Wales

Moel Druman

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Moel Druman, 676 m, Gwynedd
Moel Druman, 676 m, Gwynedd. Photo by Dewi, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Height
676 m · 2,218 ft
Grid reference
SH 67162 47645
Coordinates
53.00957, -3.98138
County / area
Gwynedd
Region
Snowdonia
OS Landranger
115
OS Explorer
OL17W
Summit feature
rocky outcrop N of fence
Key col
SH674476 (618 m)

About Moel Druman

Moel Druman is part of the Moelwynion in Snowdonia, and is a subsidiary summit of Allt-fawr rather than an independent mountain.

Background written from facts in the Wikipedia article on Moel Druman (CC BY-SA 4.0). Heights, prominence and grid references come from the Database of British & Irish Hills, not from Wikipedia.

Access rights here

Conditional Right to roam: Right to roam only on mapped CRoW open access land.

Permission needed Wild camping: Permission needed everywhere.

General position for Wales — local byelaws, seasonal restrictions and closures can override it. Full details: access rights in Wales ·check another location.

Daylight at this summit today

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Computed astronomically for 53.010, -3.981. Plan your finish with the daylight safety planner.

Summit weather live

Loading forecast for the summit (676 m)…

Forecast adjusted to summit altitude. Weather data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0).

Finding the summit

Surveyor's note

ground 14m W and just S of fence is 0.3m lower.

The recorded summit point is rocky outcrop N of fence. That distinction matters on broad or flat tops, where the obvious cairn is not always the true high point.

Survey method
Abney level
Record revised
23-Oct-23
Drop measured from
SH674476 · 618 m

Survey notes are field observations recorded in the Database of British & Irish Hills (v18.3, CC BY 4.0) by the hill-surveying community.

Long-distance paths past this hill

One waymarked long-distance route runs within 2.5 km of the summit — useful if you are linking this hill into a longer walk, or want a made path for the approach.

RouteTotal lengthFrom summit
Snowdonia Slate Trail135 km1 km

Route lines © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); distance from the summit computed by OpenFell.

Reaching Moel Druman by train

3 National Rail stations sit within 8 km of the summit — close enough to make a car-free day of it. Distances are straight lines, not walking routes.

StationFrom summitSummit lies
Blaenau Ffestiniog3.3 kmNW of the station
Roman Bridge5.6 kmSW of the station
Dolwyddelan8 kmSW of the station

Each station page lists every hill in its reach, long-distance paths from the door and a live-times link — see all stations with hills in reach. Station positions from NaPTAN (OGL v3.0).

Get food nearby

3 places to eat or drink within 10 km of the summit, rated under the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme (Scotland runs its own Food Hygiene Information Scheme, a pass/fail equivalent).

Rated places to eat within 10 km of Moel Druman
PlaceTypeRatingDistance
Kings HeadPub/bar/nightclub5 out of 52.7 km · SE
Zip World Llechwedd CaffiRestaurant/Cafe/Canteen5 out of 52.7 km · E
Lakeside Cafe (Y Fuddau)Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen5 out of 52.9 km · SE

Classifications and ratings are the local authority's own and can be coarse — this is a lead, not a guarantee of opening hours or that food is served to non-residents. Follow a name through to the official rating page to check, and confirm before you rely on it.

Food hygiene data from the Food Standards Agency and Food Standards Scotland (Open Government Licence v3.0). Distances and directions computed by OpenFell from the summit.

Which hill this one belongs to

Moel Druman is not counted as an independent hill in its own right. In prominence terms it belongs to Allt-fawr (698 m) — the nearest Marilyn you can reach from this summit without first dropping below its key col, 618 m.

Grouping is by prominence alone: a summit belongs to the nearest higher Marilyn it connects to without a deeper intervening col. Over a large massif that can gather hills no one would walk in a single day, and which few would describe as parts of the same mountain — it is a measure of independence, not a suggested route.

Nearest listed peaks

PeakHeightDistance
Ysgafell Wen672.2 m0.7 km
Allt-fawr697.9 m1 km
Ysgafell Wen North Top669.4 m1.2 km
Ysgafell Wen Far North Top659 m1.4 km
Craig Nyth-y-Gigfran554 m1.8 km
Moel-yr-hydd648 m2.2 km