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Name: | Moel Emoel |
Hill number: | 3376 |
Height: | 549m / 1801ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2079 Foel Goch |
RHB Section: | 30D: Barmouth to Betws-y-Coed and Bala |
Nuttall/Wainwright area: | The Arenigs |
County/UA: | Gwynedd |
Catchment: | Dee (Flint) |
Class: | Dodd (500-599m), Dewey (Tu,5,Dew) |
Grid ref: | SH 93797 40259 |
Summit feature: | cairn |
Drop: | 88m |
Col: | 461m SH936408 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 125 (1:25k) OL18E |
Survey: | obvious summit |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 92 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
Fine summit. From the farm at the end of the western little road in the valley. Anti clockwise circuit 
of tump tops. | vegibagger | 09/06/2022 |
From Glan-yr-afon. 7 miles | Gwastadros | 02/06/2022 |
on round from Pandy SH961397, Orddu, Foel Goch, Garnedd Fawr, Pen y bwlch Gwyn, Moel Emoel(steep) and Garw Fynydd | Flatfield | 24/04/2022 |
An anticlockwise circuit of 4 Deweys and a revisit to Foel Goch from the parking area by the gate at SH 962 394. Visited 11 summits in total: Pen Coed-y-bedo, Bryn Bras, Orddu, Pen y Cerrig-serth, Foel Goch, Garnedd Fawr, Cerrig y Gordref, Y Gesail, Pen y Bwlch Gwyn, Moel Emoel, and Garw Fynydd. A round trip of 20km with 930m ascent in 6h20m. | silveracorn_alan | 13/04/2022 |
A round of 5 hills from good parking on the B5401 at Pont Mynachddwr. Starting with Cerrig y Gordref and finishing on Garw Fynydd. | Alan Caine | 09/04/2022 |
From Nant-y-cyrtiau for a round of Garnedd Fawr, Pen y Bwlch Gwyn and Moel Emoel. | rhalstead | 22/01/2022 |
3/4 - after return to Foel Goch, dropped into the cwm and headed SSW towards distinct summit of Moel Emoel, managed to find an intermittent path of sorts that made going easier | wychwood | 25/11/2021 |
Lane to Pentre-tai-yn-y-cwm - Orddu - Foel Goch - Garnedd Fawr - Pen y Bwlch Gwyn - Moel Emoel - Garw Fynydd - lane. | Mark Jackson | 28/10/2021 |
A round of three Dodds from Nant-gau on the B4501, descending to Llaithgwm. | NormanW | 01/07/2021 |
From roadside parking at 96247 39485 south of Pandy as suggested on the Nuttall route. Eight mile in just over Five hours for the horseshoe taking in Orddu, the Nuttall Foel Goch, Garnedd Fawr, Pen y Bwlch Gwyn and Moel Emoel. | WAYNE ROWLETT | 18/04/2021 |
Parked at start of ROW at 965404. Pen Coed-y-Bedo, Garw Fynydd, Moel Emoel, Pen y Bwlch Gwyn, Garnedd Fawr, Foel Goch, Orddu, Bryn Bras. | PGCE | 15/12/2020 |
Bryn Bras > Orddu > Foel Goch > Garnedd Fawr > Pen y Bwlch Gwyn > Moel Emoel from GR: SH 96045 39807 | ronaldo333 | 08/08/2020 |
Bryn Bras > Orddu > Foel Goch > Garnedd Fawr > Pen y Bwlch Gwyn > Moel Emoel from GR: SH 96045 39807 | Hippster | 08/08/2020 |
https://www.strava.com/activities/4195072454 | Sleepwa1ker | 31/08/2019 |
Bryn Bras, Orddu, Foel Goch, Garnedd Fawr, Pen y Bwlch Gwyn, Moel Emoel and Garw Fynydd from SH 961 396. Fairly wet for most of the walk after starting out OK and a couple of the higher hills were in cloud. Few paths but only moderately rough going. 12.45km in 3hr15m. | Herbert Anchovy | 28/07/2019 |
From Bala Campsite | Slash3 | 08/07/2019 |
from pen y bwlch gwyn then on to garw fynydd | underhill | 16/06/2019 |
Pen Y Cerrig-Serth, Orddu, Bryn Bras, Foel Goch, Garw Fynydd, Moel Emoel, Pen Y Bwlch Gwyn, Garnedd Fawr and Pen Bwlch Y Greigwen. From Llangwm. | Alunrees33 | 15/05/2018 |
4th Dewey of the day with CM. Headed NE to a rusty gate and then took the wet track down to Llwyniolyn and the car at 962394. 7.6 miles and 4.5 hours. | bolton | 17/01/2018 |
CJM | 17/01/2018 | |
