Walk gw192 Moel Hebog from Beddgelert

Fine views of Snowdon and the Nantlle Ridge


Route outline for walk gw192:

Beddgelert  -  Welsh Mountain Railway  -  Moel Hebog  -  Bwlch Meillionen  -  Moel yr Ogof  -  Moel Lefn  -  Bwlch Sais  -  Craig Cwm-trwsgl  -  Bwlch Cwm-trwsgl  -  Coed Mawr  -  Beddgelert Forest Campsite  -  Beddgelert



Points of Interest/Notes on this walk:

To visit the cave supposedly used by Owain Glyndwr when hiding from the English, go NE from above Bwlch Meillionen and contour round the mountainside for about 300m. The small cave is in the rockface on the other side of a gully. Go west to regain the ridge.


Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

hewitt
3
Welsh
Mountains
Wainwright
0
Wainwrights
 Welsh Nuttalls
3
Welsh
Nuttalls
Dewey
0
Welsh
Deweys
Wainwright Outlying Fell
0
Wainwright
Outlying Fells
marilyn
1
Welsh
Marilyn
Bridget
0
Bridgets

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Moel Hebog at 783m (2569ft). Moel Hebog is classified as a Welsh Mountain (Hewitt) (40th highest in Wales, 94th highest in England & Wales)

Moel Hebog is also known as a Welsh Nuttall (51st highest in Wales, 114th highest in England & Wales) and a Welsh Marilyn (17th highest in Wales, 425th highest in the UK).

Moel Hebog means 'Bare Hill of the Hawk' in Welsh and is pronounced 'moy-el-heb-og'.

The summit of Moel Hebog is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.

Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Moel yr Ogof at 655m (2150ft). Moel yr Ogof is classified as a Welsh Mountain (Hewitt) (101st highest in Wales, 240th highest in England & Wales)

Moel yr Ogof is also known as a Welsh Nuttall (136th highest in Wales, 322nd highest in England & Wales). Moel yr Ogof means 'Bare Hill with a Cave' in Welsh and is pronounced 'moy-el-ur-og-ov'.

The summit of Moel yr Ogof is marked by a small cairn on rocky outcrop.

You will also reach the summit of Moel Lefn at 638m (2094ft). Moel Lefn is classified as a Welsh Mountain (Hewitt) (108th highest in Wales, 262nd highest in England & Wales)

Moel Lefn is also known as a Welsh Nuttall (149th highest in Wales, 351st highest in England & Wales). Moel Lefn means 'Smooth Bare Hill' in Welsh and is pronounced 'moy-el le-vn'.

The summit of Moel Lefn is marked by the most northern of two rocky outcrops.


You can find more walks near this one on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps: (click/TAP to select)

Snowdonia National Park


1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (the ones with orange/yellow covers):

OL17 Snowdon/Yr Wyddfa and Conwy Valley/Dyffryn Conwy


1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (the ones with pink/magenta covers):

115 Snowdon & Caernarfon


Some Photos and Pictures from Walk gw192 Moel Hebog from Beddgelert

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Walk gw192 Moel Hebog from Beddgelert - Path through Beddgelert Forest

Path through Beddgelert Forest

Photo: David Zuckerman (34)

Walk gw192 Moel Hebog from Beddgelert - Cnicht (centre left), Moelwyn Mawr and Moelwyn Bach from Moel Yr Ogof

Cnicht (centre left), Moelwyn Mawr and Moelwyn Bach from Moel Yr Ogof

Photo: Gerald Murphy (200)

Walk gw192 Moel Hebog from Beddgelert - The Nantlle Ridge - Mynydd Tal-y-mignedd, Bwlch Dros-bern, Trum y Ddysgl and Mynydd Drws-y-coed from Moel Lefn

The Nantlle Ridge - Mynydd Tal-y-mignedd, Bwlch Dros-bern, Trum y Ddysgl and Mynydd Drws-y-coed from Moel Lefn

Photo: Gerald Murphy (209)

Walk gw192 Moel Hebog from Beddgelert - Mynydd Tal-y-mignedd and Mynydd Drws-y-coed (left) with Moel Eilio (in shadow), Foel Gron, Moel Cynghorion and Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) from the cairn on the summit of Moel Yr Ogof

Mynydd Tal-y-mignedd and Mynydd Drws-y-coed (left) with Moel Eilio (in shadow), Foel Gron, Moel Cynghorion and Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) from the cairn on the summit of Moel Yr Ogof

Photo: Gerald Murphy (199)

Walk gw192 Moel Hebog from Beddgelert - Cnicht from Moel Yr Ogof

Cnicht from Moel Yr Ogof

Photo: Gerald Murphy (193)

Walk gw192 Moel Hebog from Beddgelert - The Moelwyns from the path approaching the summit of Moel Hebog

The Moelwyns from the path approaching the summit of Moel Hebog

Photo: Gerald Murphy (178)

Walk gw192 Moel Hebog from Beddgelert - Sheep crossing the path near Beddgelert

Sheep crossing the path near Beddgelert

Photo: Gerald Murphy (216)

Walk gw192 Moel Hebog from Beddgelert - On Moel Hebog in mist

On Moel Hebog in mist

Photo: Paul Latham (5)

Walk gw192 Moel Hebog from Beddgelert - On Moel Yr Ogof

On Moel Yr Ogof

Photo: Gerald Murphy (192)

Walk gw192 Moel Hebog from Beddgelert - Moel Hebog summit trig point

Moel Hebog summit trig point

Photo: Paul Latham (6)

Walk gw192 Moel Hebog from Beddgelert - Moel Hebog summit plateau and trig point

Moel Hebog summit plateau and trig point

Photo: Gerald Murphy (180)

Walk gw192 Moel Hebog from Beddgelert - Beddgelert & Nantgwynant from the lower slopes of Moel Hebog

Beddgelert & Nantgwynant from the lower slopes of Moel Hebog

Photo: Paul Latham (1)

Walk gw192 Moel Hebog from Beddgelert - Moel yr Ogof from Bwlch Meillionen

Moel yr Ogof from Bwlch Meillionen

Photo: Paul Latham (7)

Walk gw192 Moel Hebog from Beddgelert - Moel Yr Ogof from the summit of Moel Lefn

Moel Yr Ogof from the summit of Moel Lefn

Photo: Gerald Murphy (205)

Walk gw192 Moel Hebog from Beddgelert - The Rivals from Moel Hebog

The Rivals from Moel Hebog

Photo: Gerald Murphy (183)

Walk gw192 Moel Hebog from Beddgelert - Beddgelert from the lower slopes of Moel Hebog

Beddgelert from the lower slopes of Moel Hebog

Photo: Darren Young (10)

Walk gw192 Moel Hebog from Beddgelert - The Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) (left) and Yr Aran (right) from Bwlch Meillionen

The Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) (left) and Yr Aran (right) from Bwlch Meillionen

Photo: Gerald Murphy (187)

Walk gw192 Moel Hebog from Beddgelert - The Nantlle Ridge from Bwlch Cwm-trwsgl

The Nantlle Ridge from Bwlch Cwm-trwsgl

Photo: Gerald Murphy (212)

Walk gw192 Moel Hebog from Beddgelert - Descending into Bwlch Meillionen from Moel Hebog

Descending into Bwlch Meillionen from Moel Hebog

Photo: Gerald Murphy (184)

Walk gw192 Moel Hebog from Beddgelert - Snowdon and Beddgelert from Moel Hebog

Snowdon and Beddgelert from Moel Hebog

Photo: Darren Young (11)


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