Carnedd Moel Siabod
872m (2861ft)
The Moelwyns, Snowdonia, Conwy, Wales
Carnedd Moel Siabod means 'Cairn on Siabod Bare Hill' in Welsh and is pronounced 'kan-neth moy-el shee-bodd'.
The summit of Carnedd Moel Siabod is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point & a large circular stone wind break.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 5.5ml (9km) |
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| Ascent: | 2,616ft (797m) |
| Time: | 4½ hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Pont Cyfyng - Capel Curig - Afon Llugwy - Rhos Farm - Llyn y Foel - Carnedd Moel Siabod - Rhos Farm - Afon Llugwy - Pont Cyfyng - Capel Curig
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 6.5ml (10.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 2,599ft (792m) |
| Time: | 5 hrs |
| Grade: | (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Pont Cyfyng - Capel Curig - Afon Llugwy - Rhos Farm - Llyn y Foel - Daear Ddu Ridge - Carnedd Moel Siabod - Plas y Brenin Path - Coed Bryn-engan - Afon Llugwy - Pont Cyfyng - Capel Curig
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 6.75ml (11km) |
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| Ascent: | 2,819ft (859m) |
| Time: | 5½ hrs |
| Grade: | (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Plas y Brenin - Capel Curig - Llynnau Mymbyr - Plas y Brenin Path - Coed Bryn-engan - Carnedd Moel Siabod - Rhos Farm - Pont Cyfyng - Afon Llugwy - Coed Bryn-engan - Plas y Brenin - Capel Curig
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 13.75ml (22km) |
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| Ascent: | 4,549ft (1,387m) |
| Time: | 9½ hrs |
| Grade: |  (Very Hard) |
Route Summary:
Pont Cyfyng - Capel Curig - Afon Llugwy - Rhos Farm - Llyn y Foel,Daear Ddu Ridge - Carnedd Moel Siabod - Moel Gid - Colgwyn Bwlch-y-maen - Cefnycerrig - Llyn Pen-y-Gwryd - Pen-y-Gwryd Hotel - Miner's Path - Llyn Caseg Fraith - Y Foel Goch - Gallt yr Ogof - BwlchGoleuni - Cefn y Capel - Capel Curig - Plas y Brenin - Llynnau Mymbyr - Coed Bryn-engan - Afon Llugwy - Pont Cyfyng - Capel Curig
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Carnedd Moel Siabod
Daniel Moran walked up Carnedd Moel Siabod on December 5th, 2021 [from/via/route] Bryn lo [with] Chel dad lee clarke and alone several times [weather] Mixed - Amazing walk with a mix of scrambled & walk
Donovan Suddell climbed Carnedd Moel Siabod on May 20th, 2023 [from/via/route] DolGam Camping Site [with] Wife [weather] Beautiful sunny day
Mark Davidson bagged Carnedd Moel Siabod on June 9th, 2003 [from/via/route] Walk cw108 Carnedd Moel Siabod from Plas y Brenin, Capel Curig [with] Alone [weather] Bit cloudy with a touch of mist on the summit
Melfyn Parry hiked Carnedd Moel Siabod on September 9th, 2020 [from/via/route] Start & finish at Bryn Glo car park, Capel Curig Crossed over Pont Cyfyng & then walked up tarmac road before joining path to Moel Siabod. Coffee stop at disused quarry workings before taking boggy route around west side of Llyn y Foel. Ascent to summit via scramble route stopping near summit for lunch. Descent down towards Llynnau Mymbyr side to join path through woodland past Moel Siabod cafe back to Pont Cyfyng. [with] U3A [weather] Mostly warm & sunny
Alex Jones summited Carnedd Moel Siabod on January 4th, 2022 [from/via/route] Capel Curig [weather] Snow & ice above 500m
Adrian Haywood conquered Carnedd Moel Siabod on May 2nd, 2021 [from/via/route] Great scramble [with] Rob and Darryl [weather] Lovely!
