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
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Carnedd Moel Siabod
Looking up the Daear Ddu Ridge towards Carnedd Moel Siabod from Llyn y Foel
Carnedd Moel Siabod from Afon Bwlch y Groes on the lower slopes of Drosgol (Bwlch y Groes)
The Glyderau (Glyderau) poking up through the clouds from the summit of Carnedd Moel Siabod
A distant view of Cadair Idris and The Rhinogs from the SE ridge of Carnedd Moel Siabod
Temperature Inversion - Glyder Fach and Glyder Fach poking out of a sea of clouds from Carnedd Moel Siabod
Cnicht (North Top) from Cnicht with Carnedd Moel Siabod lit by sunlight in the distance (left)
*The Carneddau, Llynnau Mymbyr, Plas Y Brenin, Capel Curig, The Moel Siabod Ridge and Betws-y-Coed from Carnedd Moel Siabod
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