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Name:Moelfre
Hill number:5254
Height:442m / 1450ft
Parent (Ma):2270  Mynydd Epynt [Mynydd Eppynt]
RHB Section:32A: Llandovery to Monmouth
County/UA:Powys
Catchment:Wye
Class:Hump, Tump (400-499m), Clem
(Hu,Tu,4,Cm)
Grid ref:SO 01053 48370
Summit feature:no feature 120m WSW of trig point
Drop:104m
Col:338m  SO002480  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 147
(1:25k) 188
Observations:ground is 80cm above trig point flush bracket (SO 01168 48411)
Survey:Abney level
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 56 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
Typically we timed it for a gloomy rain shower as we reached the top, but it was quick to pass through and soon brightened up pleasantly once again on the way down.Alex C06/11/2023
From road to the south with mound permission to park my car opposite the track. Trig pillar to the east is one metre lower. S5450vegibagger02/10/2023
Parked in a lay-by near a defibrillator box at SO 01588 47557. Took the lane west, and then the bridleway/track around and up to the trig point, and to the unmarked top nearby. Varied descent by dropping down on access land to join the bridleway further north, thus avoiding a GOML sign on the track. 5.8km, with 200m of ascent.Man of Kernow107/05/2023
From SSW. Parked on W. side of wide entrance to Abertocken at SO 0069 4757 (pleasant owners) - Short walk along road to New Building & then along bridleway & through gate into access land at 003482 - Continued along bridleway for about 15m & turned right up wide grassy path through dead bracken to join main track - Up track & then about 80m across thick heather to the unmarked summit. (S)gerrybowes02/12/2021
HP not at trig/ on path but obvious, though unmarked in low heather and bilberry. Larks sing through low grey cloud.Denise 10/06/2021
From the W gaining the grassy track once on access land.RichardM10/06/2021
See Kamoot entry for full details/gpx download: https://www.komoot.com/tour/264906708outlawcatcher25/09/2020
Cycled up from Builth to New Buildings. Followed up Bridleway to the Heart of Wales Trail. Left bike for a lovely walk up to the summit amidst a cacophony of skylark song. Returned to Builth down the BW to the north east.Rob Rees14/03/2020
From New Building farm to SW. Farmer asked if I was going on footpath, so I said yes. Followed track until out of sight of farm before heading up to summit. There are a couple of signs saying track up hill is not a ROW.PGCE05/02/2020
From New Building Farm with permission. Up the ROW to SO 00253 48003 then NE to the off-path heather covered summit and on to the trig. Returned the same way.Jim.Fothergill28/08/2018
Parked at New Building. Moelfre then across to Pen Neuadd. Several bwf but otherwise fairly straightforward. A little over an hour.clivevilla25/10/2017
Parked adjacent to New Building Farm to south west of hill. Followed track up onto Open Access Land. Summit 100 ms west of TP.Campbell Singer02/01/2016
9/15 Ninth of long day Cefn Merthyr Cynog/Cefn Trum Yr Hwch/Pen Ty'n-y-Wern/Drum Ddu/Mynydd Eppynt/The Warren/pen Ca'er Mynach/Pen Neuadd/Moelfree/Pen Tri Chrugiau/Twyn Rhyd-Car/Twyn Rhyd-car South Top/Moel Blychau/Mwmffri/Noethgrug. Just outside Military areaFergalh15/08/2015
From New Building farmColin Crawford24/06/2015
Short walk up from farm to SW. Farmer happy for car to be left there. Initially on RoW then, after final farm gate, over heather clad open access land. 4in snow covering, lots of blue sky, lovely day.jonglew17/01/2015
Followed permissive path from SN 01950 47661 - short grass most of the way!Chris Peart03/01/2015
From farm to ssw.dicky18/04/2014
With Valmike.hoult04/11/2013
SO0105048371Anton04/01/2013
Parked below Newbuilding Farm to SW of hill then up track most of way to bag trig then the one meter higher heather moorland summit with Phil Cooper on a damp windy morning.Dugswell219/11/2012
Easy walk up from Newbuilding Farm. Farmer's wife happy for us to park and knew where we were headed for. Summit a bit before trig - nice views.chriswatson17/11/2012
Followed a signed path, through a gate, over a turnip field to the other side and on rough pasture to a stile onto open moor. Ravens, 2 red kites and a buzzard. More bracken thrashing to a wide cross path leading W to the column 5450 441m - about 150m away from the top.arranc28/09/2011
Parked at farm - woman in house quite happy about that. Farmer in tractor, so I behaved - no fence climbing even though it meant going back to a missed gate. Trig is not the top.Martin R05/08/2011
Parked easily off road to SW by houses. Track goes all the way apart from about 50m.destaylor31/03/2011
fine hill; pleasant view; simple ascent via FP from SW. RHW06/04/2003
Minto06/11/2023
A W Bryan23/04/2023
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Alan Moore24/07/2021
manilena25/09/2020
ARC21/03/2020
phillo01/01/2020
GaryJones27/04/2018
garethr10 07/07/2017
TREBORK18/08/2016
MM26/12/2015
mae20/08/2015
AndyS31/12/2014
RobertP29/12/2014
Alan Whatley08/10/2014
chalky195329/09/2013
GordonAdshead25/08/2013
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Sherlock17/11/2012
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