Walk cw108 Carnedd Moel Siabod from Plas y Brenin, Capel Curig

Vital Statistics:

Length:	6¾mls (11km)
Ascent:	2,819ft (859m)
Time:	5½hrs
Grade:

Route outline for walk cw108:

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

Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on 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 (23rd highest in Wales, 41st 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.

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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk cw108 Carnedd Moel Siabod from Plas y Brenin, Capel Curig

In no particular order . . .

*The Carneddau, Llynnau Mymbyr, Plas Y Brenin, Capel Curig, The Moel Siabod Ridge and Betws-y-Coed from Carnedd Moel Siabod

Photo: Davie Naylor (5)

William Golder on Carnedd Moel Siabod

Photo: Sean Golder (1)

The summit ridge on Carnedd Moel Siabod

Photo: Mike Griffiths (14)

Me at the top of Carnedd Moel Siabod

Photo: Dave Slack (2)

Snowdon from Llynnau Mymbyr, Capel Curig

Photo: Clive Brown (1)

Cyfyng Falls, Pont Cyfyng

Photo: Davie Naylor (2)

On the summit of Carnedd Moel Siabod in the January snow

Photo: Dave Slack (4)

Y Lliwedd (centre left), Snowdon and Crib Goch (right) across Llynnau Mymbyr from Plas y Brenin near Capel Curig

Photo: Robert Rowe (1)

Climbing the North West ridge of Carnedd Moel Siabod

Photo: Mike Knipe (116)

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