Andy Buxton scaled Carnedd Moel Siabod during August, 1963 [with] Dad
Angela Moroney walked up Carnedd Moel Siabod during May, 2018 [with] YMC
Iain Jones climbed Carnedd Moel Siabod on December 1st, 2012 [from/via/route] Plas y Brenin [with] Nicola Robins - 30 November 2013 - walked via Daear Ddu Ridge with Nicola Robins, Tom Jay & Jan Jay; 1 December 2019 - Trail Run from Pont Cyfng via Daear Ddu Ridge to Plas y Brenin
Wynne Roberts bagged Carnedd Moel Siabod on June 15th, 2019 [from/via/route] Pont Cyfing [with] Gareth [weather] Wet at first then Sunny, breezy - Very rocky at top
Bleddyn Rhys hiked Carnedd Moel Siabod on April 5th, 2016 [from/via/route] Mynd fynnu o Capael Currig, i'r chwarael a'r llyn, yna fynnu'r south ridge. Lawr i'r gwesty yn Penygwryd. [with] Gyda Siwan a Caradog [weather] Braf a chymylog. Eira ar lawr mewn mannau. Gwynt ar y top. Tir yn wlyb iawn. - Diwrnod gwych gyda'r plant. Ffeindio 4 Goecache a mwynhau'r hen olion chwaral a'r sgramble i fynnu'r ridge olaf. Peint yn Penygwryd yn ddiweddglo da!
Hilary Hardwick summited Carnedd Moel Siabod on June 4th, 2017 [from/via/route] started from Moel Siabod Cafe in Capel Curig & walked a short distance along A5 crosses & started ascent to Dolwyddelan, scrambled up Daear Ddu to summit & descended down Plas Y Brenin back to Castle Curig [with] we went with Snowdon Walks, we were on a Mountain Skills course with them for the weekend, there were 4 of us on the walk along with 2 guides [weather] But cloudy & a small amount of rain as we set off, clear & sunny when got to summit & a tad windy - loved it out first mountain, loved the scrambling part, had a great day with great company, fun was had by all
David Price conquered Carnedd Moel Siabod on April 3rd, 2017 [from/via/route] Pont Cyfrig [with] Jean, Jan & Nigrel [weather] Cloudy - Hard!
Rachael Tyler scaled Carnedd Moel Siabod on December 2nd, 2016 [with] Husband - Head torch needed on the way back to the car,
Marilyn Wadkin walked up Carnedd Moel Siabod on September 10th, 2016 [from/via/route] Start at the Bryn Glo car park on the A5. Upto Llyn Foel, over the boggy grass & onto the south face of Moel Siabod. Lots of scrambling to the summit. Then walked down past the wind shelter & over an area of small boulders to a path down the north east & back to the Car Park. [with] Rob. [weather] Sunny.
Christina Lander climbed Carnedd Moel Siabod on May 20th, 2016 [from/via/route] Capel Curig - Llyn y Foel - Moel Siabod - Plas y Brenin - Capel Curig [with] Dick [weather] Lovely sunny day, cloudy on the top
Wayne Linley bagged Carnedd Moel Siabod on January 12th, 1984 [from/via/route] capel curig [with] E.L.T course junior leaders battalion [weather] snow - 12 of us in old Austrian army style kit issued by our qm. deep snow bloody cold
Kenneth Hope-Thompson hiked Carnedd Moel Siabod on July 3rd, 2010 [from/via/route] From Bryn Glo car park & back via Plas y Brenin [with] Cerdded Conwy [weather] Very windy but clear. - Fabulous views of Snowdon Horseshoe, Dolwyddelan etc.
Geoff Titterton summited Carnedd Moel Siabod on May 16th, 2015 [from/via/route] Capel Curig [with] Mark and Greig [weather] Excellent - First Mountain for 3 years & a fab re-start
Colin Jones conquered Carnedd Moel Siabod during November, 2011 [from/via/route] From the Brenig side up through the forest [with] self [weather] Excellent initially, but deteriorated rapidly once at the summit. - Freezing day. Down to just a t shirt going up, but mighty glad I had my fleece with me for the trip down
Robert Taylor-Marriott scaled Carnedd Moel Siabod on February 5th, 2010 [from/via/route] Route 3: Moel-siabod (MS) Completed 05.02.10 [with] Vince Wetton & Robert Taylor-Marriott. [weather] Sunny + Snow
Graham Williams walked up Carnedd Moel Siabod on March 21st, 2014 [from/via/route] Pont Cyfyng [with] The Travelling Raspberries (Chris Barnes, Jo Barnes, Justin, Gareth, Matt) [weather] Severe Winds with Hail Showers. Ground very boggy.
