Area: Carneddau, Eryri
A beautiful evening building, but this was perforce a short outing from Capel Curig - after a short 3k burst from Pensarn by way of inadequate speedwork in the morning. I took the standard path on the right after a short run up the A5. This traverses the hillside before heading up, fairly gradually, towards Cowlyd. It tends to be a bit boggy in places, and was today. Towards the Cowlyd outflow, Llithrig rises and the climb becomes steep and hard. I reached the top in 47 minutes from the A5, not too bad, and was rewarded by superb views as the sun came out in earnest. Particularly good down to Cowlyd and Cwm Eigiau, and up into the jaws of Ogwen, one of the best views of the valley. Linking Llithrig and Helgi Du is always enjoyable, and I kept a decent pace going to make the link in 16 minutes or so. From the summit of Helgi Du, superb views to Craig yr Ysfa and Llewellyn but not long to enjoy them. I descended down Y Braich, the long, broad, grassy and eminently runnable ridge that heads from the summit of Helgi Du in a beeline to Ogwen. Years, perhaps decades, since I last did this: it takes 12-13 minutes to the path junction just above the farms. A rather unfortunate finish down the A5 back to Capel, but I was pushed for time (1.50 for the outing).
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