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Routes up
The Offa's Dyke Path climbs along the ridge to the summit.
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From OpenStreetMap, within 2 km. Check opening times before you rely on them.
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Cloud inversion · 7 days
The chance of standing above a sea of cloud on Moel Famau each morning this week, from overnight temperature, humidity and low cloud below the 555m summit.
Dark sky · 7 days
How dark the sky gets over Moel Famau each night this week, from cloud cover, moonlight and local light pollution.
Snow · 7 days
No snow is forecast at the summit in the next 7 days.
Sun today
9h 46m of daylight. Golden hour ends 07:54 and starts 15:58. From the summit you see the sun 06:58 to 16:54.
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About Moel Famau
Moel Famau is the high point of the Clwydian Range in north-east Wales, between Mold and Ruthin. It reaches 555m (1821ft) and is a Marilyn and a county top. Foel Fenlli (511m) is 2.6km to the south along the range, and Cyrn-y-Brain, the nearest higher hill, is 14.6km to the south.
The standard route starts at the car park at Bwlch Penbarras, south of the summit. The Offa's Dyke Path climbs along the ridge to the top. You can also walk up from Loggerheads Country Park or from the Moel Famau Country Park car parks to the east.
The summit has the ruins of the Jubilee Tower. You look over the Vale of Clwyd towards Snowdonia and east across the Dee estuary.
Moel Famau is 555 m (1,821 ft) high with 282 m of prominence. It is in Llandudno to Wrexham, Wales. OS grid reference SJ161626. It is the 3rd highest of the 30 summits Peakify lists in Llandudno to Wrexham. The nearest summits are Foel Fenlli (2.6 km), Moel Arthur (3.7 km) and Moel Gyw (5.2 km).
The path from Bwlch Penbarras car park, along the Offa's Dyke Path, is the shortest route.
Yes. The paths are wide and clear, though the climb is steady.
It is the Jubilee Tower, a ruined monument on the summit.
Yes. Foel Fenlli is 2.6km to the south along the Offa's Dyke Path.
Moel Famau is 555 metres high with 282 metres of prominence.
Moel Famau is listed in Llandudno to Wrexham, Wales.
Peakify lists 1 route for Moel Famau, including available distance, ascent, start point, and difficulty details.
Peakify rates each day on the summit Good, Marginal or Poor from the forecast summit wind, gusts, chance of rain and wind chill. Wind of 40 mph or gusts of 65 mph make it Poor; wind of 25 mph, gusts of 45 mph, a 60% chance of rain or a feels-like temperature of -8°C or below make it Marginal. Today's and tomorrow's ratings are at the top of this page. The rating covers the weather only: also check your route, daylight, kit and experience, and in winter whether you need an ice axe and crampons.
The page includes cached mountain forecast context, snow outlook, dark-sky signals, cloud-inversion information, sunrise, sunset, and summit planning details where available.
About Moel Famau
Moel Famau is the high point of the Clwydian Range in north-east Wales, between Mold and Ruthin. It reaches 555m (1821ft) and is a Marilyn and a county top. Foel Fenlli (511m) is 2.6km to the south along the range, and Cyrn-y-Brain, the nearest higher hill, is 14.6km to the south.
The standard route starts at the car park at Bwlch Penbarras, south of the summit. The Offa's Dyke Path climbs along the ridge to the top. You can also walk up from Loggerheads Country Park or from the Moel Famau Country Park car parks to the east.
The summit has the ruins of the Jubilee Tower. You look over the Vale of Clwyd towards Snowdonia and east across the Dee estuary.
Moel Famau is 555 m (1,821 ft) high with 282 m of prominence. It is in Llandudno to Wrexham, Wales. OS grid reference SJ161626. It is the 3rd highest of the 30 summits Peakify lists in Llandudno to Wrexham. The nearest summits are Foel Fenlli (2.6 km), Moel Arthur (3.7 km) and Moel Gyw (5.2 km).
The path from Bwlch Penbarras car park, along the Offa's Dyke Path, is the shortest route.
Yes. The paths are wide and clear, though the climb is steady.
It is the Jubilee Tower, a ruined monument on the summit.
Yes. Foel Fenlli is 2.6km to the south along the Offa's Dyke Path.
Moel Famau is 555 metres high with 282 metres of prominence.
Moel Famau is listed in Llandudno to Wrexham, Wales.
Peakify lists 1 route for Moel Famau, including available distance, ascent, start point, and difficulty details.
Peakify rates each day on the summit Good, Marginal or Poor from the forecast summit wind, gusts, chance of rain and wind chill. Wind of 40 mph or gusts of 65 mph make it Poor; wind of 25 mph, gusts of 45 mph, a 60% chance of rain or a feels-like temperature of -8°C or below make it Marginal. Today's and tomorrow's ratings are at the top of this page. The rating covers the weather only: also check your route, daylight, kit and experience, and in winter whether you need an ice axe and crampons.
The page includes cached mountain forecast context, snow outlook, dark-sky signals, cloud-inversion information, sunrise, sunset, and summit planning details where available.
