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VARIANT (A): DESCENT TO FFYNNON LLUGWY

A shortened circuit based on Carnedd Llewelyn.

Distance/Time:

12km (7½ miles), 4 hours, for total distance.

Terrain:

Mostly grass, with a short rock ridge. Tarmac road to finish.

Main Summer Difficulties:

A short scramble above Bwlch Eryl Farchog.

Winter Conditions:

Can be laborious in deep snow because of drifting near Ffynnon Llugwy.

Special Problems:

Route-finding in poor weather from the summit to the access road. Avoiding crags at the base of the ridge above Ffynnon Llugwy.

Start:

Parking bay on A5 at exit of access road (688603). Room for five cars only.

Finish:

As above.

ROUTE DESCRIPTION

This shorter route over Carnedd Llewelyn, though hardly comparable with the original, is a useful alternative if time is short or the weather doubtful.

Use the surfaced access road to gain leat waterway and follow it to the right to a footbridge. Cross here, bear rightwards uphill, then contour to a gap in the transverse stone wall (699609), beyond which the ridge path asserts itself.

Near the top of Y Braich, a path cuts across left to gain Bwlch Eryl Farchog directly. This avoids the extra ascent to Pen yr Helgi Du. Thereafter the route continues as for the original way, in reverse, to the summit of Carnedd Llewelyn.

The route then continues along the ridge to Bwlch Cyfryw Drum (678633) before breaking off on a broad ridge which descends south-east to Ffynnon Llygwy. Care is needed here in bad weather to avoid a band of crags above the lake. If in doubt, track southwards, returning to the shore only after reaching level ground. The access road begins on the far side of the concrete culvert, and after a short level section drops steadily down to the A5 at a calf-cramping, toe-burning angle.