Moelfre

About Moelfre

Moelfre is a large hill of 589 metres on the far western edge of Eryri (Snowdonia) National Park in Gwynedd, forming part of the Rhinogydd range. It rises about three miles from the village of Dyffryn Ardudwy, five miles from Llanbedr and some ten miles from Harlech, and stands as a prominent peak separating Cwm Nantcol from the Ysgethin Valley.

The hill is associated with a legend of three women who worked on the sabbath and were turned into standing stones.

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

Access rights here

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 52.801, -4.039. Plan your finish with the daylight safety planner.

Finding the summit

The recorded summit point is cairn on large pile of stones. 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

10-Dec-12

Drop measured from

SH637245 · 427 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.

Reaching Moelfre by train

2 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.

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).

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.

Nearest listed peaks