Walk Moel Famau and Cilcain
The highest point in Flintshire
This 8¼ mile, Grade 6 (Moderate), easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk, complete with GPS Waypoints, starts at Cilcain in the Clwydian Hills & will take you about 5 hrs to complete.
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Detailed walk route map PDF | |
Vital Statistics: | ||
| Walk No.: | fl155 | |
| Length: | 8¼ miles (13km) | |
| Ascent: | 1943 ft (592m) | |
| Time: | 5 hours | |
| Grade: |  | |
| Walk Type: | High Mountains | |
| Gear Needed: | Full mountain gear including boots, warm layers, waterproofs, food & water, and good weather | |
Route outline for this walk:
Cilcain - Y Pentre - Crug Farm - Ffrith - Bryn Fynnon - Moel Famau Country Park - Moel Famau - The Offa's Dyke Path - Moel Dywyll - Moel Llys-y-coed - Bwlch Arthur - Gronfoel Farm - Cilcain
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.
Be Adventure Smart
If walking in the Lake District (and anywhere else) please be adventure smart.
Ask yourself 5 questions before you set off:
- Am I confident I have the KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS for the day?
- Do I know what the WEATHER will be like?
- Do I have the right GEAR for the day?
- Do I have enough FOOD & DRINK for the day?
- Do I have all the ESSENTIAL ITEMS for the day?
Note that there is no mobile phone or WiFi coverage in many parts of the Lake District
A dedicated GPS Device can be a good navigational aid, but only if you know how to use it properly. See The Myths and Truths about GPS for Walking and Hiking
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.
You can find this walk and other nearby walks on these unique Interactive Walk Planning Maps:
(worth a look if you're new to go4awalk.com & have never seen one of these before.)
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):
Some Photos and Pictures from Walk Moel Famau and Cilcain
In no particular order . . .
Foel Fenlli and Bwlch Penbarras from The Offa's Dyke Path
on the summit of Moel Famau
Moel Famau (centre) from the twin summit cairns on Moel Dywyll
on The Offa's Dyke Path
Moel Dywyll, Moel Llys, Moel Arthur and The Offa's Dyke Path
from the summit of Moel Famau
. . . load all 19 pictures & photos from this walk
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