Area: Snowdon, Eryri
The best description for this route is the Cwm Clogwyn horseshoe, although you rarely hear this. I remember doing it years ago with Rich, possibly the reverse of today's route, but had never really 'ran' it before. It would be an exaggeration to say I ran all the way today, particularly after last night's race, but it is certainly very well suited to moving quickly on. Snowdon Ranger is fairly long but also pretty gentle and runnable for the most part. Initial hairpins gain the side of Cwm Clogwyn, with Llechog (a crag I have never visited) notable on the right. Ahead, Snowdon was smothered in mist and I climbed up into it via the headwall which moves over to Moel Cynghorion before swinging up to the railway and Bwlch Glas. The familiar final haul to the summit follows - 62 minutes from the Ranger car park, which is OK. I jogged down through the mist towards Bwlch Main (I was last here in Spring) and then enjoyed the short but delightful ridge (with mist peeling away) above Llechog before embarking on the rather awkward zigzags that form the middle section of the Rhyd Ddu path. These curve east before easier grassy paths and gentle tracks lead down to the village. From here, a short section of the Snowdonia marathon route along the road back to the Snowdon Ranger car park: around 1.57 in total for the 15k/930m round.
No comments:
Post a Comment