Wales
Carnedd y Cribau
591M
1939FT
About Carnedd y Cribau
Rising south of Moel Siabod, this sprawling, peat-haggled ridge offers some of the most dramatic perspectives of the Snowdon Horseshoe available. It is a wild, often pathless landscape of small tarns and rocky knolls, where the terrain is notoriously boggy but the sense of solitude is genuinely earned.
Key Statistics
Rank
189th Highest in Wales
Parent Range
Snowdonia
Prominence
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83m
Nearest Town
Conwy
Geology
This ridge is built from ancient layers of mud and silt, reinforced by hard volcanic rock that once cooled deep underground.
Find It
OS Grid Reference
SH676536
Latitude
53.0632°N
Longitude
3.9773°W
Did You Know?
- •The name translates from Welsh as the 'Cairn of the Ridges', a reference to the series of rocky outcrops and knolls that punctuate this long, undulating spine of high ground.
- •The summit provides a celebrated eye-level view of the Snowdon massif; across the deep trench of Cwm Gwynant, the full profile of Crib Goch, Snowdon, and Y Lliwedd is visible in a single, unbroken panorama.
- •The ridge acts as a wild land-bridge between the isolated peak of Moel Siabod and the main body of the Moelwynion range, though the path often disappears into complex, marshy ground near Bwlch y Rhediad.
- •Nestled below its western slopes are the twin lakes of Llynau Duwaunedd, which sit in a deep glacial cwm and are known for their dark, clear waters and population of native brown trout.
- •Despite its modest height, the terrain is a masterclass in Welsh saturation; a hiker returning with dry boots has either been exceptionally lucky or has stuck strictly to the rocks.