag has all gone and had a lovely walk..Deego15/04/2023
with Y A & CFabioski07/04/2023
From Moel MorfyddByPathsLessTravelled21/02/2023
Tom’s 60thBaggerGutt03/10/2022
From Moel y Gamelin. KeithByTheC03/10/2022
4/5 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.nickywood101/10/2022
Moel y Gamelin, Moel y Gaer and Moel Morfydd from the Horseshoe Pass. Linear ridge walk. Nice views, bit cloudy, some sun but windy.meltdiceburg12/06/2022
on circuit of Llantysilio mountainFlatfield27/04/2022
Rhewl- Moel y Gaer- Moel Morfydd- Bwlch y Groes- Glyndyfrdwy. A very enjoyable half-day's walk described in my Moel Morfydd log.pwheeler24/03/2022
from ponderosa to moel morfydd and backunderhill20/01/2022
Out and back from Horseshoe Pass lay-by to Moel Morfydd. Foggy but enjoyable with R+R.Dan Baddeley16/01/2022
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.davert12315/10/2021
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_alan12/08/2021
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.PeterD16/07/2021
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.summitter20/06/2021
Third 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 ROWLETT17/04/2021
Moel Morfydd and Moel y Gaer from Bwlch y Groes.PGCE14/12/2020
From the Ponderosa. A long day on Llantisillio Mountain. With Andy.Campbell Singer20/09/2020
From Moel y Gamelin. Very steep descent on the way. With Evie and Dulcie. Good path. 69m ascent.RoguePulsar29/08/2020
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.Skip17/07/2020
From Ponderosa.Slash306/09/2019
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 48041Hippster21/07/2019
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 48041ronaldo33321/07/2019
From rhewl,parked by the church and straight up the road along side it. Steep in places but clear path.. onto moel morfyddLaura.W24/05/2019
After the extremely difficult descent of Moel y Gamelin, slight rest bite before climbing this smaller hill up to a hill fort summit. No cairn at summit but impressive views especially of the difficult descent down from Moel y Gamelin or going back up it!giant_hiker28/04/2019
17.39 cold SE windvegibagger14/04/2019
welshe25/12/2018
3/4 with friends en route to moel mordyddtumpawumpa23/12/2018
Beautiful views from the ridge. Continued east down to col the good path down to road at Plasnewydd. With Bryher.jenx26/11/2018
down and up to small mound to rhs of track- heather and bilberry not burned here. Bleak and extensive views.Denise 13/11/2018
On traverse of Llantysilio Mountain, track passes just to S of the un-marked high point. Great views including back E to the blackened charred slopes of Moel y Gamelin. Back to heather and billberry clad slopes here.RichardM13/11/2018
From Ponderosa. Moel Y Faen, Moel Y Gamelin, Moel Y Gaer and Moel Morfydd. Cold, clear and crisp day with some great views :)Alunrees3330/01/2018
Parking area to N of hill by old quarry W of Plas Norway, at top of hair-pin bends. B/way SW curves around to S and up to col where it joins huge path. Moel y Gaer first then on to Moel Morfydd.Aye Jimmy14/01/2018
10.1 mile walk from car park near Berwyn Station, walked along minor road to Rhewl then climbed up good path near Cymmo Farm across fern slopes onto Graig-Ddu (for first time) then climbed obvious steep tracks onto Moel Morfydd, Moel.Y.Gaer and Moel.Y.Gamelin (bagged these 3 previously in 2010) and along little trails through ferns onto Maesyrychen Mountains (first time) and followed paths back to road near Llantysilio farm, turned left along more minor road and across field paths to Coed Hyrddyn (first time) along this nice little hill back to car park, overcast with brief bursts of sun, then drove home just beating the bank holiday rush.DanTrig25/08/2017
https://www.strava.com/activities/4464934445Sleepwa1ker25/06/2017
Traverse from Ponderosa to Moel Morfydd.NormanW09/06/2017
2nd Dewey after Morfydd. Light rain. Solo.bolton30/03/2017
3 of 4 hills on a walk in the Llantysilio Mountain group. The top were very much in the clouds with a very strong wind from the west. Climbed with Sarahs.Bernard21/02/2017
From Ponderosa. Straightforward. Return via top of Moel y Gamelin involved a steep pull upwards.trimarc201/02/2017
Road side parking near church ENE of Rhewl. Graig-ddu, Moel Morfydd grassy track soon becomes a stoney scar on the landscape all the way to Moel y Faen and unforgiving in today's hot windless weather, Moel y Gaer, Moel y Gamelin, Moel y Faen, Maesyrychen Mountain.ijpowell15/09/2016
Continuation of walk from Moel Morfydd. Headed east on the wide eroded track steeply down to a bwlch, then up the the summit, detouring to visit the summit of Pt. 497m on the way. To return, headed east to the bwlch, then took Clwydian Way down south into the vale and back west along the lane to the Sun Inn in Rhewl. Solo.Man of Kernow105/08/2016
Ponderosa - Moel y fean - Moel y gamelin - Bwlch y garnedd - Tan y foel - Bwlch Cros - Moel Morfydd - Moel y gaer - Bwlch y garnedd - Moel y gamelin - Moel y faen - Ponderosabriandavies18/06/2016
With K and RM.Ashley27/05/2016
Glyndyfrdwy to Coedpoeth. Pleasant enough top dominated by the hills either side. Gamelin looks intimidating from here. The hideous eroded tracks are lethal when wet - I ended up on my bum a few times.Jake99408/04/2016
Parked opposite the Ponderosa Cafe at 1925 4809 - W along minor road to Plas Norway & then along bridleway to minor road at 1491 4603 - Up road for about 80m & then ATV track to summit of Moel Morfydd - Moel y Gaer - Moel y Gamelin - Moel y Faen - Ponderosa Cafe. Total distance 11.5km. (S)gerrybowes09/02/2016
Walked up from chapel in Rhewl with easy parking up steep road then track on Clywdian Way to col then west to Moel Y Gaer then on to Moel Morfydd, then down and up to Graig Ddu ( bracken thrash) then on overgrown path by convoluted route back to road by the River Dee.Mark Sims19/10/2015
Wonderful circular walk on perfect summer's day from Ponderosa Cafe-Moel y Faen-Moel y Gamelin-Moel y Gaer-Moel Morfydd.With Bridget,Oscar and Bonnie.catman08/08/2015
With Catman,Oscar and Bonnierosiebridge08/08/2015
With Catman,Bridget and Bonnie.oscarrosie08/08/2015