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Moel Llyfnant is, in many respects, the more logical ‘Fach’, being linked to Arenig Fawr by a grassy col. Like the official Arenig Fach it is a languid grassy mound from most viewpoints, but still worth the occasional away-day. Some 2 miles W again lies the last top in this cluster, Foel Boeth. King of a dull shallow ridge it is all but forgotten, and understandably so.
Three more hills rise to the NE. Carnedd y Filiast and its satellite Llechwedd Llyfn are gently curved hillocks of rampant heather. Foel Goch is a loner, surrounded by roads, barely lifting its head above the prestigious 2000ft barrier. Study the map, though, and you will find it is a big mountain, fully endowed with ridges and cwms and well worth the occasional day.
The two remaining tops, Dduallt and Rhobell Fawr, lie well S. Set apart from their peers and the world both revel in a happy harmony of fells, woodlands, rock and marsh. Like good wine, these are peaks to relish on a special day.
The Arenigs glory in vast open views. Rising apart, unclustered, there is little to deflect the eye. Take the view from Arenig Fawr (and let this speak for the other peaks too). Arenig Fach and the Migneint lie to the N. The NE skyline is filled by the rounded swell of those two lonely outliers, Carnedd y Filiast and Foel Goch. Rising beyond Lake Bala are the Hirnant hills and the distant Berwyns. The urgent thrust of Aran Benllyn kindles the spark SE, while SW the sharpness of Dduallt complements the soft curve of Rhobell Fawr with the Dovey hills and Cader Idris arcing the horizon. The scene is stolen W by the Rhinogs, with Moel Llyfnant providing a massive foreground. The circle is completed NW by the ranges of Snowdonia, with Snowdon itself, Tryfan, the Glyders, Moel Siabod, the Moelwyns, Cnicht and the Ffestiniog hills all competing for pride of place. Set this in your mind's eye within a mosaic of moors, forests and glittering lakes (for you should count yourself unlucky if you cannot see at least Llynnau Conwy, Tryweryn and Y Garn) and you have a picture to treasure.