"Parked Bryn Glo, and walked up road to cross the bridge at Pont Cyfyng, followed road and then footpath to start climbing the east ridge of the peak in a south-westerly direction. We decided, without much knowledge of other potential routes, to go along the ridge and it once we reached the mist at around 550m it was quite slow going, having to pick your way around the boulders. I was hoping for a slightly lower more defined path, but it was a bit of question of making do, sometimes taking the high ground. There are a couple of dangerous places but fortunately the straightforward bearing did not confuse orientation in the poor visibility. Arrived at summit quite cold because of the slow going, and relieved to find some relatively even ground. Decided to take path to Plas-y-Brenin, and descended some 300 meters in height this way, before deciding to circle back round the lower reach of the mountain, maintaining height to return to path (near where the main climb starts) - this is a viable way to get to the summit if you approach it from the East." — vygodski • Jan 23, 2022

"MOEL SIABOD, Gwynedd, Cymru Friday 29th June 2018 Friday 29th June 2018. An ascent of Moel Siabod 872.2m/599.7m, from the Moel Siabod Café, Capel Curig, Gwynedd. 9.5km, with 710m of ascent. 6hrs 15mins. I had planned twice before to lead the NW Office walk up this mountain, but poor weather had thwarted the plans. On the first occasion, in September 2017, the wet weather necessitated a change of plan on the day, with a walk over the pass to Llyn Crafnant, and back again. In April 2018, I had aborted the day due to a very poor weather forecast. So this was the third attempt. I was even a little doubtful today, but for different weather reasons. The UK was in the midst of a heat-wave breaking the temperature records, and the forecast was for cloudless skies and very strong sunshine. Nine of us gathered, appropriately, at the Moel Siabod Café in Capel Curig. Everyone was still up for the attempt. I did change the plan, however, to a simple ascent and descent up the gentler northern flank, mainly because over a third of the ascent and descent would be through forest, thus affording some shade. In addition, I expected the more rugged east-facing side of the mountain ..." — marktrengove2 • Jun 29, 2018

"Moel Siabod is the 8th most prominent mountain in Wales, and features in a list I produced some years ago of the 120 most prominent mountains in Britain and Ireland. However, it just scrapes in and has badly needed an accurate height survey to resolve its marginal status. MP expressed a willingness to undertake this task with his Trimble surveying equipment, so a date was fixed. We were also joined by AW. His deep knowledge of Welsh language and folklore, and of the flora and fauna of the country, always enhances the day. After coffee in, appropriately, the Moel Siabod Café, we positioned two cars so as to end our hike in a different location from where we planned to start, at Pont Cyfyng. Crossing the bridge over the raging torrent below, we climbed steeply up a lane past a farm and out into open country on a track heading to the slate quarry on the east flank of the mountain. Pushing higher, we detoured to survey a minor 500m top which afforded a good view of Llyn y Foel and the rocky east ridge of the mountain - Daear Ddu ('The Black Ground'), as it is known in Welsh. A short descent brought us to the outflow of the lake. We were soon ascending again on the rocks of t..." — marktrengove2 • Mar 11, 2018

"With Chester Rambling Club. From Pont Cyfyng. Crossed the river and after 100yd turn right off road to track beside a disused inclined plane. Went past (on the right hand side) a small lake and then a quarry (filled with frozen water). On the far side of Llyn y Fach had lunch. Went up fairly steep ridge to Carnedd Moel-siabod (2860'). Many interesting small pitches climbed, but this was not in the least necessary. Walked downhill approximately in a straight line for Capel Curig. There is a faint path; it starts just outside the trees. Crosses fence into Forestry Commission land on top of rise; at broken wall, followed wall to a well defined track which leads to Brynengan. Just before the latter took a short cut direct to the river footbridge. A little snow remaining. Tea at Snowdon Café, a wooden chalet with good views of Snowdon." — peter43 • Apr 29, 1962