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Name: | Foel Lus |
Hill number: | 14508 |
Height: | 360m / 1181ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2031 Tal y Fan |
RHB Section: | 30B: Snowdonia |
Nuttall/Wainwright area: | The Carneddau |
County/UA: | Conwy |
Catchment: | Minor Rivers only (South) |
Class: | Tump (300-399m) (Tu,3) |
Grid ref: | SH 73241 76186 |
Summit feature: | rocky/grassy ground crossed by path ESE of wind shelter |
Drop: | 60m |
Col: | 300m SH733757 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 115 (1:25k) OL17E |
Observations: | outcrop just NE of cairn is c.0.1m lower |
Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 83 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
Climbed with Twiggy on day A55 was closed. Could see heavy traffic snaking over Sychnant Pass. | desperate dan | 28/10/2023 |
Loop from Pen! | Iam_JoshEdwards | 02/07/2023 |
park top of mountain lane sh 7305 7598 tracks and paths to Foel Lus, Moel Hafodwen, cefn coch stone circle then south to bwlch west of tal y fan return north west and north over moorland to bryn derwydd and track to start point 11ks total with Winnie the cockerpoo 
11ks 4hrs 30 mins | underhill | 20/05/2023 |
https://strava.app.link/L3FofbCnpAb | John | 14/05/2023 |
Parked on wide section of Mountain Lane at SH 7289 7580 - About 200m to top of lane & then E. up RoW to track junction at SH 7342 7576 - Turned left & N. up stone track to summit mound by wind shelter. Continued to Moel Hafodwen. | gerrybowes | 06/10/2022 |
Nice walk bagging Foel Lus and Craig Hafodwen from the top of Mountain Lane. | Alan Caine | 20/08/2022 |
From the campsite at Penmaenmawr with Skye | Gary Heath | 01/08/2022 |
Foel Lus from GR: SH 73048 75993 | ronaldo333 | 30/07/2022 |
Foel Lus from GR: SH 73048 75993 | Hippster | 30/07/2022 |
Bob & Duke | DukeNukem | 26/04/2022 |
Pensychnant - Foel Lus | JHes | 03/01/2022 |
Parked in Dwygyfylchi and used the footpath to the top. It curves around rather than straight up. It's very straight forward. You can do others once you've hit the summit but I only had time for one. | Skarletk | 19/11/2021 |
4/6 whilst on the North Wales Coast path, easy diversions off the path to take in Conwy Mountain, Penmaen-bach, Alltwen, Foel Lus, Craig Moel Hafodwen and Clip y Orsedd. | nickywood1 | 03/11/2021 |
With Mog on horrible windy day. Dropped off at SH699747 and visited Penmaen Mawr, Clip y Orsedd, Moel Hafodwen and Foel Lus. Picked up from Fairy Glen Hotel at Capelulo. | Herbert Anchovy | 27/10/2021 |
With Dad. | M4 | 27/10/2021 |
A glorious day to be back in Wales. Parked at Penmaenmawr and then up through the quarries to Clip Y Orsedd and then on to Moel Hafodwen and Foel Lus before heading back to the seafront. | greboicus | 12/04/2021 |
Last of the northern Tumps from Llanfairfechan before heading south for Foel Lwyd and a few others... | Geoff Briggs | 02/08/2020 |
Pen y Cydgoed, Foel Lwyd, Tal y Fan, Foel Lus | keithouk | 05/01/2020 |
large windshelter, superb views | Denise | 03/11/2019 |
Wide track up the heathery gentle angled SSE shoulder. Lunch in the large stone wind shelter at summit. | RichardM | 03/11/2019 |
4th tump of 4 on a round with Adrian from Penmaenmawr, climbing Penmaen Mawr, Clip Yr Orsedd, Foel Hafodwen, descent to wall then on track to col and continuation track to the Cairn and summit. We walked to the lower cairn with better views to the East before taking a small sheep trod and steep descent to the road, following this into Penmaenmawr and a public footpath to get back to Adrian's car. Off to Bodlondeb Hill before my train journey home. | Dazingdale | 07/04/2019 |
