Route outline for walk cw178:
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
Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:
![]() 1 Welsh Mountain |
![]() 0 Wainwrights |
![]() 1 Welsh Nuttall |
![]() 0 Welsh Deweys |
![]() 0 Wainwright Outlying Fells |
![]() 1 Welsh Marilyn |
![]() 0 Bridgets |
Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:
The highest point of this walk is Carnedd Moel Siabod at 872m (2861ft). Carnedd Moel Siabod is classified as a Welsh Mountain (Hewitt) (21st highest in Wales, 36th highest in England & Wales) Carnedd Moel Siabod is also known as a Welsh Nuttall (24th highest in Wales, 42nd highest in England & Wales) and a Welsh Marilyn (11th highest in Wales, 281st highest in the UK). 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.
This walk is on Ordnance Survey Maps:
OS Explorer Maps OL17 & OL18 | |
1:25,000 scale (Orange Covers) |
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OS Landranger Map 115 | |
1:50,000 scale (Pink Covers) |
Some Photos and Pictures from Walk cw178 Carnedd Moel Siabod from Pont Cyfyng, Capel Curig
In no particular order . . .

Quarry pool by the Miners' track on the lower NE slopes of Carnedd Moel Siabod

A distant view of Cadair Idris and The Rhinogs from the SE ridge of Carnedd Moel Siabod

Looking up the Daear Ddu Ridge towards Carnedd Moel Siabod from Llyn y Foel

Snowdon Horseshoe reflected in Llynnau Mymbyr near Plas Y Brenin featuring Y Lliwedd (left) and Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa), Crib Goch and Garnedd Ugain (Crib y Ddysgl) (right)

The Glyderau (Glyderau) (left), Tryfan and Carrnedd Dafydd (The Carneddau) poking through low cloud from the summit of Carnedd Moel Siabod
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