Hills of Britain and Ireland
OS Map of Moel Ysgyfarnogod
Height: 623m / 2044ft • Prominence: 182m / 597ft • Summit : large cairn by trig point • Trip reports (hill-bagging)
Bryn Cader Faner
29-Sep-23 • Colin Hanson • flickr
bryncaderfaner stonecircle bronzeage wales cymru megalith cairn 53250221827
Bryn Cader Faner
29-Sep-23 • Colin Hanson • flickr
bryncaderfaner stonecircle bronzeage wales cymru megalith cairn 53251464844
Moorland cloudshow
A view over the moorland between the A470 and Moel Ysgyfarnogod / Foel Penolau in north Wales. It's a fine route up these two peaks from near Cefn Clawdd farm (to the east) if you're tempted.
26-Sep-22 • OutdoorMonkey • flickr
moelysgyfarnogod foelpenolau wales northwales snowdonia outside outdoor rural countryside scenic scenery moor moorland 52411474025
Hole in the wall
Looking towards the summit of Foel Penolau in north Wales. Clearly a wall designed to keep only large animals out...?
26-Sep-22 • OutdoorMonkey • flickr
moelysgyfarnogod foelpenolau wales northwales snowdonia outside outdoor rural countryside scenic scenery moor moorland 52411541123
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A view back over the route up the hill to this point. Lovely scenes over the moorland below Moel Ysgyfarnogod in north Wales.
26-Sep-22 • OutdoorMonkey • flickr
moelysgyfarnogod foelpenolau wales northwales snowdonia outside outdoor rural countryside scenic scenery moor moorland 52411032511
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A view south-east across moorland from the hillside below Moel Ysgyfarnogod in north Wales, aided and abetted by a major deluge that had just passed by.
26-Sep-22 • OutdoorMonkey • flickr
moelysgyfarnogod foelpenolau wales northwales snowdonia outside outdoor rural countryside scenic scenery moor moorland 52411311444
OS Map
This is OS mapping. In some areas, OpenStreetMap shows more footpaths
Spatial NI has online OSNI mapping. Click "Basemap Gallery" (4 squares icon at the top).
Now would be a good time for a cup of tea.
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Photos
Please tag your photos and upload them to the British and Irish Mountains group on Flickr
The other photos have been geo-tagged as on or around the summit. For less busy mountains, it can be a little hit and miss.
Bryn Cader Faner
29-Sep-23 • Colin Hanson • flickr
bryncaderfaner stonecircle bronzeage wales cymru megalith cairn 53250221827
Bryn Cader Faner
29-Sep-23 • Colin Hanson • flickr
bryncaderfaner stonecircle bronzeage wales cymru megalith cairn 53251464844
Moorland cloudshow
A view over the moorland between the A470 and Moel Ysgyfarnogod / Foel Penolau in north Wales. It's a fine route up these two peaks from near Cefn Clawdd farm (to the east) if you're tempted.
26-Sep-22 • OutdoorMonkey • flickr
moelysgyfarnogod foelpenolau wales northwales snowdonia outside outdoor rural countryside scenic scenery moor moorland 52411474025
Hole in the wall
Looking towards the summit of Foel Penolau in north Wales. Clearly a wall designed to keep only large animals out...?
26-Sep-22 • OutdoorMonkey • flickr
moelysgyfarnogod foelpenolau wales northwales snowdonia outside outdoor rural countryside scenic scenery moor moorland 52411541123
photo
A view back over the route up the hill to this point. Lovely scenes over the moorland below Moel Ysgyfarnogod in north Wales.
26-Sep-22 • OutdoorMonkey • flickr
moelysgyfarnogod foelpenolau wales northwales snowdonia outside outdoor rural countryside scenic scenery moor moorland 52411032511
photo
A view south-east across moorland from the hillside below Moel Ysgyfarnogod in north Wales, aided and abetted by a major deluge that had just passed by.
26-Sep-22 • OutdoorMonkey • flickr
moelysgyfarnogod foelpenolau wales northwales snowdonia outside outdoor rural countryside scenic scenery moor moorland 52411311444
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Great clouds and views (not long after some heavy rain had passed overhead) looking east from Moel Ysgyfarnogod's hillside in north Wales
26-Sep-22 • OutdoorMonkey • flickr
moelysgyfarnogod foelpenolau wales northwales snowdonia outside outdoor rural countryside scenic scenery moor moorland 52411311629
Bryn Cader faner
I spent around three hours at this location last august. The stone monument was lit by the setting moon. I had to wait a further hour to get some sort of Milky way at the location. Getting back to the car at 2 in the morning was interesting !
09-Aug-22 • Rory Trappe • flickr
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Videos
Staying in Wales during the Easter holidays in April 2023, our families climbed beautiful Moel Ysgyfarnogod. We wanted a ...
A big hill, a steam train and a new drone. Join me as I explore another area of Snowdonia.... Moel Hebog. Just outside Beddgelert ...
A rough,pathless ascent of a small gem of a mountain.
Notes
- Data: Database of British and Irish Hills v18.2
- Maps: We use OS mapping for England, Scotland, Wales, and the Isle of Man. Sadly, Channel Islands, Northern (OSNI) and Southern Ireland (OSI) mapping isn't available online, so we use Openstreetmap.