Wales
Moel y Llyn
521M
1709FT
About Moel y Llyn
At 521 meters, Moel y Llyn is the kind of Mid-Wales summit locals cherish while tourists overlook it for Pumlumon. It offers sweeping views of the Dyfi Estuary, assuming the Welsh weather hasn't decided to replace the horizon with a wet, grey blanket.
Key Statistics
Rank
101st Highest in Wales
Parent Range
Central Wales
Prominence
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105m
Nearest Town
Ceredigion
Geology
You’re hiking across layers of sandstone and hardened mudstone. These rocks began as shifting seafloor sediments that eventually settled in the depths of an ancient ocean.
Find It
OS Grid Reference
SN712916
Latitude
52.5070°N
Longitude
3.8991°W
Did You Know?
- •The summit is protected as a Site of Special Scientific Interest due to its fragile blanket bog and dry heath, which provide essential nesting grounds for rare upland birds.
- •The hill features a Bronze Age burial mound at its peak, suggesting that the local preference for 'scenery with a breeze' dates back at least three thousand years.
- •Its name translates literally to 'Bald Hill of the Lake,' a reference to the nearby Llyn Conach and the hill's rather sparse, windswept vegetation.
- •The underlying Silurian mudstone creates a terrain that is remarkably efficient at turning a pleasant stroll into a masterclass in mud-avoidance acrobatics.
- •The local sheep have developed a specialized talent for standing exactly where you think the path should be, only to lead you into a knee-deep bog with an expression of pure, unadulterated contempt.