Bagged Moelwyn Mawr 770m (2527ft) The Moelwyns, Snowdonia, Gwynedd, Wales

Moelwyn Mawr Photograph by Steve Unwin Moelwyn Mawr is classified as a: Mountain (43rd in Wal, 102nd in Eng & Wales) Nuttall (53rd in Wal, 125th in Eng & Wales) Marilyn (19th in Wal, 446th in GB) The summit of Moelwyn Mawr is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.   Moelwyn Mawr is on interactive maps: OS Explorer (Orange Covers) sheet: OL18 OS Landranger (Pink Covers) sheet: 124

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You can walk to the top of Moelwyn Mawr by using any of these 4 easy to follow route maps:

Walk gw200 Moelwyn Mawr and Moelwyn Bach from Tanygrisiau

Route Summary: - Tanygrisiau, Moel-yr-hydd, Rhosydd Quarry, Moelwyn Mawr (North Ridge Top), Moelwyn Mawr, Craigysgafn, Bwlch Stwlan, Moelwyn Bach, Llyn Stwlan, Stwlan Dam, Tanygrisiau.

Length: 10km (6¼ miles) | Ascent: 820m (ft) | Allow at least: 5hrs | Grade: Moderate

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Walk gw288 Moelwyn Mawr and Moelwyn Bach from Croesor

Route Summary: - Croesor, Rhosydd Quarry, Bwlch y Rhosydd, Clogwyn Brith, Moel-yr-hydd, Moelwyn Mawr (North Ridge Top), Moelwyn Mawr, Craigysgafn, Bwlch Stwlan, Moelwyn Bach, Croesor.

Length: 13km (8 miles) | Ascent: 926m (ft) | Allow at least: 6hrs | Grade: Moderate

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Walk gw224 Cnicht and Moelwyn Mawr from Croesor

Route Summary: - Croesor, Croesor Bach, Cnicht, Cnicht (North Top), Llyn Yr Adar, Afon Cwm-y-foel, Llyn Cwm-corsiog, Clogwyn Birth, Rhosydd Quarry, Moel-yr-hydd, Moelwyn Mawr (North Ridge Top), Moelwyn Mawr, Croesor.

Length: 14.5km (9 miles) | Ascent: 1023m (ft) | Allow at least: 6¾hrs | Grade: Hard

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Walk gw173 Cnicht, Moelwyn Mawr and Moelwyn Bach from Croesor

Route Summary: - Croesor, Croesor Bach, Cnicht, Cnicht (North Top), Llyn Yr Adar, Afon Cwm-y-foel, Llyn Cwm-corsiog, Clogwyn Birth, Rhosydd Quarry, Moel-yr-hydd, Moelwyn Mawr (North Ridge Top), Moelwyn Mawr, Craigysgafn, Bwlch Stwlan, Moelwyn Bach, Croesor.

Length: 16km (10 miles) | Ascent: 1196m (ft) | Allow at least: 7½hrs | Grade: Hard

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Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Moelwyn Mawr

Bleddyn Rhys walked up Moelwyn Mawr on October 31st, 2014 [from/via/route] Fynnu'r llwybr charael o Croesor, ac i lawr y 'south ridge' yn ol ir pentre. [with] gyda Caradog a Daniel! [weather] Reit neis, haul ar adegau, ambell i gwmwl. Aros yn sych - Yr hogia wedi gwirioni eu bod wedi cyrraedd top Moelwyn mawr!

Christina Lander climbed Moelwyn Mawr on April 18th, 2018 [from/via/route] Croesor - Cnicht - Bwlch y Rhosydd - Llyn Croesor - Moelwyn Mawr - Moelwyn Bach - Croesor [with] Dick [weather] Started off overcast, but turned into a beautiful sunny day. Windy on top of Moelwyn Mawr & Moelwyn Bach

Mark Davidson bagged Moelwyn Mawr on August 20th, 2002 [with] Alone [weather] Sunny and warm with good views

Robert Taylor-Marriott hiked Moelwyn Mawr on May 8th, 2013 [from/via/route] Route 51: Moel yr Hydd. Moelwyn Mawr NRT.Moelwyn Mawr. Craigysgafn. Moelwyn Bach (MMMB). [with] Vince Wetton & Robert Taylor-Marriott [weather] Very Fair.

Vince Wetton summited Moelwyn Mawr on May 7th, 2013 [from/via/route] Moelwyn Bach and 4 others [with] RTM [weather] Sunny Day

David Lane conquered Moelwyn Mawr on December 1st, 2006 [with] Kelly

Kath Edwards scaled Moelwyn Mawr on March 10th, 2012 [from/via/route] As part of a walk doing Moelwyn Mawr and Bach [with] Bryony and Si [weather] good

Gerald Murphy walked up Moelwyn Mawr on March 29th, 2012 [from/via/route] Based on gw200 but starting from Rhiwbryfdir in Blaenau Ffestiniog, following footpath Glanypwll to Tanygrisiau into Cwmorthin valley and ascending from Disused quarry over Foel Ddu to peak of Moel Yr Hydd. Frm there on I followed gw200 completely (except that I still had to walk back to Rhiwbryfdir after reaching gw200's start point. [with] alone [weather] Fine, sunny, warm, calm. Visibility (and photos) spoiled only by a slight heat haze - The walk directions didn't prepare me, as a novice walker for the steepness of some of the descents (eg from Moelwyn Mawr and Craigysgafn!

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