Moel Siabod, Capel Curig

Name: Moel Siabod
Address: Capel Curig, United Kingdom

#2 among attractions in Capel Curig

Top attraction, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Moel Siabod, is a mountain in Snowdonia, North Wales, which sits isolated above the village of Dolwyddelan. At 872 metres, it is the highest peak in the Moelwynion mountain range. The UK National Mountain Centre, Plas-y-Brenin, is located at the foot of Moel Siabod. From the top of the mountain, it is reputedly possible to see 13 of the 14 highest peaks in Wales on a clear day without turning one's head. ()

Elevation: 2861 ftProminence: 1969 ftCoordinates: 53°4'24"N, 3°56'2"W

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Capel Curig United Kingdom

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Moel Siabod – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Plas y Brenin, Tryfan, Llynnau Mymbyr, Glyder Fach.

2.1 miN
Outdoor activities, Climbing
Plas y Brenin, Capel Curig
54 min walk • Plas y Brenin, located in Conwy County Borough, Wales, is a National Outdoor Centre owned by Sport England. The centre is situated in Dyffryn Mymbyr, the Mymbyr Valley, in Snowdonia and is less than a quarter of a mile south-west of the centre of Capel Curig on the A4086 road.
3.9 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Tryfan, Snowdonia National Park
100 min walk • Tryfan is a mountain in the Ogwen Valley, Snowdonia, Wales. It forms part of the Glyderau group, and is one of the most recognisable peaks in Britain, having a classic pointed shape with rugged crags.
1.7 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Llynnau Mymbyr, Snowdonia National Park
44 min walk • Llynnau Mymbyr are two lakes located in Dyffryn Mymbyr, a valley running from the village of Capel Curig to the Pen-y-Gwryd hotel in Snowdonia, north-west Wales. The A4086 runs along their northern banks.
3.8 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Glyder Fach, Snowdonia National Park
97 min walk • Glyder Fach is a mountain in Snowdonia, north-west Wales, and is the second highest of the Glyderau and the sixth highest in Wales.
3.9 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Castell y Gwynt, Snowdonia National Park
99 min walk • Castell y Gwynt is a top of Glyder Fach in Snowdonia, north-west Wales. It has the merit of being the only 3000 ft Welsh summit classed as only a Nuttall, hence it is not included in the Welsh 3000s.
2 miSE
Historical place, View point, Forts and castles
Dolwyddelan Castle, Betws-y-Coed
50 min walk • Dolwyddelan Castle is a Welsh castle located near Dolwyddelan in Conwy County Borough in North Wales. It is thought to have been built in the early 13th century by Llywelyn the Great, Prince of Gwynedd and Wales.
3.3 miNW
Lake
Llyn Bochlwyd, Snowdonia National Park
85 min walk • Llyn Bochlwyd is a lake in Snowdonia, Wales, in Conwy County Borough. It lies in Cwm Bochlwyd, near Llyn Ogwen in the Glyderau mountain range.
3.9 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Llyn Goddionduon, Snowdonia National Park
99 min walk • Llyn Goddionduon is a remote lake in the Gwydir Forest in north Wales. It lies at a height of 794 ft and covers an area of 10 acres.
3.6 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Llyn Cwm-y-ffynnon, Snowdonia National Park
93 min walk • Llyn Cwm-y-ffynnon is a lake in Snowdonia, below the summit of Moel Berfedd in Cwmffynnon. The lake's original name was Fynnon Mymbyr as outlined in Llywelyn ap Iorwerth's charter of 1198. As the name suggests, the lake nestles in a short valley, a cwm, high above the Pen-y-Gwryd hotel.
3 miNE
Archaeological site
Caer Llugwy, Snowdonia National Park
77 min walk • Caer Llugwy, or Bryn-y-Gefeiliau, is the site of a Roman fort in a loop of the Afon Llugwy near Capel Curig in Conwy, Wales. It is notable in that there has been little development in the surrounding landscape: the valley in which it is situated being much as it was 2,000 years ago.
2.8 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Y Foel Goch, Snowdonia National Park
72 min walk • Y Foel Goch is a mountain in Snowdonia, north-west Wales, and is a sister peak along with Gallt yr Ogof to Glyder Fach. Between Glyder Fach and its summit lies Llyn Caseg-fraith, a popular lake for photographing Tryfan and its reflection.