Moel-y-Gest
263mM Marilyn
Moel-y-Gest is a Marilyn, 263m high, and also counts as a HuMP. The Marilyns are hills anywhere in Britain and Ireland with at least 150 metres of prominence, whatever their height.
Porthmadog is the nearest station, 1.1 mi (about 1.5 mi on foot), so the summit is within walking distance of the train. From Porthmadog it's about 1 hour to the summit, 1 in 7 on average. Minffordd is next, 3.1 mi (about 4 to 4.5 mi on foot), and 14 stations are within 10 miles in all.
Stations within 10 miles of Moel-y-Gest, nearest first. Walking distances are estimates from the straight-line distance and the type of ground, not a measured route. Check a map before you set off. Times use Naismith's rule and don't include stops.
- Porthmadog1.1 mi (about 1.5 mi on foot) · 1 hour1 in 7 on average to the summitGold walking rating
- Minffordd3.1 mi (about 4 to 4.5 mi on foot) · 2 hours1 in 19 on average to the summitGold walking rating
- Criccieth3.3 mi (about 4.5 to 5 mi on foot) · 2 hours1 in 19 on average to the summitSilver walking rating
- Penrhyndeudraeth4.0 mi (about 5 to 6 mi on foot) · 2 to 2.5 hours1 in 23 on average to the summitGold walking rating
- Tygwyn4.1 mi (about 5.5 to 6 mi on foot) · 2 to 2.5 hours1 in 24 on average to the summitGold walking rating
- Talsarnau4.2 mi (about 5.5 to 6 mi on foot) · 2.5 hours1 in 19 on average to the summitGold walking rating
- Llandecwyn4.3 mi (about 5.5 to 6.5 mi on foot) · 2.5 hours1 in 20 on average to the summitGold walking rating
- Harlech5.1 mi (about 6.5 to 7.5 mi on foot) · 2.5 to 3 hours to the summitGold walking rating
- Llandanwg6.5 mi (about 8.5 to 9.5 mi on foot) · 3.5 hours to the summitGold walking rating
- Pensarn (Gwynedd)7.0 mi (about 9 to 10 mi on foot) · 3.5 to 4 hours to the summitGold walking rating
- Llanbedr7.7 mi (about 10 to 11 mi on foot) · 4 hours to the summitGold walking rating
- Penychain7.7 mi (about 10 to 11 mi on foot) · 4 hours to the summit
- Abererch9.2 mi (about 12 to 13.5 mi on foot) · 4.5 to 5 hours to the summitBronze walking rating
- Dyffryn Ardudwy9.9 mi (about 13 to 14.5 mi on foot) · 5 to 5.5 hours to the summitGold walking rating