Well...not quite. We had a few navigational and weather issues on this walk and had to miss out on the summit of Cadair Idris itself. The path up involved crossing a couple of fast flowing streams, the second of which was particularly tricky and involved a lot of trial and error just to find a good place to cross. By the time we reached the lake at Llyn y Gadair, Cadair Idris was completely cloud covered. Reluctantly we did the sensible thing and headed down the Pony Path to the start point. A tough walk, but a good day out!
Elevation: Max 561m, Min 161m, Gain 400m
A flat walk along the Mawddach Trail from the Graig Wen campsite to the village of Fairbourne. Fairbourne itself was listed for managed retreat due to rising sea levels, though no formal …
A short but steep circuit in the hills above Barmouth in north west Wales. Great views over the bay and the hillside fields marked out with dry stone walls at Ffridd y …
In truth, we didn't reach the summit of Mynydd Tan-y-coed on this outing, but did head up into the mountains before turning back and re-tracing our steps as the weather closed in.