Bronwen via Wayfarers

Peaks: Cadair Bronwen

Area: Berwyn

A shorter than usual pre-Christmas outing this year, but at least we continued to observe the tradition. It was a very enjoyable repeat of a route I first did last winter, a route which minimises the bog. Minimises, not eliminates, of course. I set off from Llandrillo with Jez and Hayley, up the familiar steep track which leads to the crossroads and is very boggy at this time of yeat. Instead of turning right for Bronwen, we continued up the Wayfarers Pass, which is a continuous 6.5k climb from the village. It was cold at the pass, so we put on extra layers and then embarked on the long boggy section over the hills to Bronwen. This became increasingly snowy until there was a good layer on the tops. A biting windchill on the summit of Bronwen, so we ploughed down to the col and then took the contouring, boggy tracks all the down to a detour up to the stone circle, Moel Ty Uchaf. We warmed up in front of the fire at The Bridge.