9/10 (Y Gesail/Pen Bwlch y Greigwen/Garnedd Fawr/Foel Goch/Orddu/Pen Y Cerrig/-Serth/Bryn Bras/Garw Fynydd/Moel Emoel/Pen y Bwlch Gwyn) | Fergalh | 02/12/2017 |
9 mile walk from junction of minor roads south by Pandy farm, followed minor road then field footpath onto Pen Coed-Y-Bedo, then headed along grassy ridge to Bryn Bras, contoured round to Pen Y Cerrig-Serth then headed west onto Orddu and grassy trails onto Foel Goch, carried on along ridge to Garreg Fawr then across barbed wire fences onto Pen Y Bwlch Gwyn and up to conical Moel Emoel back down lane by Nant Cefn-Coch back to car, very showery and a lot of cloud on the bigger mountains surrounding, easy terrain under foot but quite wet. Drove to and bagged Craig Rhiwarth later on way home. | DanTrig | 19/08/2017 |
Parked to side of gate at SH96254 39482 (Space for 3 or 4 cars) - ROW up Cwm Da & then E. to Orddu - Foel Goch (Revisit) - Garnedd Fawr - Pen y Bwlch Gwyn - Moel Emoel - Down ENE slopes to rusty old gate at 945407 - Track & then road back to car. (S) | gerrybowes | 11/06/2016 |
Round of Orddu, Foel Goch, Garnedd Fawr, Pen y Bwlch Gwyn, Moel Emoel, Gawr Fynydd from SE. Bright day with good views | RobertP | 13/03/2016 |
A round of Orddu, Foel Goch (revisited), Garnedd Fawr, Pen y Bwlch Gwyn, Moel Emoel and Garw Fynydd. | summitsup | 14/02/2016 |
Rhos Dawel,Maes y Fedw,Garw Fynydd,Moel Emoel,Pen y Bwlch Gwyn,Garnedd Fawr,Foel Goch,Orddu,Pen y Cerrig-serth,Bryn Bras,Pen Coed-y-Bedo. | ijpowell | 30/04/2015 |
Llandderfel to Bala. | Smudge | 20/03/2015 |
Continuation of walk from Garw Fynydd. Followed fence just inside fir plantation to its NW side. Found the fence here is not barbed. Dropped down to bwlch at 446m, then up northern side of a gully to join the main ridga, and so up to cairned summit. | Man of Kernow1 | 23/11/2013 |
Parked easily at 956401. Did 7542 3376 3402 3369 7538 - a good walk. | destaylor | 20/06/2013 |
eyenose | 03/11/2012 | |
Last of of todays 5,a quite steep little hill but offering great views in to Y Bala. 
http://www.heavyhorses.co.uk/humps | heavyhorses | 23/06/2011 |
With Tony | Stuart Hyde | 13/03/2010 |
Added to the Nuttalls' Foel Goch route. Pleasant winter walk over grassy rounded hills. | David Gradwell | 28/02/2010 |
This was my final Welsh Dewey. Just one more (in England, of course) to go! | David Purchase | 04/04/2009 |
Start~ 963395. Parked at Crynerth, took nuttall route to top of nant cwm-da then headed east to Orddu. Then did a round of Foel Goch, Garnedd Fawr, Pen y Bwlch Gwyn and Moel Emoel. With Wombourne & Ron. | steve hudson | 02/04/2008 |
I too liked this summit with its cairn and orienteering post present. I am also glad that Pete mentions it is a four to five hour walk. Some of my friends make me think I walk too slow. | Father Ted | 06/08/2007 |
Decent summit, small cairn on distinctive high point, quite good tracks to follow then cut down to the river on an open spur to return to the car. Good 4-5 hour circuit | Rhayader_wander | 02/01/2007 |
Monday-after working w/e on JG pre-exp w/e.With Lesley - a swampy walk around the 4 Deweys- not really enough time as had to rush to make it back Sheffield with minutes to spare in time for John Hegley show at Crucible. | Chris Pearson | 13/11/2000 |
(v fine view, good steep summit). from B4501 @ nant-y-cyrtiau 125:912427: tk (not fenced) then fields (many fences except highest grd) | RHW | 13/09/1998 |
School walk with Mrs James' class | M0YDH | 01/06/1978 |
softsquare | 11/09/2020 | |
Kendall | 11/03/2020 | |
Steve Q | 02/03/2019 | |
beckybags | 22/09/2018 | |
A Peckish | 22/09/2018 | |
daddybond | 24/07/2018 | |
Deedubr | 03/06/2017 | |
Rob50 | 08/02/2017 | |
willias | 27/12/2016 | |
Alex C | 04/11/2016 |