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Cnicht Summit – Moelwyn Mawr summit loop from Croesor

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Cnicht Summit – Moelwyn Mawr summit loop from Croesor

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Cnicht Summit – Moelwyn Mawr summit loop from Croesor

05:27

14.4km

880m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 2, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that may be dangerous

A part of this route comprises technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience may be required.

After 2.28 km for 877 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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6 m

Ascent to Cnicht

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Path/ascent that offers wonderful views and is anything but boring!
Shortly before the summit it almost feels like climbing. Great!

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3.00 km

View of the Valley from Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri

Highlight • Summit

Great when visibility is good! Whether the view of the coast or the surrounding mountains - both are really very nice!

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3.12 km

Nicknamed the Welsh Matterhorn, albeit 12,431 feet (3,789 m) lower than its Swiss counterpart, what Cnicht lacks in height it makes up in shapely attractiveness. It is a fantastically pointy, fin-like peak with an irresistible allure. Rising proudly above the hamlet of Croesor, it is the best of the Moelwynion range by far.

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5.98 km

Llyn Cwm-corsiog

Lake

6.82 km

Rhosydd Quarry — Ruins and Waterfall

Highlight • Waterfall

A poignant vestige of the area’s slate mining heritage. These mines produced around 200 million slates from the 1830s until the beginning of the 20th century. Conditions for the workers, who lived on site during the week, were grim. Average life expectancy was just 44 years. What remains today is a mixture of the barracks and workhouses.

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7.07 km

View of the Slate Quarry and Valley

Highlight • Structure

You can see in both directions down the valley. Just cut back on yourself on the way up the hill - a path has been laid

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8.73 km

Moelwyn Mawr summit

Highlight • Viewpoint

Moelwyn Mawr is a breathtaking peak that is surprisingly little-visited by most hikers. From the summit, you can see Cnicht’s ridge, Snowdon, Yr Aran, and Y Lliwedd. You can also observe 15 lakes nestled within the landscape.

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10.1 km

Moelwyn Bach

Highlight • Viewpoint

Moelwyn Bach is smaller and rockier than its sibling Moelwyn Mawr. Both can be linked together via the Craigysgafn ridge and Bwlch Stwlan. The views from the top are superb, particularly west towards the Lleyn Peninsula. From the summit, you can descend the broad west ridge to Croesor or takes the longer descent to Blaenau Ffestiniog.

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14.2 km

Croesor

Highlight • Natural Monument

The small village of Croesor is perhaps most renowned for the striking pyramidal peak that rises above it. This is Cnicht, a mountain that's so dramatic in its appearance that it is often cited as being 'the Welsh Matterhorn'. With historic ties to the slate industry, Croesor's surroundings still bear many of the hallmarks of this once thriving trade.

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14.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.4 km

1.59 km

851 m

521 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

11.4 km

1.19 km

1.01 km

434 m

322 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 18 August

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Comments

September 23, 2023,Cnicht & Moelwyn Mawr / Bach

Thought MWIS was lying but then the sun came out 🌞 lovely day in the Moelywns.

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Cnicht Summit – Moelwyn Mawr summit loop from Croesor

Ascent to Cnicht

View of the Valley from Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri

Cnicht Summit

Rhosydd Quarry — Ruins and Waterfall

View of the Slate Quarry and Valley

Moelwyn Mawr summit

Moelwyn Bach

Croesor

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