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28Aug16 Moel Hebog (Mountain
Of The Hawks) Moel Hebog is a mountain in
Snowdonia, North Wales which forms part of the Nantlle
mountain range. It is beautiful and one of the most photographed views in
Snowdonia! Offering excellent hill walking away from the crowds on a busy
bank holiday weekend. Moel is Welsh for Bare Hill and Hebog
means Hawk. So Moel Hebog
kind of means “Mountain of the Hawks” or “Hawk Mountain”. It is typically climbed from the village of
Beddgelete and combined with the nearby mountains
of Moel yr Ogof and Moel Lefn for a longer circular walk. Which
is precisely the route we will follow. It initially involves some scrambling on
all fours, but after then it is easy. Moel Hebog has a rugged rocky
face, cut in half by the last ice age and the exposed rock is often visited
by geology students. Look out for Fiamme (volcanic
ejecta, highly porous like pumice) and Ryolitic
Tuff (compacted volcanic ash). On Moel yr Ogof there is Owain Glyndŵr's Cave. Owain was the very last native Prince of Wales who used
this hole in the 14th century as a hiding place whilst instigating a fierce
and long-running but ultimately unsuccessful revolt against English rule. Look out for artefacts. A bronze age shield
was found in a bog here in 1784 and is now a priceless object in the British
Museum's collection. Sleeping over is highly recommended due to
the remote location. See the diary for the Llanberis
Wales Bank holiday weekend away. If you are coming just for the day then
please let the walk leader know well in advance due to the limited car
parking and poor phone signals. Meet 9:30 at YHA Snowdon Llanberis, North Wales, post code LL55 4SR See map: http://streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?X=257480&Y=359646&A=Y&Z=120 Then a 35minutes 15mile drive to the
payable car park by the Royal Goat Hotel, Beddgelete,
post code LL55 4YJ. See map: http://streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?X=258843&Y=348077&A=Y&Z=115 Distance: 8.5 Miles Walk grade: Hard |
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