Sunday, May 28, 2023

Rhinog Fawr return

Peaks: Rhinog Fawr
Area: Rhinogydd, Eryri
The return journey over Fawr, which loomed over our campsite. After a sunny breakfast (woken by bird song in the cwm) we headed direct up the steep, almost scrambly, path that leads upwards then rightwards to gentler ground. Mist rolled in as we were slogging up, disappointingly, and it was almost cold on the summit with no views at all. We plotted a route down (encountering the feral goat herd) towards Llyn Ddu, which took a while to reach, this being the point at which the Rhinogydd begin to take on their true wild character: rocks, crevices and thick vegetation slowing progress. We took a wide gully down to the lake, mist hovering just above it, then eventually gained the Bwlch Tyddiad (Roman Steps) path which led to a track and then another good path past Pistyll Gwyn back to the car.

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