Moelwyn Mawr

Moelwyn Mawr
Moelwyn Mawr summit ridge
Elevation	770 m (2,526 ft)
Prominence	385 m (1,263 ft)
Parent peak	Moel Siabod
Listing	Marilyn, Hewitt, Nuttall
Translation	great white hill (Welsh)
Pronunciation	Welsh: [ˈmɔilwɨn ˈmaur]
Location
Location	Gwynedd,  Wales
Range	Snowdonia
Topo map	OS Landranger 124
OS grid	SH658448

Listed summits of Moelwyn Mawr
Name	Grid ref	Height	Status
Moelwyn Bach		710 m (2,329 ft)	Hewitt, Nuttall
Craigysgafn		689 m (2,260 ft)	sub Hewitt, Nuttall
Moel-yr-hydd		648 m (2,126 ft)	Hewitt, Nuttall
Moelwyn Mawr North Ridge Top		640 m (2,100 ft)	Nuttall

Moelwyn Mawr is a mountain in Snowdonia, North Wales and forms part of the Moelwynion. From its summit, which directly overlooks the Vale of Ffestiniog, it affords spectacular views in all directions.

A popular hike combines both Moelwyn Mawr and Moelwyn Bach via the Craigysgafn ridge.

A steep climb to the summit (which sports a trig point) allow views of areas that cannot be seen without climbing.

Moelwyn Mawr has a high lake, Llyn Stwlan, which is used as part of the small hydro-electric power plant in Tanygrisiau.

The walk over the main peaks in the Moelwyns, those being Moelwyn Mawr and Moelwyn Bach involves a walk up a disused incline, before gaining the grassy slopes of Moelwyn Mawr and onto the rockier Moelwyn Bach, before walking back down the road from the Stwlan Dam. Both the Snowdonia and Harlech Ordnance Survey maps are needed to cover the walk. Transport to the beginning may be done by car to Tanygrisiau or Ffestiniog, or by train from Llandudno Junction.^[1]

References

1. ^ Nuttall, John & Anne (1999). The Mountains of England & Wales - Volume 1: Wales (2nd edition ed.). Milnthorpe, Cumbria: Cicerone. ISBN 1-85284-304-7.

External links

• www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Moelwyn Mawr and surrounding area
• MidWalesClimbing.com

Coordinates: 52°59′01″N 4°00′02″W / 52.98369°N 4.00044°W / 52.98369; -4.00044

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