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Name:Moel Tryfan
Hill number:5151
Height:429m / 1407ft
Parent (Ma):2007  Mynydd Mawr
RHB Section:30B: Snowdonia
Nuttall/Wainwright area:Moel Hebog
County/UA:Gwynedd
Catchment:Gwyrfai, Catchment Boundaries
Class:Hump, Tump (400-499m), Clem
(Hu,Tu,4,Cm)
Grid ref:SH 51532 56195
Summit feature:rock pinnacle 5m east of trig point
Drop:102.6m
Col:326.4m  SH 52644 55517  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 115
(1:25k) OL17W 254
Survey:Leica NA730/Leica GS15
Survey of Moel Tryfan.pdf
Comments:Height measured at 429.0m
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 143 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
Tom Mundell17/02/2024
Trekking toes17/02/2024
https://www.strava.com/activities/10472536538Sleepwa1ker31/12/2023
Alan Caine25/11/2023
2nd of 3 on a traverse from Waun Fawr to Carmel. Easy walk from Moel Smytho and perfect situation to view the higher ranges. Interesting plaque about how important this area was for Glaciation theory. Charles Darwin has climbed this hill too. After lunch and coffee I continued towards to Mynydd Y Cilgwyn....Dazingdale23/09/2023
From Mynydd Mawr and back to Y Fron with Twiggy.desperate dan02/09/2023
Moel Cilgwyn,Moel Tryfan a Moel Smytho o'r capel yn Cilgwyn.jrj23/08/2023
Parked at end of minor road to W and went straight up. Very interesting summit. Came down footpath to reservoir and walled lane back to car.Minto21/07/2023
daddybond19/07/2023
ARC26/06/2023
From Viewpoint above Waunfawr with HRC - after Moel Smytho and Mynydd y Cilgwyn. Lovely rocky top.JohnIvor10/06/2023
https://strava.app.link/CzrkfhlTIzbJohn09/05/2023
We parked to the NW in the lanes then came up on the various tracks to this lovely craggy summit. I wasn't expecting that!Father Ted15/10/2022
Bob, Cands, Robyn & Duke.DukeNukem11/08/2022
beckybags29/07/2022
A Peckish29/07/2022
Skarletk08/05/2022
With Martin, Tom, Rafi, Rory, Adam, & Corwyn. Very windy & cold, with occasional hail showers. From Moel Smytho. Descent to Y Fron (for the tea shop!) involved hail to the face. Continued via Nantlle & southern side of Llyn Nantlle Uchaf to reach Drws-y-coed.millionmts07/04/2022
Our second summit of the day, again following Gerry Bowes log- including the easy parking spot this time. The rock, including the summit block, is facinating and a discrete sign board just below explains the geology, industry and Darwin associations. We then continued on good paths to Moel Smytho and retraced to an old rail trackbed for an easy, fast descent round the NW slopes of Moel Tryfan to the car- welcome as the rain had set in on our way back. A good 3 mile walk.pwheeler14/03/2022
https://www.strava.com/activities/5801310458 Fron 4 Fell RaceSleepwa1ker07/08/2021
https://www.strava.com/activities/5720622509Sleepwa1ker31/07/2021
mntainman30/06/2021
Moel Smytho > Moel Tryfan [S7442] from GR: SH 51936 57138ronaldo33326/06/2021
Moel Smytho > Moel Tryfan [S7442] from GR: SH 51936 57138Hippster26/06/2021
Park at the end of the road at 511562,quick up and down dodging the rain.mad max08/05/2021
from Moel Smytho across to Moel Tryfan and then on to Mynydd Mawrrhenciwr05/12/2020
English below. Cychwyn o bentref Rhosgadfan i lawr y lôn wen i Waunfawr. Troi i'r dde ar ffordd goncrit amlwg ac i fyny i gopa Moel Smytho. Oddi yno ymlaen i Moel Tryfan, Mynydd Mawr a thrwy bentref Y Fron rownd i Fynydd Cilgwyn. Started from the village of Rhosgadfan down the lane to Waunfawr. turned right on an obvious concrete road and up to the summit. from there on to Moel Tryfan, Mynydd Mawr and through the village of Y Fron round to Mynydd Cilgwyn.rhiwgoch05/12/2020
From side of road to the summit. Easy and steady walk up. Views were OK till the mist came in!M6KIO06/09/2020
As gerrybowes. Trig and summit.PGCE17/08/2020
flakeyw02/08/2020
Easy parking at end of minor road to W. at SH 5510 5625 - Up stone track for about 50m to first bend & then up obvious gassy path to trig point & summit pinnacle; interesting to note that Charles Darwin stood on the same spot back in 1842. His work here helped to establish that the marine deposits on the summit were the result of glacial activity & not the debris of the great Biblical Flood - Information board below NE side of pinnacle. (S)gerrybowes01/08/2020
Galvgoon25/07/2020
Ffi2430/05/2020
Cerdded o Y Fronsionbrit21/03/2020
PeteN31/12/2019
kev6528/12/2019
Route: Waunfawr – Moel Smytho – Moel Tryfan – B4418 near Tai Victoria – Rhyd Ddu. Stats: 5hrs18, 15.8km, 658m ascent. Weather: clear, but very windy. Notes: abandoned summit attempt of Mynydd Mawr due to ZKC’s knees; ZKC navigation training.millionmts30/10/2019
Laurel11/10/2019
Rowan11/10/2019
GaryJones19/09/2019
JHes25/08/2019
TREBORK10/07/2019
with Chris B.Adrian14/04/2019
With Adrian - cold wind.chrisbien14/04/2019
Andy West12/04/2019
With Jenx and Bryher from the Waun Fawr campsiteby Snowdon brewpub. Up footpath via Tump Moel Smythio. Fine composite rock tor w trignordicstar08/04/2019
Good circular walk from campsite at Waunfawr.jenx08/04/2019
3 mile fell race up and downS4m49802/04/2019
Eryri Harriers Tuesday night seriesClaireb 02/04/2019
jamiehighton02/02/2019