Enjoyable scenic circular trip from Capelulo on sunny blustery day.With Catman,Oscar and Lily(reluctantly uphill,but loving the downhill). | rosiebridge | 24/03/2019 |
With Bridget,Lily and Catman. | oscarrosie | 24/03/2019 |
With Grandma,Oscar and Ali. | lilyrosieives | 24/03/2019 |
With Lily,Bridget and Oscar. | catman | 24/03/2019 |
Conwy Tumps from near Conwy Marina taking in Mynydd y Dref (Conwy Mountain, Penmaen-bach, Allt Wen and Cogwrn. In the afternoon ascended Foel Lus and Moel Hafodwen. | knarf | 21/03/2019 |
From Sychnant car park at 1330 via Fairy Glen. Return by 1630. With Vikki and Mitch. Very hot and sunny. | Nancy Blackett | 08/07/2018 |
From the end of Mountain Lane at SH 73037 75991. Took the panorama path round the north side of the hill, then a narrow path up to join the east path up to the summit. With AT, JT and HT. Onwards to Craig Hafodwen. | Man of Kernow1 | 30/06/2018 |
Start from Three streams car park in Llanfairfechan, via Foel Lwyd and Tal y Fan | derrymark | 12/02/2018 |
From Mountain Lane which you get to from Penmeanmawr -you can drive up to obvious twin pillars where there is parking. Getting dark on top and great views in all directions form above sea. | Mark Sims | 30/11/2017 |
From Penmaenmawr via Mountain Lane. Brilliant airy top and dramatic sea views. Really does justify visiting these less well known hills. Headed on to Cogwrn and the Sychnant Pass hills via Maen Esgob. | Jake994 | 23/10/2017 |
Began at Tyddyn Du caravan site (recommended,)and went up from the eastern side to the top and back down the gentler track to Penmaenmawr. | sooztops | 14/08/2016 |
From top of mountain lane | JamesD1972 | 30/05/2016 |
From Abergwyngregyn to Conwy. Pen Y Cydgoed, Clip Yr Orsedd, Moel Hafodwen, Foel Luis, Cogwrn, Bryn Mawr, Penmaenbach, Conwy Mountain and Bodlondeb woods. Great weather, great day!! | AlunRees31 | 24/05/2016 |
Me Ceri Kieran and Jacob. | jrj | 03/05/2016 |
362m | The Grouse | 11/04/2016 |
From Llanfairfechan rail station to Conwy station visiting, in order: Clip y Orsedd; Moel Hafodwen; Foel Lus; Alltwen; Penmaen-bach; Mynydd y Dref [Conwy Mountain]. | summitsup | 10/09/2015 |
Car left at western car park on Sychnant Pass, then took a high longer route to Moel Hafodwen then return over Foel Lus and down t Capelulo before climbing back up to the pass. | Dugswell2 | 08/09/2015 |
Run from Conwy | richardsun | 25/01/2015 |
Climbed from Dwygyflchi via NNW ridge. Great views out to sea. | Wheelsy | 24/08/2014 |
Bit of a slog up to North Wales path, visited the 435 metre top of Moelfre (fantastic viewpoint) then made my way up here (fantastic views again) went down a daft way through heather. This should have more logs its an amazing hill! | mattcymru | 04/08/2014 |
From SW, Mountain Road. Lower cairn has OS trig (surface block) beside it. Then on to Hafodwen. | RHW | 23/03/2014 |
From Penmaenmawr | mad max | 21/09/2013 |
This is my first visit, which was rushed and not that enjoyable | mattcymru | 07/07/2008 |
With KW | JohnIvor | 03/01/2000 |
On an afternoon walk from Penmaenmawr, this prominent dome gave excellent views from its summit. Then Pete and I continued to Conwy via Conwy Mountain. Lovely walk. | pwheeler | 18/02/1999 |
TREBORK | 13/10/2023 | |
David Gradwell | 19/03/2023 | |
Matt | 13/12/2022 | |
beckybags | 24/11/2021 |