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Name:Moel y Parc
Hill number:7519
Height:397.7m / 1305ft
Parent (Ma):2047  Penycloddiau
RHB Section:30C: Llandudno to Wrexham
County/UA:Flintshire [Sir Fflint]
Hill area:Clwydian Hills
Catchment:Clwyd
Class:Tump (300-399m), Subhump
(Tu,3,sHu)
Grid ref:SJ 11937 70006
Summit feature:ground 2m S of trig point
Drop:90.9m
Col:306.8m  SJ 1210 6899  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 116
(1:25k) 265
Observations:cairn 160m NW at SJ 11793 70080 is 1.45m lower
Survey:Leica NA730 (summit), Trimble GeoXH 6000 (summit and col)
Survey of Moel y Parc.pdf
Comments:Height also measured to Order 2 Flush Bracket (398.02m) on trig point agrees with surveyed height
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 105 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
with KFabioski12/03/2024
asbown29/09/2023
TheMolluscMan24/09/2023
8/8 (Cefn/Halkyn Mountain/Elysian Hill/Hawkstone Hill/Grotto Hill/Chirk Green Hill/Caergwrle Castle/Moel Y Park)Fergalh17/09/2023
Moel Arthur cp over Moel Arthur and PenycloddiauFlatfield07/03/2023
A walk with Frank from Bodfari on a wet windy day.Lou07/11/2022
as gerry bowesunderhill20/10/2022
Parked at end of road by mast track. Up track across to gate to right of mast then pasture to another gate and up to trig and HP, came back via cairn and other side of fence on faint track on access land to ROW.PeterD18/10/2022
Easy verge parking by start of mast track & NE down road to start of RoW - Along RoW to wooden fencing & meshed gate just before stile into access land - Over fence, SW along fence line to gate & then up over pasture to summit. (S)gerrybowes22/03/2022
OLIVERS12/12/2021
andrew brown12/12/2021
A rather lovely circular walk from the Moel Arthur car parkgreboicus16/10/2021
Rambling Ray02/09/2021
Buckleymon21/06/2021
From TV mast. Followed fences past wood then across pasture to trig. Handy gates so no fence climbing needed.mart079709/11/2020
Gwydr Saturday day walk with Lindsey. Met group (16 people) at Aberwheeler (SJ 096693). Route: Moel Y Parc, Offa's Dyke path, Penycloddiau, Moel Arthur, return along Clwydian Way path. Approx 12 miles with 2800 ft ascent. Started approx 10am; finish 17.30pm - a lot of stops and an easy pace.Skip05/09/2020
Cumbriancyclist08/11/2019
As Skip.Campbell Singer06/11/2019
Adrian26/08/2019
Offa's Dyke Walk with HarryTarkus13/08/2019
beckybags15/02/2019
A Peckish15/02/2019
Penycloddiau from the Coed Llangwyfan car park and then on to Moel y Parc. Return back over Penycloddiau.knarf09/02/2019
Gwastadros20/01/2019
From road southJamesD197212/12/2018
Parked by entrance to mast site at SJ 126699 then walked 100m back down the lane to footpath. Followed obvious path to summit, climbed fence to visit trig, then out to lower summit at SJ 114703. Returned the same way. Cloudy bright and dry. With LFSkip27/08/2018
PhilB23/06/2018
TREBORK21/06/2018
As clivevilla.David Evans19/05/2018
Moel y Parc, Penycloddiau, Moel Arthur, Moel Llys-y-coed, Moel Dywyll, Moel Famaukeithouk21/01/2018
Dawn Oldham21/01/2018
Drove up as far as the last drive leading to the mast buildings and parked. Skirted round mast area and up soggy ground to the trig.Aye Jimmy05/12/2017
Alan Whatley10/10/2017
Cat081213/08/2017
Moel Famau, Moel Dywyll, Moel Llys-Y-Coed, Moel Arthur, Penycloddiau and Mynydd Y Parc. Nice day after the rain showers stopped!!Alunrees3331/07/2017
MM08/07/2017
KM08/07/2017
On very enjoyable circular walk from Aberwheeler with Bridget and Oscar.First to cairn,then over fence to trig and summit.Excellent views.catman26/03/2017
Parked at end of track to mast, went up that track and climbed a couple of gates to get to the summit.clivevilla02/01/2017
DFRYER07/11/2016
Circular walk from Bodfari. Beautifully warm early summer day, but too hazy for any great views. Hopped over the barbed wire to visit the trig. Pint in the Downing Arms at Bodfari afterwards.Lazylizzie07/05/2016
From the car park at the foot of Moel Arthur. Moel Arthur, Penycloddiau and Moel Y Parc. Cold, wet and generally pretty miserable!!AlunRees3129/03/2016
In bright sunshine with Mart and Daisy then on to Moel FamauJohn Eley27/03/2016
Up mast track from easy parking at end of road up from Afon Wen. No track found above mast so went to left of compound and had to rescue sheep with its head stuck in wire fence- good job I was passing.Mark Sims19/02/2016
As for PeteF.arranc07/08/2015
Richard Gunn04/05/2015
Great windy run from Moel Famau to Moel Y Parc. Summit and trig are a good bit from one another. Trig located in field to right. Fantastic views.Chris92011/01/2015
Continuation of walk from Penycloddiau. Walked back by Clwydian Way. With MP and JK on a hill survey walk.Man of Kernow116/12/2014
Man of Kernow216/12/2014
GordonAdshead21/08/2014