Walk dn112 Moel Famau and Moel Dywyll from Moel Famau Country Park

Vital Statistics:

Length:	11mls (17.5km)
Ascent:	2,389ft (728m)
Time:	6½hrs
Grade:

Route outline for walk dn112:

Moel Famau Country Park  -  Moel Famau  -  The Offa's Dyke Path  -  Moel Dywyll  -  Moel Llys-y-coed  -  Bwlch Arthur  -  Gronfoel Farm  -  Cilcain  -  Y Pentre  -  Crug Farm  -  Ffrith  -  Bryn Fynnon  -  Moel Famau Country Park

Points of Interest/Notes on this walk:

The Tower on top of Moel Famau was built to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of George III. It was wrecked by a storm in 1862

Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

0 Welsh Mountains

0 Wainwrights

0 Welsh Nuttalls

1 Welsh Dewey

0 Wainwright Outlying Fells

1 Welsh Marilyn

0 Bridgets

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Moel Famau at 555m (1821ft). Moel Famau is also known as a Welsh Dewey (79th highest in Wales, 141st in England & Wales) and a Welsh Marilyn (66th highest in Wales, 860th highest in the UK). Moel Famau means 'Mother Hill' in Welsh and is pronounced 'moil va-my'.

The summit of Moel Famau is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point. Moel Famau is the highest point in the county of Flintshire.

National Trails & Long Paths included on this walk:

Part of this walk follows a section of The Offa's Dyke Path, a 287km (178 miles) linear footpath connecting Sedbury Cliffs in Gloucestershire, England with Prestatyn in Denbighshire, Wales. The Offa's Dyke Path is waymarked by a National Trail Acorn. For more walks that include a section of this trail see The Offa's Dyke Path.

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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk dn112 Moel Famau and Moel Dywyll from Moel Famau Country Park

In no particular order . . .

Tractor at Bwlch Arthur on The Offa's Dyke Path

Photo: David OLeary (18)

The larger beacon or cairn on the summit of Moel Dywyll
on The Offa's Dyke Path

Photo: David OLeary (12)

Moel Famau summit from The Offa's Dyke Path

Photo: Paul Hancock (2)

Jubilee Tower and The Offa's Dyke Path on the summit of Moel Famau

Photo: David OLeary (9)

Moel Famau summit trig point, Jubilee Tower and The Offa's Dyke Path

Photo: David OLeary (8)

The smaller beacon or cairn on the summit of Moel Dywyll
on The Offa's Dyke Path

Photo: David OLeary (13)

My husband James and our 11 month old daughter Ember on Moel Famau

Photo: Samantha Geraldean (1)

Garth the summit of Moel Llys-y-coed
on The Offa's Dyke Path

Photo: David OLeary (16)

Moel Arthur from the summit of Moel Llys-y-coed
on The Offa's Dyke Path

Photo: David OLeary (15)

Cilcain church

Photo: David OLeary (19)

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