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Penycloddiau
440m (1444ft)


The Clwydian Hills, Flintshire, Wales


Record Penycloddiau as Bagged, Climbed & Conquered

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103rd highest in Wales,
1125th highest in Great Britain

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2 easy-to-follow, circular walk route PDFs that include Penycloddiau

Interactive Walk Planning Map for Penycloddiau (worth a look if you've never seen one of these superb, free-to-access, walk planing maps)

Walk Reports from fellow hikers who have already climbed Penycloddiau


You can walk/hike to the top of Penycloddiau by using either of these 2 easy‑to‑follow route maps:

Walk fl122 Penycloddiau from Coed Llangwyfan

Ancient fort with expansive views

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Vital Statistics:

Length: 5ml (8km)
Ascent:994ft (303m)
Time:3 hrs
Grade:Walk Grade 3 Icon (Easy)

Walk fl108 Moel Arthur and Penycloddiau from Bwlch Arthur

Delightfully quiet - with expansive views

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Vital Statistics:

Length: 7.5ml (12km)
Ascent:1,746ft (532m)
Time:4½ hrs
Grade:Walk Grade 5 Icon (Moderate)

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A go4awalk.com downloadable Peak Bagging Map in PDF format featuring Penycloddiau should be available soon.


You can find Penycloddiau & all the walks that climb it on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps:


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

An Interactive Walk Planning Map for OS Explorer 265 Clwydian Range / Bryniau is not currently available


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

OS Landranger 116 Denbigh & Colwyn Bay


Other walkers who hiked, climbed, bagged and summited Penycloddiau Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, scaled, summited, hiked & bagged Penycloddiau

Iain Ballard walked up Penycloddiau on May 28th, 2021 [weather] windy to begin with then sunny

Mark Davidson climbed it on May 19th, 2006 [with] T [weather] Nice & sunny.

Jen Brierley, Wendy Sockett and Linda Mckeogh have all walked, climbed & bagged Penycloddiau.

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