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Site briefing
Planning information for Moel Berfedd
Take-off
Find a parking space somewhere around the Pen y Gwryd hotel (SH 660 558). Don't park in their car park and ensure you are off the road completely as the local traffic wardens are keen to say the least, especially in season time. At the top end of the Gwryd car park you'll see a ladder over the fence. Go over this and make your way up the hill. If you look at the hill you can see a stone wall that disappears over its top roughly in the middle. Where this wall disappears onto the hilltop you'll find a great and grassy take-off. You can also take off in suitable places on the lower slopes. From this Easterly take-off you can also walk around to the S/SE face. Search hard for suitable looking takeoff ledges, not for the ill experienced.
Landing
The main landing site is situated down by the Pen y Gwryd hotel, in the area directly over the road from the ladder you climbed over, alternatively the area just to the east of the Pen Y Gwryd and on the North side of the road before the river that passes under the road. If you go XC towards Snowdon and can't get back, the landing field is right down in the bottom of the Gwynant Valley, in the fields immediately beside the lake. This is also a campsite. There is no landing area between Moel Berfedd and this lakeside field. Do not get caught short or you will seriously jeopardise the good relationship we have with the farmer. The trip to the lake field is a mini XC in itself and a great first XC - but don't fall short!
Access and parking
Traditional hill-farming area — landowner agreements and seasonal restrictions apply; check the SSS guide before flying.
Site liaison: Gareth Aston (via club).
Forecasts are planning aids, not safety clearance. Check current observations, official airspace and NOTAM information, local rules and your own experience before every flight.