The Snowdonia Lunar Round - Y Lleuad Cilgant (Crescent Moon)


A series of summits that must be reached in order either clockwise or anti-clockwise, starting from Joe Brown's in Llanberis, Snowdonia.

The Snowdonia Lunar Round - Y Lleuad Cilgant (Crescent Moon) must be completed between sunset and sunrise, with each season presenting it's own challenges.

The Lunar Round is approximately 16.8km with 791m ascent and must include the following Points: 
Cefn Du, Moel Ellio, Foel Gron, Foel Goch

Snowdonia Crescent Moon

Snowdonia Lunar Round Crescent Moon Elevation Profile

 The Lunar Round is not waymarked, there are no manned checkpoints and there is no fixed route between the summits, route choice is entirely down to your own navigation.

Today's Sunrise and Sunset Times for Llanberis
Sunset
Sunrise

How Do I Get Involved?

The Lunar Round can be walked or run at any time of the year in either a clockwise or anti-clockwise direction, the only caveat being that you must complete your round between sunset and sunrise. 
In midwinter this can give around 15 hours to complete your round but you could face some challenging Welsh conditions! In mid summer the time available drops to around 6 1/2 hours and although conditions may be far better you might still experience some challenging Welsh conditions!

As usual, please exercise good mountain sense and be prepared for rapidly changing weather, night navigation and the full set of challenges a round can throw at you in the dark of our mountains.

Summits in anti-clockwise order are below. If you notice any errors below please contact us.

(Grid Reference // X (Easting) , Y (Northing) // Latitude , Longitude (decimal))

Start: Joe Brown's Llanberis
Cefn Du: SH549604 // 254931, 360352 // 53.12055, -4.16922
Moel Ellio: SH556577 // 255623, 357716 // 53.09706, -4.15771
Foel Gron: SH560569 // 256043, 356855 // 53.08944, -4.15105
Foel Goch: SH 571563 // 257092, 356346 // 53.08515, -4.13517

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