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Moel Cynghorion (the Hill of the Councillors) is a mountain in Snowdonia, North Wales. It lies two miles north-west of Snowdon, and forms part of the Moel Eilio Horseshoe walk. The summit is situated on a wide plateau, marked by a pile of stones. The southern slopes are gentle, while the northern aspect is precipitous. The summit has close views of Clogwyn Du'r Arddu and Yr Wyddfa. Views from the summit can extend as far as Holyhead in Anglesey to nearby towns and villages in Gwynedd such as Caernarfon, Llanrug and Llanberis. On a clear day the Wicklow Mountains in Ireland can be seen across the Irish Sea, at a distance of approximately 80 miles.
Moel Eilio is also a mountain in Snowdonia, that is situated approximately 3 miles north-west of Snowdon itself. It has two subsidiary tops, Foel Gron and Foel Goch (Eilio). The average annual temperature of the mountain is around 6 degrees Celsius. During the winter season, some significant accumulations of snowfall is known to take place on Moel Eilio, due to its relatively flat, grassy slopes.
A popular ascent starts from Llanberis and climbs by way of Bwlch y Groes and then the north ridge of the hill.
Moel Eilio, Foel Gron, Foel Goch and Moel Cynghorion form a curved ridge tracking generally south-west towards Snowdon and can provide a less common route to ascend Snowdon.
A small lake lies below the summit; Llyn Dwythwch.
In the foreground is part of the Llanberis Path with a length of 6.8 km (4.2 mi). Elevation gain: 965 m (3,166 ft). Overall gradient: 1 in 7.1 (14.1%).
The Llanberis Path which is the longest route to the summit of Snowdon. It follows the line of the railway and being the easiest and least interesting, it is the route used by the annual Snowdon Race, which has a record time of less than 40 minutes recorded from the start to the summit.
Snowdonia is a mountainous region in north-western Wales and a national park of 823 square miles (2,130 km2) in area. It was the first to be designated of the three national parks in Wales, in 1951. It contains the highest peaks in the United Kingdom outside Scotland.
Snowdonia National Park was established as the third national park in Britain, following the Peak District and the Lake District. It also has 37 miles (60 km) of coastline and the Snowdonia National Park covers parts of the counties of Gwynedd and Conwy.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moel_Cynghorion
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moel_Eilio
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowdon#Llanberis_Path
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowdonia
It's not the brightest or clearest photograph, but I feel the cloud does it all and anything too much would be an injustice.
In this view from Snowdon's top you can see the path zigzagging up the slope. This steep ascent (or descent on your return) is where the Pyg and Miners' Tracks meet.
This is the most difficult part of both tracks, otherwise they are relatively easy.
At the ridge, the trail is joined by the Llanberis Path. Llanberis and Llyn Padarn are visible in the distance.
Here the Snowdon Mountain Railway is about to arrive at the summit of Snowdon. The Llanberis Path/ Pyg Track runs beside it at this point.
There is one carriage, pushed by a locomotive. It uses the rack-and-pinion system: the rack are the teeth between the rails and the cog is on the locomotive.
In the distance to the right, you can see Llanberis and Llyn Padarn. And to the left, Caernarfon Bay and the Irish Sea!
By train or on foot? As I said before, there was no choice for us: the train was fully booked weeks ahead and you couldn't return on it unless you had booked ... In the end I was very happy that I did it all on foot.
At this point we have reached the ridge (at 1,000m) and joined the Llanberis Path. We can now look into another valley with several lakes below us. The Snowdonia Mountain Railway track is right beside the path.
