Moel Oernant, Snowdonia National Park

Name: Moel Oernant
Address: Snowdonia National Park, United Kingdom

#130 among attractions in Snowdonia National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Moel Oernant is a 503 metres high hill in the community of Trawsfynydd in the county of Gwynedd in North Wales. It has a number of western tops, the highest of which reaches a height of 466 metres overlooking the waterbody known as Llyn Gelli-Gain and another at Frîdd Wen exceeds 410 metres. To the south of the lake is the top of Pîg Idris which reaches 429m. The minor top of Y-Foel attains 430m to the northeast of Moel Oernant. ()

Elevation: 1650 ftCoordinates: 52°53'22"N, 3°52'10"W

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Snowdonia National Park United Kingdom

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

Nearby attractions include: Pistyll Cain, Arenig Fawr, Tomen y Mur, Cwm Prysor Viaduct.

4.1 miS
Waterfall
Pistyll Cain, Dolgellau
106 min walk • Pistyll Cain, also written as Pistill Cain and Pistill Y Caen, is a renowned waterfall in Meirionnydd in north Wales. It lies north-east of Ganllwyd off the A470 trunk road between Dolgellau and Trawsfynydd.
5.5 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano
Arenig Fawr, Snowdonia National Park
140 min walk • Arenig Fawr is a mountain in Snowdonia, North Wales, close to Llyn Celyn reservoir, alongside the A4212 between Trawsfynydd and Bala.
3.7 miNW
Archaeological site
Tomen y Mur, Snowdonia National Park
94 min walk • Tomen y Mur is a First Century AD Roman fort in Snowdonia, Gwynedd, Wales. The fortification, which lies on the slope of an isolated spur northeast of Llyn Trawsfynydd, was constructed during the North Wales campaigns of governor Gnaeus Julius Agricola in AD 78.
3.5 miNE
Bridge
Cwm Prysor Viaduct, Snowdonia National Park
90 min walk • Cwm Prysor Viaduct, which is occasionally referred to as Blaen-y-Cwm Viaduct, is a railway viaduct which crosses the Afon Prysor in thinly populated uplands east of Trawsfynydd, Gwynedd, Wales. It was built by the Bala and Festiniog Railway.
5.3 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Moel Ysgyfarnogod, Snowdonia National Park
134 min walk • Moel Ysgyfarnogod is a mountain in Snowdonia, North Wales and is the northernmost of the Rhinogydd. Rhinog Fawr lies directly south. It overlooks Llyn Trawsfynydd, and from the summit it is possible to see the towns of Porthmadog and Blaenau Ffestiniog. It may be climbed from Trawsfynydd in the east, or from Talsarnau in the west.
6.7 miNW
Nightlife
Oakeley Arms Hotel, Blaenau Ffestiniog
170 min walk • The Oakeley Arms Hotel is a Grade II listed hotel near Maentwrog in North Wales. The original building dates back to the 17th century, and was once part of the nearby Tan-y-Bwlch Estate.
1.1 miNE
Park
National parks of Wales, Snowdonia National Park
28 min walk • The national parks of Wales are managed areas of outstanding landscape in Wales, United Kingdom where some forms of development are restricted to preserve the landscape and natural environment. Together, they cover 20% of the land surface of Wales and have a resident population of over 80,000 people.
4.1 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Moel Llyfnant, Snowdonia National Park
105 min walk • Moel Llyfnant is a mountain in the southern portion of the Snowdonia National Park in Gwynedd, Wales. It is a peak in the Arenig mountain range. It lies to the west of Arenig Fawr. It has one notable top, the twin peaked Gallt y Daren, being at the end of its west ridge.
5.1 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Foel Penolau, Snowdonia National Park
129 min walk • Foel Penolau is a mountain close to Moel Ysgyfarnogod in Snowdonia, North Wales and is the northernmost summit of the Rhinogydd, and overlooks Llyn Trawsfynydd. From the summit it is possible to see the towns of Porthmadog and Blaenau Ffestiniog.
4.3 miNW
Protected area
Coed y Rhygen National Nature Reserve, Penrhyndeudraeth
111 min walk • Coed y Rhygen National Nature Reserve is located on the western shore of Llyn Trawsfynydd in Gwynedd, North Wales. As an example of Atlantic Rainforest, it is very wet and the are many different examples of mosses and liverworts that cover the ground and the trees.
2.6 miSW
Rock
Harlech Dome, Snowdonia National Park
68 min walk • The Harlech Dome is a geological dome in southern Snowdonia in north Wales. It extends approximately from Blaenau Ffestiniog in the north to Tywyn in the south, and includes Harlech, The Rhinogydd, Barmouth and Cadair Idris.