Stephen Hobdell climbed Carnedd Moel Siabod on May 25th, 2013 [with] Lizzie! (7-3/4)
Robert Logan bagged Carnedd Moel Siabod on May 11th, 2012 [from/via/route] Plas y Brenin, Coed Bryn-engan, Pont Cyfyng, Daear Ddu [with] Judith Logan [weather] Cool, Cloudy, Brisk wind on tops
Gerald Murphy hiked Carnedd Moel Siabod on September 27th, 2011 [from/via/route] Dolwydellan [with] alone [weather] fine & sunny at first but towards 11am the cloud base descended, the wind increased, the temperature dropped & visibility became very restricted - The route was from a book about walks east of Dolwydellan. The directions were fine at first but after reaching the forest everything went to Hell in a handbasket. The forest staff were clearing acres of trees - completely destroying the paths & landmarks. Their tracked vehicles had chewed the ground to inches deep mud. Finding Llyn Foel was a nightmare of try & try again. Finding my way back via the same route was even worse. I couldn't believe how many directions led via boggy heather & high tufted ground to dead ends. Next time I'm going from Pont Cyfyng!
Jeremy Maguire summited Carnedd Moel Siabod on January 14th, 2012 [from/via/route] Capel Curig. [with] On my own. [weather] Beautifully sunny. - Mums birthday.
Vince Wetton conquered Carnedd Moel Siabod on February 5th, 2010 [with] RTM
Kath Edwards scaled Carnedd Moel Siabod on November 6th, 2011 [from/via/route] Via the Daear Ddu Ridge [with] Si Stokes and Bryony [weather] Clear day, not a cloud in the sky
Bay Wan walked up Carnedd Moel Siabod on April 6th, 2012 [from/via/route] Start from forest route in Capel Curig [with] Cocoa Dog [weather] Rain (drizzle) & mist
Patrick Rogozinski, Mike Harris, Paul Roddam, Louis Smith, Hugh Strickland, Linda Mckeogh, Edward Wells, Stephanie King, Jonathan Tobin, Paul Booth, Trevor Williams, Martin Purves, Steve Lockett, Louise Sandwith, Chris Bede and Steve Davenport have all walked, climbed & bagged Carnedd Moel Siabod.
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A distant view of Cadair Idris and The Rhinogs from the SE ridge of Carnedd Moel Siabod
The Glyderau (Glyderau) poking up through the clouds from the summit of Carnedd Moel Siabod
The Glyderau (Glyderau) (left), Tryfan and Carrnedd Dafydd (The Carneddau) poking through low cloud from the summit of Carnedd Moel Siabod
Carnedd Moel Siabod from Afon Bwlch y Groes on the lower slopes of Drosgol (Bwlch y Groes)
Carnedd Moel Siabod towers above Dolweddelan from the lower slopes of Foel Felen
*The Carneddau, Llynnau Mymbyr, Plas Y Brenin, Capel Curig, The Moel Siabod Ridge and Betws-y-Coed from Carnedd Moel Siabod
Quarry pool by the Miners' track on the lower NE slopes of Carnedd Moel Siabod
Looking up the Daear Ddu Ridge towards Carnedd Moel Siabod from Llyn y Foel
Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) (in the left distance) and Carnedd Moel Siabod from Drosgol (Bwlch y Groes)
Cnicht (North Top) from Cnicht with Carnedd Moel Siabod lit by sunlight in the distance (left)
Temperature Inversion - Glyder Fach and Glyder Fach poking out of a sea of clouds from Carnedd Moel Siabod
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