Walking Britain Moel Siabod circuit from Plas y Brenin, Capel Curig
Introduction to Walk 3402
Nat Park - Snowdonia - Moelwyns Moel Siabod Cnicht
County/Area - Conwy
Author - Paul Gasson
Length - 6.5 miles / 10.6 km
Ascent - 2700 feet / 818 metres
Time - 6 hours 0 minutes
Grade - moderate
Moel Siabod is one of those mountains so often ignored, being less than the magic 914mtrs or 3000ft, and, from the roads nearby, of fairly featureless appearance, but, believe me, it is a Snowdonia walk for the connoisseur of mountain walking. A GPS File is available for download (see walk description).
Maps | |||
| Ordnance Survey Explorer OL17 | Sheet Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Explorer OL17 | Digital Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Ordnance Survey Landranger 115 | Sheet Map | 1:50k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Landranger 115 | Digital Map | 1:50k | BUY |
It is recommended you take a map. The preferred scale is 1:25k. | |||
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0.4 miles / 0.6 km away
Capel Pinnacle / Y Pincin from Capel Curig
Grade - easy
Length - 1.0 miles / 1.6 km
0.4 miles / 0.6 km away
Creigiau Gleision & Llyn Cowlyd from Capel Curig
Grade - moderate
Length - 9.5 miles / 15.4 km
0.4 miles / 0.6 km away
Eastern Carneddau from Capel Curig
Grade - moderate
Length - 8.5 miles / 13.8 km
0.4 miles / 0.6 km away
Glyder Fach from Capel Curig
Grade - mod/hard
Length - 11.5 miles / 18.7 km
0.4 miles / 0.6 km away
Crimpiau from Capel Curig
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 4.5 miles / 7.3 km
0.8 miles / 1.2 km away
Clogwen from Bryntyrch, Capel Curig
Grade - easy
Length - 2.0 miles / 3.3 km
1.3 miles / 2.1 km away
Moel Siabod from Pont Cyfyng, near Capel Curig
Grade - hard
Length - 5.5 miles / 8.9 km
1.3 miles / 2.1 km away
Moel Siabod from Capel Curig
Grade - moderate
Length - 6.0 miles / 9.8 km
2.3 miles / 3.7 km away
Pen yr Helgi Du from the Ogwen Valley
Grade - moderate
Length - 5.5 miles / 8.9 km
2.4 miles / 3.9 km away
Carnedd Llewelyn, Llyn Eigiau & Llyn Cowlyd
Grade - hard
Length - 16.0 miles / 26 km
Note : The distances quoted to other walks in the vicinity are measured in a straight line. The distance by road may be further.
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