Wales
Moel Lefn
639M
2095FT
About Moel Lefn
Moel Lefn is the quiet, slightly jagged sibling in the Moel Hebog family. While most hikers charge up its taller brother, Lefn offers craggy views and a sense of isolation that suggests you might actually be the first person there since the Iron Age. It’s wonderfully rugged and blissfully uncrowded.
Key Statistics
Rank
131st Highest in Wales
Parent Range
Snowdonia
Prominence
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64m
Nearest Town
Beddgelert
Geology
Moel Lefn is built from layers of ancient volcanic ash and hardened molten rock. You’ll also find sections of compressed mud and silt beneath your boots.
Nearby Fells
Find It
OS Grid Reference
SH552485
Latitude
53.0142°N
Longitude
4.1599°W
Did You Know?
- •It forms the northern end of the Moel Hebog ridge, rising above the Cwm Pennant valley, which is often cited as the most beautiful valley in all of Wales.
- •The summit area is composed of rhyolitic tuffs, remnants of the massive volcanic activity that shaped the Snowdonia landscape millions of years ago.
- •It is separated from its neighbor, Moel yr Ogof, by a shallow col; the latter is famous for the cave where Welsh prince Owain Glyndŵr allegedly hid from the English.
- •The western slopes still bear the scars of the Prince of Wales slate quarry, a reminder that these quiet slopes were once a hive of noisy industrial activity.
- •The name translates to 'Smooth Hill,' which is a blatant lie told by a mapmaker who clearly never had to navigate its slippery slate outcrops or hidden heather-covered pitfalls.