Area: Carneddau, Eryri
The tiny little brother of the much bigger Llewellyn loop from Aber that I have done a couple of times, and as such suitable for a time-constrained outing. A dense sea mist made this interesting, and I was in a thick layer of cloud as I plotted my own way up Wnion from Aber (there isn't really a direct path) including a little woodland. I emerged from the mist at the cairn on Ffridd Ddu, looking down on a blanket of cloud over the Menai Strait. From here it is easy to join the main northerly path up (taken by the Foel Fras race decent) and the atmospheric conditions remained interesting - thick mist giving way to spectacular clearances over Llwytmor. It was clear on the summit, so I pelted down the Wnion race route, over Gyrn to Llefn, then the steep trench that leads directly to Faban (just under 14 mins for this section, taken at speed). Then I dropped through the gorse to take the intermittent ancient tracks that traverse the base of Wnion then curve round to the east and Aber. I re-entered the mist as I headed north and it was an absolute pea-souper almost all the way back.
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