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The walk over the main peaks in the
Moelwyns, those being Moelwyn Mawr and Moelwyn Bach involves a walk up a disused incline, before gaining the grassy slopes of Moelwyn Mawr and onto the rockier Moelwyn Bach, before walking back down the road from the Stwlan Dam. Both the
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maps are needed to cover the walk. Transport to the beginning may be done by car to
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was a major industry for many years in the
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