moel a mynydd – hill & mountain

moel a mynydd

a personal blog

The lower slopes of Moel Famau, Clwydian Range in evening sunlight, taken from Foel FEnlli

walking and hiking in the hills & mountains of the clwydian, llantysilio & berwyn ranges of north east wales

… and sometimes beyond

Tag: Hiking

  • Cwm Idwal

    Cwm Idwal

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    A circular walk around Cwm Idwal, a glacial cwm in Eryri/Snowdonia, north Wales

  • Mynydd Graig Goch, Crib Nantlle, Eryri

    Mynydd Graig Goch, Crib Nantlle, Eryri

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    Phil Rees
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    Hiking Mynydd Graig Goch at the end of the Nantlle Ridge in one of the quieter areas of Eryri/Snowdonia, north Wales

  • Don’t Lose Your Way

    Don’t Lose Your Way

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    Phil Rees
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    Access rights have never been given away easily. Ever since the 17th Century, when the rich and powerful started stealing land off us commoners through the Enclosure Acts (sticking a wall around their ill-gotten gains, and sticking two fingers up to everyone except them and their mates) it’s been a battle.

  • A week in the Dales

    A week in the Dales

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    Phil Rees
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    … a beautiful area of course, with a distinctive mix of natural and man-made features – the rivers and waterfalls, villages like Dent and Hawes with their cobbled streets and their time capsule kind of vibe, and Upper Swaledale with its trademark stone ‘cowusses’ (cowhouses or barns)